African-American Baby Name Book (Paperback)

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Product Description

Names are a hallmark of our heritage, reflections of both the ethnic and religious roots of our past and our dreams for our children's future. This A-to-Z guide includes more than 10,000 names, ranging from African names to contemporary names to traditonal Muslim names and more. Also featured is advice on alternative spellings, information on origins and meanings, and tips on choosing a name that will help parents reflect the treasure of the child who owns it.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425159396
• ISBN-13: 978-0425159392
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #488,124 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not all it's cracked up to be, January 30, 2000

By A Customer

I bought this book with high hopes of finding names of an African cultural and/or religious background and instead I got a book with a hodge podge of names - some African, some Spanish, some Celtic (and so on) and some made-up ghetto fabulous names that I certainly was not expecting to be held up by this author as names to pass on to the next generation of African American babies. Unless you are looking for names outside of our culture or have been wondering how to spell Shaniqua, I'd pick another book.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I named my baby girl Aneisha, August 30, 1999

By A Customer

It's great, my husband and I found our baby girl's name in here

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I think it's great!, January 25, 2007

By	Heather H. (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

I think that this is a very good book! I read the reviews from others saying there's not African names in there or there's European names, etc... but this is an African-AMERICAN baby name book. I think it's very good and thorough. You can't expect every name ever thought of to be in it because that changes everyday. I love the layout, the meanings, origins, etc. I'd highly recommend it to others looking for names for their child. It's a great place to get good ideas. We have 3 African-American girls and although their names aren't in this book it still was interesting to read and it gave us a nice starting point in the decision making process. I think Teresa did a fantastic job writing this!