The Name Book: Over 10,000 Names, Their Meanings, Origins, and Spritual Significance (Paperback)

by Dorothy Astoria (Author)

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Product Description
A unique guide to the spiritual meaning of names

More than 10,000 names and the message behind them: cultural origin, literal meaning, spiritual connotation, and a related verse of scripture.

For years, The Name Book has been a treasury of the meanings and origins of names. Now revised to include many new names and alternative spellings, The Name Book offers up-to-the-minute information on thousands of classic, contemporary, and biblical names.

Whether you're choosing a name for a baby or finding the meaning of your own name or that of a friend, The Name Book offers special inspiration an invitation to live up to the full significance and spiritual application inherent in a name.

About the Author
size : 5.4 x 8.3

Product Details

• Paperback: 298 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556619820
• ISBN-13: 978-1556619823
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #81,056 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, unique names, March 16, 2006

By	K. Hatcher (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After searching three other baby name books (that each boasted 20,000 names or more - one even had more than 50,000 from around the world) and finding nothing that worked for our first child, I borrowed this book from a friend and found the perfect name. The name my husband and I chose wasn't in any of the other books. The same thing happened to the friend who lent me The Name Book - she has never found her first-born's name in another baby name book.

The meanings in The Name Book are lovely, and the spelling variations allow parents to personalize names to their own tastes. Even though we knew the sex of our baby before she was born, it was still nice to have the boy and girl (and unisex) names listed together - it just gives you more options and it's easier to read.

I'm ordering my own copy of the book since we're expecting our second child this year. (By the way, my lending friend is done having children - but she's keeping the book just because it's so wonderful!)

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Research Resource, October 18, 2002

By	Jo A. Lubas "jlub5544" (Dayton, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is an excellent research resource for the serious student seeking to learn the Father's symbolic language to us in regard to dreams & visions. This is not a regular run-of-the-mill book of baby names to choose from (although it provides an excellent resource for that as well). It is brief, concise & to the point with the language/cultural origin, inherent meaning, spiritual connotation & Scripture reference - & precisely because of this form, it is able to list so many names (over 10,000). It is an absolutely invaluable & wonderful research tool. Many, many, many thanks to the authors/compilers!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Staff Meetings, April 2, 2007

By	Cynthia L. Riley "louise yahoody" (Salem, Or USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I absolutely loved using this book to develop a special page of name recognition for all my employees for a staff meeting. It was very effective and they felt very engaged in the whole message of the meeting.
Thanks loads.

cindy riley