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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.



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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 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,411 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #17 in  Books > Reference > Words & Language > Etymology

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, unique names, March 16, 2006
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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!)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Research Resource, October 18, 2002
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!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Staff Meetings, April 2, 2007
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
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book!
Fantastic book! Anything you're looking for can be found in it: both the straight meaning, a spiritual meaning, and a bible quote to go along with it. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Michaela Monigatti Lake

3.0 out of 5 stars Name Book
Lots of names, yet I was hoping for a little more information on each name.
Published 3 months ago by Susan Fee

5.0 out of 5 stars What is in a name?
I liked the structure of the name information as well as the accompanying scripture for each name. I just wish more names were included and I hope they expand the list!
Published 10 months ago by T. Gaston

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful resource
A great resource to find the meanings of names as well as their spiritual connotations. I have found it helpful in dream interpretation as well.
Published 13 months ago by Digitlchic

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource!
Very good information on origin and biblical meaning. Very thorough and amount of names is extensive.
Published 14 months ago by A. Culton

5.0 out of 5 stars The Name Book
This book not only aids you when naming a baby but if you play games like the sims 2 on pc were you create sims and have to name them it comes in handy too. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jeff Carter

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!
I bought a few name books from Amazon, this one being by far the best. All names imaginable are in here, even names that would be considered American Ghetto names that I thought... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Dog Res Q.R.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
I use this book as a reference often. I have purchased it for friends having babies, but it is broader than that. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Shirley M. Trudell

3.0 out of 5 stars less than what I hoped for
This book does have a lot of names, however most of them are jewish. That doesnt help us at all. It really only has about 20 or so good names, Andrew, Matthew, Marcus, etc. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Dutiful Reviewer

5.0 out of 5 stars The Name Book
The Name Book lists many new and old names. I was surprised to see my name as well as my daughter's name in there as our names are somewhat unique. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Larae Hens

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