Choosing a baby name is a very personal experience.
Actually it is a huge responsibility and we all want to get it right.
But how do you go about choosing the perfect name for your baby? In this revised edition, of the 1984 book which sold over 3 million copies Bruce Lansky's 'The Very Best Baby Name Book' includes all that you will need to choose the perfect name for your baby.
The bulk of the book is the list of over 30,000 boys' and girls' names complete with origins, meanings, variations, and famous namesakes With the fun and useful additions of:
I think any new parent will find this list of things to consider when selecting a name very helpful.
These include things such as:namesakes, nationality, religion, gender, number of names , sounds and uniqueness.
Did you know that one of the most common baby name terms people search for on the web is 'unique baby boy names' and 'unique baby girl names'?We have all met someone whose name we will never remember..
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I fear their parents did not read this book to take the advice of Lansky who points out "A highly unusual name, such as Teague or Hestia, could be an even greater disservice to your child than Michael or Emily.
" This book also has a fun element to it.
The section called 'The Name Exchange' which lists celebrity names before and after would be great fun at a party.
For example "Who knows what Whoopi Goldberg's original name was?"..
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Actually it was Caryn Johnson ..
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now that just leaves me curious as to where she got the name Whoopi from! If you are after a book with good lists of baby names such as the top 100 baby boy names or things to consider when using traditional baby names then this is your book.
You may find another baby names book more useful for finding an exact and accurate meaning for your name, but you can definitely not go wrong with this book as a name book in general.
Actually it is a huge responsibility and we all want to get it right.
But how do you go about choosing the perfect name for your baby? In this revised edition, of the 1984 book which sold over 3 million copies Bruce Lansky's 'The Very Best Baby Name Book' includes all that you will need to choose the perfect name for your baby.
The bulk of the book is the list of over 30,000 boys' and girls' names complete with origins, meanings, variations, and famous namesakes With the fun and useful additions of:
- The top 100 baby boy names and the top 100 baby girl names
- The latest baby name popularity poll rankings, including the most popular names for African-American and Hispanic-American children
- Some of the celebrity baby names
- Popular names worldwide
- Legal issues related to names (such as what are the laws for renaming adopted children)
- Birthstones and flowers
- Fascinating facts about names and more
I think any new parent will find this list of things to consider when selecting a name very helpful.
These include things such as:namesakes, nationality, religion, gender, number of names , sounds and uniqueness.
Did you know that one of the most common baby name terms people search for on the web is 'unique baby boy names' and 'unique baby girl names'?We have all met someone whose name we will never remember..
..
I fear their parents did not read this book to take the advice of Lansky who points out "A highly unusual name, such as Teague or Hestia, could be an even greater disservice to your child than Michael or Emily.
" This book also has a fun element to it.
The section called 'The Name Exchange' which lists celebrity names before and after would be great fun at a party.
For example "Who knows what Whoopi Goldberg's original name was?"..
..
..
..
..
Actually it was Caryn Johnson ..
..
..
..
now that just leaves me curious as to where she got the name Whoopi from! If you are after a book with good lists of baby names such as the top 100 baby boy names or things to consider when using traditional baby names then this is your book.
You may find another baby names book more useful for finding an exact and accurate meaning for your name, but you can definitely not go wrong with this book as a name book in general.
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