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9780060566494

Grtst Baby Name Bk Ever Rev

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    9780060566494

  • ISBN10:

    0060566493

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-08-06
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publications
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Summary

This newly revised edition features the history and meaning of thousands of names, popular variations, and nicknames. Includes highly original names, traditional and unusual names, names with historical or religious significance, and hundreds of newly discovered names. The ultimate guide to one of the most important moments in a parent's life: choosing their newborn's name. Organized alphabetically and by gender, this guide contains hundreds of additional names to our 1998 version, and includes ethnic origins as well as similar and derivative names. In addition, fun inserts of interesting celebrity names, trendy names, cool names, common names, and invented names appear throughout. Accessible and comprehensive--the one baby name book that has it all.

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Excerpts

The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever Rev Ed

If It's a Boy

A Aaron Heb. "Exalted, on high." In the OldTestament, Aaron was the brother of Moses.The name was unusual until the 17th century,when so many Old Testament namesfirst came into prominence. It has been fashionable, especiallyin the U.S., since the 1970s, and is very steadilyused without being particularly fashionable. Currentlywell used in Scotland. U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr;baseball star Hank Aaron; composer Aaron Copland;actor Aaron Eckhart.
Aaran, Aaren, Aarron, Aaronas, Aeron, Aharon,Arand, Arend, Ari, Arin, Arnie, Arny, Aron, Aronne,Arran, Arron, Arun, Erin, Haroun, Ron, Ronnie, Ronny

Abbas Heb. "Father"; Arab. "Stern." One of Muhammad'suncles was named Abbas. This is one of those caseswhere Judaism and Islam demonstrate their commonroots. Israeli statesman Abba Eban.
Ab, Abba, Abbe, Abbey, Abbie, Abo

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