About this item
Shows how to learn the derivations and meanings of 4001 names, and how these names take their sources from languages ancient and those in use. This book helps you discover the real meaning of your own name.
This is an essential reading for parents-to-be! This book shows how to learn the derivations and meanings of 4001 names, both commonplace and unusual, and how these thousands of names take their sources from many languages ancient and modern. You can satisfy your curiosity about other people's names and discover the real meaning of your own name. You can find the perfect name for your baby - something really out of the ordinary or one of the sturdy reliables that occur in different versions in many languages. You can refer to this book and avoid giving your child a name with an awkward or embarrassing meaning that will prove a handicap in later life. This is the book to be read aloud, to find a name with sound and rhythm to fit your surname.
- Author(s):
- Glennon, James
- Condition:
- Good
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN-13:
- 9780709024514
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