| Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool--The Very Last Word on First Names Revised Edition Contributor(s): Rosenkrantz, Linda (Author), Satran, Pamela Redmond (Created by) |
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ISBN: 0312267576 ISBN-13: 9780312267575 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2001 Annotation: The most comprehensive, contemporary A-Z guide on baby names. More than just a dictionary for names, this witty, illuminating book is filled with insight and inspiration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Baby Names |
| Dewey: 929.440 |
| LCCN: 2001019579 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Need the lowdown on first names? Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran, authors of the bestselling Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana and The Last Word on First Names, offer a fresh, illuminating, and indispensable guide to thousands of names from Aaliyah to Zuri. Drawing on years of research and experience, only Baby Names Now can give you insights like these: * Call your daughter Rose, but don't call your son Thorne.* Word names, nature names, and what might be called time names are fashionable now, especially those that haven't been used much in the past. December, in other words, is much cooler than April or June. * Although it sounds desertlike, Zahara is actually a Muslim and Swahili name meaning flower. In Hebrew, it denotes brightness. * If Cook and Sailor can be used as first names, why not Fisher? * Though it has a hippyish feel, Jupiter has a legitimate history as a first name, used in this country as far back as the eighteenth century-- in fact, Jupiter Hammon was the first African-American poet published here. * Malcolm's in the middle-- of a definite revival. Whether you already have a list of favorite names or are just beginning to look for ideas, Baby Names Now will provide the information and inspiration you need to make the perfect choice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rosenkrantz, Linda: - Linda Rosenkrantz is the author of Telegram! Modern History as Told Through More than 400 Witty, Poignant and Revealing Telegrams and the memoir, My Life as a List: 207 Things About My (Bronx) Childhood. In addition to writing articles for numerous magazines, she writes a nationally syndicated column on collectibles. |