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A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Patrick Hanks, Hardcastle Kate, Flavia Hodges
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 183106
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 480
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0198610602
Dewey Decimal Number: 929.44
EAN: 9780198610601
ASIN: 0198610602
Publication Date: March 5, 2007
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Product Description
This brand new edition of the fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including newly created names and traditional names that have been newly discovered. From Alice to Zanna and Adam to Zola this book will answer all your questions: it will tell you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of popularity, and notes famous bearers (both historical and fictional). It covers alternative spellings, short forms and pet forms, and masculine and feminine forms, as well as help with pronunciation. The edition featured fully updated appendices covering names in other languages, including Scottish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Chinese. New to this edition are appendices of Irish and Welsh names, and tables showing the most popular names by year and region.
This is the most comprehensive paperback first names dictionary available. From the traditional to the rare and unconventional, this book will tell you everything you need to know about names.
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 Nothing of interest here May 22, 2008
Dave Price (Danville, CA)
Every entry is identical. Tells you nothing of interest. The one thing you want to know, what the name means, is hard to find, if it's mentioned at all. Very disappointing.
 This is the best reference book on first names. April 15, 1999
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
I have often found need for this book. It gives detailed etymologies of names, of famous persons bearing the name, and cross-references different forms of the name (as nick, male/female, and other languages). A name book done up as a proper reference book. It also has sections on Hindi/Indian and Muslim/Arabic names.
Comprehensive collection of names with meanings & origins. October 12, 1998
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Head and shoulders above all other name books I have seen. Well researched and extremely thorough.
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