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The Baby Name Wizard: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby | 
 enlarge | Author: Laura Wattenberg
Publisher: Broadway
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Rating:  98 reviews
Sales Rank: 5522
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0767917529
Dewey Decimal Number: 929.4403
EAN: 9780767917520
ASIN: 0767917529
Publication Date: February 8, 2005
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Condition: We were given this as a present, but never read it. So, it is brand new!
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Product Description
Yes, your baby’s perfect name is out there.
The trick is finding it.
The perfect baby name will speak to your heart, give your child a great start in life—and maybe even satisfy your relatives. But you can't expect to just stumble on a name like that in an A to Z dictionary or on a trendy list.
That’s why you need The Baby Name Wizard. Created by a name-searching mom, it uses groundbreaking research and computer generated models to pinpoint each name’s image, examine its usage and popularity over the last 100 years, and suggest other promising ideas. A perfect guide to the modern world of names, The Baby Name Wizard will engage you from the first name you look up and keep you enchanted through your journey to the just-right name for your baby.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 93 more reviews...
 Don't bother with other baby name books! November 30, 2008
K. Goodman (Centennial, CO USA)
This book is my favorite mom-to-be gift!
What do you need in a baby name book? Sure, meanings can be fun and country of origin can help weed out certain things, but what we were most interested in was what connotations certain names bring to people.
How popular is it? -- This book has charts that show you a name's popularity over the last 100 years.
What other names are like it? -- This book groups names by era, sound group, and other associations. (What other book has groups like "Surfer Sixties" or "Timeless"?)
What names will fit with the other names in your family? -- This book has "sibling names" for each name. This was a great jumping-off point for our baby name hunt. Frequently I liked a name, but my husband didn't, so I would look at the sibling names and eventually we found names - for all three kids - that we both love.
What nicknames are common for this name? - This book suggests the good and the bad that may result from tagging your baby with a particular name.
As a writer, I also use this book for name ideas for my characters, especially when I'm writing about an era other than now. When was a name most popular? When did a certain name come into use? It simply makes my stories ring a little more true.
Great gift November 20, 2008
C. N. Raburn (Bushland,TX USA)
I gave this book as a gift to my best friend who expected her first child.
She had so much fun going thru all the names.
 Disappointing October 13, 2008
Mrs Pumpkin (Columbia, SC USA)
I was disappointed with this book. She includes a lot of information ... but completely leaves out the meanings of names! I'd have to have yet another baby name book on hand to complete what this author leaves out. I would recommend Bruce Lansky's Five-Star Baby Name Advisor instead, because he has all the information Wattenberg includes (minus sibling-name suggestions) plus meaning and how likely the name is to be spelled or pronounced incorrectly. Those are all good things for a parent to consider! Also, I realize name opinions are subjective, but I found myself disagreeing with quite a few of this author's; she seems to miss some pretty obvious drawbacks or associations with certain names, and has odd taste in names that she thinks *should* be used more often (Edgar? Really??).
The Book for naming your baby October 6, 2008
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My wife and I are having our first child - and have looked at several name books - had I read this one first - I would not have bought another book -
Interesting September 23, 2008
S. Blair
Very interesting way to find a name. I didn't like the names that went with my son's name but still very neat. I would definitely recommend this!
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