The New American Dictionary of Baby Names
Title | The New American Dictionary of Baby Names PDF eBook |
Author | Leslie Dunkling |
Publisher | Signet Book |
Pages | 502 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 9780451171078 |
Presents an alphabetical listing of over ten thousand first names for boys and girls, each with information on the name's origin, meaning, and usage.
A Dictionary of First Names
Title | A Dictionary of First Names PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Hanks |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | |
Release | 2006-07-27 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 0191578541 |
This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. The fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including the very newest names as well as traditional names. 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 who the famous fictional or historical bearers for the name have been. It covers alternative spellings, short forms and pet forms, and masculine and feminine forms, as well as help with pronunciation. The book includes extensive appendices covering names from languages including Scottish, Irish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Chinese names. Tables of the most popular names by year and by region are also included. From the traditional to the rare and unconventional, this book will tell you everything you need to know about names.
The New American Dictionary of First Names
Title | The New American Dictionary of First Names PDF eBook |
Author | Leslie Dunkling |
Publisher | New Amer Library |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9780451138729 |
An alphabetical listing of more than ten thousand male and female first names details the origins and history, meaning, social significance, literary associations, influence, and popularity of each name
New American Dictionary of Baby Names
Title | New American Dictionary of Baby Names PDF eBook |
Author | Leslie Dunkling |
Publisher | N A L |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 1999-11-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780451198747 |
A Dictionary of First Names
Title | A Dictionary of First Names PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Hanks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 661 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0198610602 |
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Title | An American Dictionary of the English Language PDF eBook |
Author | Noah Webster |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1122 |
Release | 1841 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
Hispanic First Names
Title | Hispanic First Names PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Greenwood |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1984-08-13 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0313241937 |
Contains entries that provide information about first names selected from the Mexican-American culture but meaningful to the Spanish-speaking of North America; arranged alphabetically by Spanish name, with transliterations, gender indicators, English equivalents, descriptions, diminutives, and variants.