Baby Names For Dummies®, Mini Edition

by Margaret Rose

Overview

Find the right name for your baby!

Includes Biblical, medieval, Shakespearean, and international names

This guide is more than just a listing of names — each entry contains variant spellings as well as the name's meaning, history, and derivations.

Discover how to

• Decide what matters to you in a name
  
  
• Choose a name from around the globe
  
  
• Select a name from literature
  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118042458
Publisher:	Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/09/2010
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
File size:	720 KB

About the Author

Margaret Rose, PhD, is an authority on baby naming practices and has authored journal articles on the art of historic names and historical name communities.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

About This Book.

Conventions Used in This Book.

Icons Used in This Book.

Where to Go from Here.

Chapter 1: Considering the Factors in Picking Out a Name.

Selecting a Name You Like and Your Child Can Live With.

Figuring out what kinds of names you like.

Testing the name.

Watching out for naming pitfalls.

Checking Out Naming Trends.

Chapter 2: Searching Scripture: Names from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Using Old Testament Names.

Resurrecting New Testament Names.

Identifying Islamic Names.

Chapter 3: Writing Your Child’s Story: Literary Names from Shakespeare and Others.

Arthur and Roland: Names from Great Medieval Literature.

Shakespeare and the Romantic Writers.

Popular Names from Popular Novels.

Chapter 4: Exploring the World of Names.

Names from the Americas: Natives and Newcomers.

Names from Africa and the Middle East.

Names from Asia and the Pacific.