World of Baby Names, A (Revised)

by Teresa Norman

Overview

One of the most comprehensive baby name reference guides available, featuring more than 30,000 baby names, has been revised and expanded. Each chapter focuses on names from specific countries, regions, and ethnicities, including details about traditional naming customs. Each entry contains various spellings and pronunciations, as well as the name's meaning, history, etymology, and derivations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440625565
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/01/2003
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	640
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Teresa Norman is the author of The African-American Baby Name Book and A World of Baby Names.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
Chapter 1	African Names	1
Chapter 2	African-American Names	17
Chapter 3	American Names	28
Chapter 4	Biblical Names	65
Chapter 5	Chinese Names	78
Chapter 6	Czech and Slovak Names	81
Chapter 7	English Names	93
Chapter 8	French Names	149
Chapter 9	German Names	176
Chapter 10	Greek Names	197
Chapter 11	Hawaiian Names	218
Chapter 12	Hindu/Indian Names	244
Chapter 13	Hungarian Names	269
Chapter 14	Irish Names	279
Chapter 15	Italian Names	312
Chapter 16	Japanese Names	334
Chapter 17	Jewish/Hebrew Names	340
Chapter 18	Korean Names	366
Chapter 19	Muslim/Arabic Names	369
Chapter 20	Mythology and Astrology Names	389
Chapter 21	North American Indian Names	404
Chapter 22	Polish Names	423
Chapter 23	Polynesian Names	446
Chapter 24	Portuguese Names	452
Chapter 25	Romanian Names	464
Chapter 26	Russian Names	468
Chapter 27	Scandinavian Names	480
Chapter 28	Scottish Names	506
Chapter 29	Southeast Asian Names	529
Chapter 30	Spanish Names	533
Chapter 31	Welsh Names	564
	Bibliography	577
	Index	579