Greatest Baby Name Book Ever, The

by Carol Wallace

CHOOSE THE PERFECT NAME FOR YOUR BABY Congratulations! You are making a choice for your child that will last a lifetime. THE GREATEST BABY NAME BOOK EVER will help you with that delightful but often difficult decision by offering the most complete, up-to-date alphabetical listings available. To help make your choice easier, you'll find additional information, History and meaning of thousands of names Popular variations and nicknames Hundreds of newly discovered, highly original names Traditional and unusual names Names with historical or religious significance CHOOSE THE PERFECT NAME FOR YOUR BABY Congratulations!
You are making a choice for your child that will last a lifetime. THE GREATEST BABY NAME BOOK EVER will help you with that delightful but often difficult decision by offering the most complete, up-to-date alphabetical listings available. To help make your choice easier, youll find additional information, History and meaning of thousands of names
Popular variations and nicknames
Hundreds of newly discovered, highly original names
Traditional and unusual names
Names with historical or religious significance

Genres: Reference, Parenting, Nonfiction

676 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

About the author

Carol Wallace, the great-great-granddaughter of Lew Wallace, is the author most recently of a new version of "Ben-Hur." It is the official tie-in of the new major film, releasing in August of 2016.

Carol is also the co-author of "To Marry an English Lord," which was one of the inspirations for "Downton Abbey," and author of the historical novel
"Leaving Van Gogh." Previous titles have included humor, parenting, and social history. In 2006 Wallace received a M.A. in art history from Columbia University. The research for her M.A. thesis provided the foundation for "Leaving van Gogh." A 1977 graduate of Princeton University, Wallace lives in New York.

Reviews

[Mathilda Craft · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not very informative as I wished it would be. Many of the names mentioned in this book don't know the meaning or origin of the name, whether that was because they were lazy or trying to fit it all in a limitted amount of pages (though I am sure there are names out there that people just don't know how they derived or from where; I don't doubt that; I expected a couple here and there, but I actually found online sites not matching this book for even common names; disappointing). Talk of celebrities... most I could care less about. Will have to look fora better name book.

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

I purchased this book many years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter, and enjoyed looking through the book and considering many names and their meanings. I admit the book still has a place on my bookshelf all these years later. It is fun to look up names when you are considering naming new pets, or to see what other family member's new baby's names mean.

[Meaghan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, I don't know about the best baby name book, but it's certainly the largest one! It has a wide variety of names, not just from Anglo-Saxon/European sources, but from Asia, Africa and Native American tribes as well.

[Tamsyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has my name in it, so it can't be too bad. :o)

[Kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

There just don't seem to be enough names in here;) We are almost through it and still clueless as to what we should name this next baby. I don't suppose that is the BOOKS fault however....

[Rachel C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just a standard, average baby name book. Nothing special.

[Amsyy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It doesn't have a lot of names that I like, but it has a lot of names. One of the better baby name books I've looked through, but it's not informative enough.

[Kerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic baby name book. I used it to come up with a name for my daughter many years ago. I didn't name her via a name meaning, just liked the name itself, so the book worked well for me.