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"Unlike garden-variety baby name guides...[Beyond Jennifer & Jason] lays it on the line."
"--Entertainment Weekly"
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"--Entertainment Weekly"
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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The book all new babies want their parents to read--now with the latest predictions, inspiration, and advice.
"In the decade since we've begun writing about names, the world of baby-nbaming has mushroomed from a sleepy little enterprise, with parents naming their children Jennifer and Jason and wondering whether there might be anything more exciting out there, to an adventurous and intelligent and style-conscious activity in which parents investigate everything from their family trees to names from their ancestors' native lands to atlases and even dictionaries that are ever more inventive, individual, and enlightened." --Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran
No one knows baby names like these two experts--whose first book "Beyond Jennifer & Jason" predicted back in 1988 that then-obscure place names like Madison were "so far out they're on their way in" (They were right too: By 1998, Jennifer had gone from #4 in popularity to #24 and Madison had become the ninth most popular name for baby girls). This is the guide that tells you what you really need to know: which names are hot, which names are not, and which names are on their way up or down. Who cares if "Cameron" means "crooked nose" in ancient Scottish Gaelic? If you love the name, you want to know whether it's still as right for a boy as for a girl, and if there are going to be five other Camerons in your child's class at school.
The brand-new edition of thie groundbreaking book gives you thousands of new choices and the kind of knolwedgeable guidance you won't find anywhere else. There are all-new sections, with all-new research, on naming a girl and naming a boy today, as well as fresh insights into the power of a name to influence your child's life, and lists of the most important styles and trends:
Gender bending--names that defy old stereotypes
Ethnic names--vastly expanded multicultural options to reflect almost any heritage
Celebrity baby names--the most comprehensive up-to-date listing of who's naming their baby what
What's hot now--plus The Classics: Sixty Traditional Names that Transcend Time
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"In the decade since we've begun writing about names, the world of baby-nbaming has mushroomed from a sleepy little enterprise, with parents naming their children Jennifer and Jason and wondering whether there might be anything more exciting out there, to an adventurous and intelligent and style-conscious activity in which parents investigate everything from their family trees to names from their ancestors' native lands to atlases and even dictionaries that are ever more inventive, individual, and enlightened." --Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran
No one knows baby names like these two experts--whose first book "Beyond Jennifer & Jason" predicted back in 1988 that then-obscure place names like Madison were "so far out they're on their way in" (They were right too: By 1998, Jennifer had gone from #4 in popularity to #24 and Madison had become the ninth most popular name for baby girls). This is the guide that tells you what you really need to know: which names are hot, which names are not, and which names are on their way up or down. Who cares if "Cameron" means "crooked nose" in ancient Scottish Gaelic? If you love the name, you want to know whether it's still as right for a boy as for a girl, and if there are going to be five other Camerons in your child's class at school.
The brand-new edition of thie groundbreaking book gives you thousands of new choices and the kind of knolwedgeable guidance you won't find anywhere else. There are all-new sections, with all-new research, on naming a girl and naming a boy today, as well as fresh insights into the power of a name to influence your child's life, and lists of the most important styles and trends:
Gender bending--names that defy old stereotypes
Ethnic names--vastly expanded multicultural options to reflect almost any heritage
Celebrity baby names--the most comprehensive up-to-date listing of who's naming their baby what
What's hot now--plus The Classics: Sixty Traditional Names that Transcend Time
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is the smartest, most useful baby naming guide around. We've been having lots of fun with it -- and it's leading us to some great names we wouldn't have found otherwise. Even if you've already bought another book on names, you've gotta have this one, too.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
So many baby name books use the same old alphabetical listings. This one is different, and much more useful. It groups name by type, which makes it far easier to use, especially for second and subsequent children (need a name that sort of goes with the first one?)
Written for an American audience, it is much better for mainstream (British / American) names then for "ethnic" names. Well worth a look though.
Written for an American audience, it is much better for mainstream (British / American) names then for "ethnic" names. Well worth a look though.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
this book helped me with the wrestle that is finding your baby's name. I loved reading about baby trends and found similar names i liked on the same lists. Definitely recommend!
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