- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Llewellyn Publications,U.S.; First Edition First Printing edition (April 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1567182518
- ISBN-13: 978-1567182514
- Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 17.5 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,145,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Fancy that, a baby name book you'll want to READ!,
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This review is from: The Complete Book of Magical Names (Llewellyn's Modern Witchcraft) (Paperback)
I was impressed with this book. I find myself referring to it over and over again. It was entertaining to read, surprisingly. I mean, one dosen't usually READ a baby name book, but this was readable. There were lots of interesting quotes, facinating history of names which I hadn't ever given much thought to before, and also the interesting folklore surround names. My favorite part was when the author listed her own family's and other Puritan names such as Flee Fornication, Be Good, and Ashes. It's very good for writers who are looking for different character's names especially the names from literature. I liked the book, found it a good read, vastly entertaining, and I am using it repeatedly. I think it's the best baby name book on the market.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Brilliant,
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This review is from: The Complete Book of Magical Names (Llewellyn's Modern Witchcraft) (Paperback)
This book is bloody amazing. It's packed with great and interesting history, facts and meanings. The rituals are beautiful and moved me to tears. Phoenix is a wonderful writer and I kept myself amused on the bus with the "actual names used in puritan times". This a great book even if you AREN'T searching for a good name but just a good read, great information and a great laugh.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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well researched baby name book,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Complete Book of Magical Names (Llewellyn's Modern Witchcraft) (Paperback)
The Complete Book of Magical Names was used as a baby name source. It was wonderful! No where else could I find so many non-Christian names. There were also lots of really different names. That's what a baby name book is supposed to have...lots of names, but this had a really well researched section on the history of names, and from a unique perspective. I'm not Wiccan, the intended audience of the book, but this book was very useful and I found it interesting. I particularly liked names from far away places. The Hawaiian names were so lovely if we had a daughter I'm sure we would have gone with an Hawaiian name. Beyond the baby name aspect, I learned a lot about how names affect those who wear them. I would recommend this book to any open minded parent to be. The only negative was that for a non-Wiccan there were lots of names that weren't suitable for baby names. The author no doubt expected Wiccan readers to use these as what they call "Magical Names" which are private and so can be a little stranger than a baby's name. My only other criticism was that it was organized well except that the Index of Characteristics at the back of the book should be at the front.
Overall, I liked the book very much. It reads very smoothly and I found the writing witty, interesting, lively and provocotive. That's hard to do in something normally so dry as a baby name book.
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