Parents want the perfect name for their child. Among the baby books available today, none are tailored to the needs of Witches, Pagans, and other seekers like "Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names". From Alma and Ash to Zinnia and Zane, this comprehensive and user-friendly name guide offers accurate and extensive information on more than seven thousand names spanning religions, cultures, and centuries. Each impeccably researched entry features factual details on origin, history, and meaning, including magical and mystical associations. Examples of historical figures and characters from mythology, literature, and film are also provided. This essential guide offers everything you need to make this all-important decision, including name selection tips and name lists categorized by theme-the Sun and Moon, the five elements including spirit, the plant world, and more.
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K. M. Sheard is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD) and the British Pagan Federation. A graduate of the University of Cambridge, Sheard is a scholar of history and several languages, both modern and ancient.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Kit Berry
Format:Paperback
This amazing reference book will very quickly justify its place on any bookshelf. An invaluable source of thousands of names from every corner of the globe and every century of civilization, this book will be a treasure to readers and writers alike. It's comprehensively researched, thorough in detail, and utterly fascinating.
K.M.Sheard's style is entertaining; the initial chapters explain lucidly the history of names from the Sumerians, five and a half thousand years ago, to the present day. The research is meticulous and scholarly, yet never dry. This is the sort of reference book that you'll dip into and find yourself still immersed in an hour later. I really wish I'd had access to this book when writing my novels; it's brilliant not only for ideas for pagan or unusual names, but also in tracing their etymology and ensuring that blunders aren't made.
Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names will become the definitive source book for anyone needing to research or choose a name - be it for themselves, a baby, a character, an animal or anything else requiring a name. I cannot recommend this special dictionary highly enough, and will be using it for many years to come as an invaluable writing aid. Congratulations must go to K.M. Sheard on producing a classic reference book that will doubtless be used throughout the world.
K.M.Sheard's style is entertaining; the initial chapters explain lucidly the history of names from the Sumerians, five and a half thousand years ago, to the present day. The research is meticulous and scholarly, yet never dry. This is the sort of reference book that you'll dip into and find yourself still immersed in an hour later. I really wish I'd had access to this book when writing my novels; it's brilliant not only for ideas for pagan or unusual names, but also in tracing their etymology and ensuring that blunders aren't made.
Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names will become the definitive source book for anyone needing to research or choose a name - be it for themselves, a baby, a character, an animal or anything else requiring a name. I cannot recommend this special dictionary highly enough, and will be using it for many years to come as an invaluable writing aid. Congratulations must go to K.M. Sheard on producing a classic reference book that will doubtless be used throughout the world.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By ExecBum
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book because after falling pregnant for the first time, I went through lots of name books and needed further inspiration. I Googled one quite unusual name which appeared on a website advertising this book. It sounded interesting, so I thought I'd give it a go and I'm not disappointed. When this book arrived, I didn't recognise what it was (in the packaging) at first as it was huge and I was only expecting a normal-sized book. It's nearly the size of a phone book!
It has loads of names in it, with such brilliantly researched and thorough descriptions of each name listed. You get so much more for your money with this book than any of the others. It is a bit pricey, but definitely well worth the money if you're looking for something a little bit different but still with lots of traditional names thrown in. I looked up two names I had on my list which had appeared in normal name books (Henry for a boy and Hazel for a girl) and not only were they both in there, but they had so much more information about the origins and history of each name. In fact, there are better and longer descriptions for so many names than you get in most name books. And of course, the important bit: you get so many more names which don't appear in normal name books - ones from different times in history, ones from different cultures and folklore, etc. There really is a wealth of inspiration in this book if you've got time to plough through it. I'd recommend it for anyone who's been through all the normal name books and is looking for something a bit more unusual/exciting/interesting.
It has loads of names in it, with such brilliantly researched and thorough descriptions of each name listed. You get so much more for your money with this book than any of the others. It is a bit pricey, but definitely well worth the money if you're looking for something a little bit different but still with lots of traditional names thrown in. I looked up two names I had on my list which had appeared in normal name books (Henry for a boy and Hazel for a girl) and not only were they both in there, but they had so much more information about the origins and history of each name. In fact, there are better and longer descriptions for so many names than you get in most name books. And of course, the important bit: you get so many more names which don't appear in normal name books - ones from different times in history, ones from different cultures and folklore, etc. There really is a wealth of inspiration in this book if you've got time to plough through it. I'd recommend it for anyone who's been through all the normal name books and is looking for something a bit more unusual/exciting/interesting.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excitement for Names Enthusiasts!
16 April 2012
By Nephele
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
WOW! Author K.M. Sheard's massive, 792-page tome proves itself worthy of her credentials: "K.M. Sheard is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and the British Pagan Federation. A scholar of history, Assyriology, Latin, and Greek, Sheard is a graduate of the University of Cambridge and is well-versed or fluent in a number of languages, both modern and ancient."
This book is a treasure-trove for name enthusiasts. Every page turns up something fascinating, such as this intriguing name I found while browsing: Simaetha, a beautiful witch in a poem by the classical Greek poet Theocritus, and also the name of a genus of spiders.
The book has indices which list all names by gender and theme (elements, seasons, colors, astrological signs, etc.). There is also an impressive bibliography included, for further reading.
I highly recommend this book!
I also highly recommend the author's blog, for additional, fascinating name offerings to appeal to the pagan aesthetic: NookofNames.com
This book is a treasure-trove for name enthusiasts. Every page turns up something fascinating, such as this intriguing name I found while browsing: Simaetha, a beautiful witch in a poem by the classical Greek poet Theocritus, and also the name of a genus of spiders.
The book has indices which list all names by gender and theme (elements, seasons, colors, astrological signs, etc.). There is also an impressive bibliography included, for further reading.
I highly recommend this book!
I also highly recommend the author's blog, for additional, fascinating name offerings to appeal to the pagan aesthetic: NookofNames.com
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Needs Better Sectioning
1 Feb 2013
By Book Vampire
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is massive! Two to two and half inches thick foot wide and tall...huge. It weighs about 10 lbs. Every single page has names, brief history, brief meaning. It is a huge mess of names, and unfortunately someone neglected to make it very functional. There is a section in the back with meaning ideas and lists, unfortunately they are limited and general (ie, Saturn, Black, Aries, Virgo, Earth, Fire, Water, Spirit, Gold, White).
The biggest thing I hate about this book is the producers did not provide a concise list for searching by origin/country. I personally like to view the names that originated from my ancestral background. I like choosing at least one option with that atavistic feel to it as an honor and acknowledgement of where our family came from and how we got here today.
I would also have liked the book to have better division between sections it is a real solid search to find where one ends and another begins. The cover also should have been hardbound since the size is so massive. The cover as it is lacks the support to keep the book looking nice and neat also you can never set it upright unless you have other books holding it in place.
The biggest thing I hate about this book is the producers did not provide a concise list for searching by origin/country. I personally like to view the names that originated from my ancestral background. I like choosing at least one option with that atavistic feel to it as an honor and acknowledgement of where our family came from and how we got here today.
I would also have liked the book to have better division between sections it is a real solid search to find where one ends and another begins. The cover also should have been hardbound since the size is so massive. The cover as it is lacks the support to keep the book looking nice and neat also you can never set it upright unless you have other books holding it in place.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gives me some Great Ideas
10 May 2012
By Rev. Nick Vela
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I worship the Greek Gods, and as such want something to do with them in my childrens names. This book gave me not only Ideas for Greek Pagan names, but some I loved from Celtic, Egyptian, and other paths. Must have for any Name Fanatic
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