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Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana: What to Name Your Baby Now |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
DIVFor years, expectant parents have relied oniBeyond Jennifer & Jason/ias the baby-naming Bible. Now this classic bestseller has been updated for the new millennium, with 95% new material, including new chapters, new trends, new naming pitfalls, and more boy and girl names than ever-from traditional to trendy, and everything in-between, plus a comprehensive name index. Going beyond stale baby-naming books that simply list names and their meanings,iBeyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana/iuniquely identifies the trends, styles, and connotations in today's baby-naming game. Look inside for...-Classic names (Emily, Sarah, Daniel, William)-Surname names (Brady, Chandler, Donovan)-Place names (India, Nevada, Paris)-Unisex names (Cameron, Jordon, Terry)-Good girl names (Hope, Chastity)-Biblical boy names (Aaron, Noah)-So-far-out-they're-in-names (Cloud, August, True, Farmer)-So-far-in-they're-out-names (Brittany, Chelsea, Justin, Ryan)-Plus: African-American names, Regional names, Star-baby names, Sixty Traditional Names that Transcend Time, and much, much more!/divDIVThe all-new edition of the classic baby name guide.i--The New York Times Magazine/iThe best baby-naming book ever written.--iThe News Journal/iThe arbiter of hip baby names.--iThe Wall Street Journal/iIf you want some inspiration in naming your baby (or if you just want to spend some amusing moments), pickupiBeyond Jennifer & Jason/i.--iFamily Circle/i/divDIVBLinda Rosenkrantz/Blives in Los Angeles, California, and writes a nationally syndicated column on collectibles.BRBRBPamela Redmond Satran/Bis a contributing editor forIParenting/Imagazine and a columnist forIGlamour./IShe lives in Berkeley, California.BRBRAs authorities on baby names, they write a column forIBaby Talk/Imagazine, have been quoted inIPeople, The Wall Street Journal,/IandIThe New York Times Magazine,/Iand have made appearances on national
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Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
Quoted everywhere from Parenting to The Wall Street Journal, with more than a million copies of their books in print, bestselling authors Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran are the baby-name experts. In this fresh and expanded new edition of "the best baby-naming book ever written" (The News Journal), they offer irresistible lists of names you won't find anywhere else, along with their trademark wit and insight on the most important questions---and answers---for expectant parents:Style: What's hot and what's cool---including Honest Names, Spiritual Names, Kreeatif Names, The Two-Syllable Solution, Word Names, The Exotics, and a Girl Named BoyPopularity: The most popular names in America and around the world, and whatcelebrities are naming their babiesImage: What's really in a name, and why Briyana spells troubleSex: What's it like for a girl to grow up with a traditionally feminine name like Abigail or Blossom; a no-frills name like Alice or Jane; or a unisex name like Dylan or Dakota? And are there any decidedly masculine names left for boys?Tradition: A concise history of American baby naming, plus inspired ways to reflect your own cultural heritageFamily: Whose name is it, anyway? And other vital considerations
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Bad Baby Names: The Worst True Names Parents Saddled Their Kids With, and You Can Too! |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
Throughout history, people have named their children truly terrible things, and this book has the proof. Michael Sherrod and Matthew Rayback combed through U.S. federal census records to find the absolute worst names parents have given their children. The result is this hysterical new take on the baby name book. Here are some samples of the hilarious names inside: Fanny Pack, Fanny Whiffer, Post Office, Warren Peace, Rubella Graves, Nice Carr, and Hell Hellickson. And then there are the names we thought Bart Simpson was making up as he prank called Moe''s Tavern: Hugh Jass, Al Caholic, Anita Bath, Amanda Hugginkiss, and Maya Buttreeks. This book is also filled with original illustrations and great photos that take a stab at what some of these babies may have looked like. Bad Baby Names is truly a one-of-a-kind book that makes a great gift for a friend, family member, or just yourself. Either way, Bad Baby Names is sure to make you laugh.
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
50,001+ Best Baby Names is the essential resource you need to find the perfect name for your baby. This one-stop baby-naming shop is the most complete baby-naming book you can buy-including more than 230 lists of names you'll love (and those you'll love to hate!).50,001+ Best Baby Names includes not only all of Hollywood's latest picks (think Apple) and modern trends in baby-naming, but also thousands of classic and traditional names that even Grandma will approve of. Creative lists, indispensable information and thousands of names will help you think of your baby's name in a new way.Includes:--Every name you can imagine and thousands more--Names teachers can't pronounce--Names that spawn difficult nicknames--Ugly names that are in, pretty names that are out--A place for mom and dad to list their favorites--Names celebrities give their babies--Names for Nobel Prize winners, artists, inventors and movie stars--And so much more!
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
Includes Comprehensive Lists of Popular Baby Boy Names in the USA If you have spent time thinking about your baby's name, you know how difficult it can be to make a decision. Now, for the first time, Jennie Flexser compiles a reference that helps. This book will help you better understand names on your list by providing context and popularity of your names. For example, the most popular name in Alabama from 1996-2006 is William - in California, it's Daniel. As for Texas - it's Jose. In 1901, Frank was in the top five of the most popular names in the entire United States. You may want to ensure that your child has a popular name to "fit in" - or a unique name to "stand out" - in either case, this reference helps you decide the best name for your baby boy. Topics include: Popular names of the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's 2000s Popular names by state of birth - from Alaska to Wyoming How names have changed - 1000 popular names from 1900 to 2000.
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$24.48
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You Can Call Me Hoppa! The Grandparents' Guide To Choosing A Name That Fits |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
You Can Call Me Hoppa! The Grandparents' Guide to Choosing a Name that Fits is a collection of grandparent names and stories designed to assist modern grandparents in finding the answer to the 'what to be called?' question. Think baby name book for Boomers! We hope that you enjoy perusing the pages of possibilities, whether you are a first-time grandparent, one who is relatively established or a step-grandparent. Most of us are given a name at birth and don't again get the opportunity to choose a name that truly represents who we are until we reach grandparenthood. The names and stories in this book include traditional titles, cultural appellations and names that are perfectly personal. But the most captivating collection of monikers is found in the Out of the Mouths of Babes section. The name that is right for you may not be contained within the pages of this book, but we hope that we can provide you with the inspiration you need to choose a name that fits!
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
WHAT'S IN A NAME?MUCH MORE THAN YOU THINK!Choosing your baby's name can be a thrilling journey of discovery: every name has an amazing history that you will want to explore. While other baby name books offer a line or two explaining what a name means, What's in a Name? reveals virtually every known fact about each name: its origin, meaning, and how it evolved over the course of generations as it traveled around the globe. In addition, What's in a Name? is the only book to offer contemporary analysis of the numerological significance of each root name, its astrological association, and its relationship with particular herbs, colors, metals, and stones. It's an unprecedented, in-depth look at everypopular and prevalent name in use today.Inside you'll learn such intriguing information as how Jennifer and Wendy were adapted from their root name Guinevere; why the complementary gemstone for the name Simon is green amber (which, when worn on the body, supposedly relieves toothaches and other ailments); and how the name Tiffany -- whose astrological association is Capricorn -- took a hiatus in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries only to burst back onto the scene again in the 1960s, thanks to the classic movie, Breakfast at Tiffany's.Fun to browse, fascinating to read, this one-of-a-kind guide sheds light on more than 3,000 names -- and will help you make the choice that will last a lifetime both educated and just right for your baby.
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Town & Country Baby Names: The Guide to Selecting the Perfect Name for Your Child |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
DIVThis is more than your average baby name book: unlike the dozens of mass-market paperbacks available,iTown & Country Baby Names/ihas the style and elegance to make an exquisite gift. Stunningly designed and produced, with charming line drawings throughout, it’s a lovely and useful resource at an excellent price. The introduction provides guidelines to consider when naming a baby, from researching the family tree for names to knowing the pitfalls of choosing a unisex or trendy name. Each entry includes the name’s origin and meaning (Claire comes from Latin, and means “clear and bright”; Stephen, from the Greek, means “crown”), and special features suggest possibilities such as Favorite Names from the Garden and Beloved Names from Children’s Literature.br/div
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The Perfect Name: A Step-By-Step Guide to Naming Your Baby |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
What expectant parent wouldn't grab onto a proven, fun plan for choosing a baby's name they'll love? A simple ten-step program shows how to determine what's most important to you, as you sift through names according to your family history, what's currently popular, sounds, meanings, ethnicity, originality, and familiarity (not to mention dealing with the suggestions of well-intentioned relatives and friends). You'll draw upon the diverse naming customs in other times and places, and become aware of psychological differences between naming a boy and naming a girl, as well as ways to find solutions when parents disagree. Best of all: more than 20,000 names to trigger your imagination, including sources, meanings, alternative spellings, and shorter and longer versions.
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The Everything Baby Names Book, Completely Updated With 5,000 More Names! |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
If you're looking for the baby name book that has it all--classic and contemporary suggestions without the insanely silly options you wouldn't even use to name your pet-this second edition of The Everything Baby Names Book is your singular resource for naming your little bundle of joy! Loaded with the 25,000 best options for boys and girls, you can easily narrow down your favorites from A to Z. Inside you'll find: Dictionaries of names for boys and girls Sidebars packed with fun facts about names Top Ten Lists of names across dozens of categories Worksheets in the appendix for tracking your favorites While other books promise tens of thousands of tried and true names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Second Edition, is packed with the ones you're more likely to really name your newborn. So complete, you may have trouble choosing just one!
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