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Dictionary of First Names (Language reference)

by Adrian Room
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Overview

Whether you're searching for a baby's name, or interested in learning more about your own, no other book offers as much information. Discover each name's language of origin and meaning. Find out when it entered the English language, and why it is or isn't fashionable. See why some names work across genders, how diminutives are formed, and why John and Mary continue to remain the most popular names of all. 352 pages, 5 1/4 X 7 3/4.

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Book Details

Published
December 1, 1995
Publisher
Cassell P L C
Pages
336
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780304343980

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