Penguin Dictionary Of First Names 2e

By: David Pickering

ISBN-13: 9780141013985
ISBN-10: 0141013982
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Published date: 2004
What’s in a name? Rather more than you might at first suspect, for names are steeped in history and myth and have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs – even our personality traits. Now fully updated for its second edition, with 150 new entries, The Penguin Dictionary of First Names takes a close look at over 5,000 examples, ranging from the familiar to the comparatively obscure, drawn from all parts of the English-speaking world. Detailed and informative, it is essential reading for expectant parents and for anyone who is intrigued by the story attached to each name.