The New Age Baby Name Book

Listing pronunciations, origins, and meanings for more than 10,000 modern and traditional names, this comprehensive source includes chapters on naming practices in different cultures, names culled from the world's religions, and names that reflect Hebrew, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, African, and many other heritages.

This easy-to-use guidebook is designed to help choose the first and most enduring gift parents will give to their children: their first names. This book lists pronunciations, origins, and meanings for more than 10,000 modern and traditional names: i.e., Martha: Aramaic: "lady of the house" or "mistress", and Kyle: Yiddish: "crowned with laurel". In addition, this comprehensive source includes chapters on:
-- naming practices in different cultures
-- names culled from the world's religions
-- names that reflect Hebrew, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, African, and many other heritages
-- and much more