This book was, overall, very nice. It does have a lot of names, with plenty of lists organizing them as well. It has celebrity names, most common names throughout the last several centuries, and many many more. The only complaint I have, and it's not that big, is that the names tend to lean toward the unusual. There are far more African-American names in this book than I've seen in any, ever, so that could be a plus if you're looking for more of those. There are also, however, a lot of names that seem completely unpronounceable as well - and not a lot of the more 'generic' English names. This book was great, and certainly good for the price. Just be ready for a lot of names in languages you've never heard of!
This is an outstanding book if you want a wide variety of names to consider. I have looked through it many times and have come up with some ideas. However, I almost find this book to be overwhelming. The list of names is very detailed and includes names from many countries. I have found myself using my smaller name book and the internet more often and then referring back to this one for meanings, variations, etc.... This is a great book. Just be prepared to have A LOT of names at your fingertips!
What attracted me to this book was the fact that it had over 100,000 baby names. It does have a wide variety of names; and I like that fact that the names are divided between girls names and boys. If you are big on name meanings though, you may be a bit disappointed since a number of the names are a combination of two names so; there is really no meaning for them. Apart from that, you can't go wrong with this purchase.
I am slowly going through this book (for the second time) and highlighting the names I like. Then my partner and I go through the book together as well. Super fun, very interesting names and classics, and some you may have never even thought of!
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Whether you need a name for a child, are fascinated by names and their origans and meanings or are a writer who needs names for your characters in a story, this book has all of them you could possible need and more. Wonderful book and fairly large print.
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