Trying to name your baby can be a difficult task. Start early in your pregnancy and read names often, narrowing your list. These books will help you find names you didn't know existed or find the meaning of names you didn't understand.
This book is great. It gives you the list of today's top 100 names, as well as tossing out some lesser known ones from other parts of the world, and names that haven't been in the mainstream for decades. Great book if you want a different name for your baby without it being too out there or borderlining trashy. We got our baby's name from this book!
In Baby Names Now, Rosenkrantz and Satran offer a slightly expanded and revised version of their The Last Word on First Names. Gone are the lists and trend-spotting predictions. Girls' names and then boys' are arranged alphabetically. Each entry exudes the authors' trademark frank and witty opinions about how trendy or outr? a name might be. Practical tips on alternatives for a name are sometimes given, as are variant spellings, possible nicknames, and pronunciations. Names chosen by celebrities for their children and names from movies, television, and even video games are noted. This book is a durable trade paperback and includes a bibliography of print and online name resources. Recommended for all public libraries.
