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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.
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Penguin Reference: Penguin Dictionary of First Names - 2nd Edition, David Pickering
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- Penguin Reference: Penguin Dictionary of First Names - 2nd Edition
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Pickering
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN10
- 0141013982
- ISBN13
- 9780141013985
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Historical Themes, Language Textbooks & Dictionaries, References & Manuals, Relationships, Food, Language Dictionaries, Games, Fashion Themes, Dictionaries, Babies
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- 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.