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Need the lowdown on first names? Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran, authors of the bestselling Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana and The Last Word on First Names, offer a fresh, illuminating, and indispensable guide to thousands of names from Aaliyah to Zuri.

Drawing on years of research and experience, only Baby Names Now can give you insights like these:

* Call your daughter Rose, but don't call your son Thorne.
* Word names, nature names, and what might be called time names are fashionable now, especially those that haven't been...

Quoted everywhere from Parenting to The Wall Street Journal, with more than a million copies of their books in print, bestselling authors Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran are the baby-name experts. In this fresh and expanded new edition of "the best baby-naming book ever written" (The News Journal), they offer irresistible lists of names you won't find anywhere else, along with their trademark wit and insight on the most important questions---and answers---for expectant parents:

Style: What's hot and what's cool---including Honest Names, Spiritual...

Choosing your baby′s name is one of your first and most delightful responsibilities. 20,001 Names for Baby will help you make that all-important choice from one of the most complete, up-to-date alphabetical listings available.

Your decision will be guided by additional information, including:

Origins and meanings of names

Popular nicknames

Names made popular by famous people

Fascinating facts of historical interest

In a well-known hadith, Muhammed advises Muslims that, -On the Day of Resurrection, you will be called by your names and the names of your fathers; so keep beautiful names.- Inspired by the teachings of Islam, names fulfill the cherished ambitions of a true Muslim. In The Dictionary of Muslim Names, Salahuddin Ahmed provides a helpful and substantive guide to common and less-common Muslim names. This lively and informative dictionary lists the original Arabic, Persian, or Turkish spelling, as well as a precise English transliteration. The names' meaning and bearing on Islamic...

Loaded with the 25,000 best options for boys and girls, you can easily narrow down your favorites from A to Z.

Inside you'll find:

• Dictionaries of names for boys and girls
• Sidebars packed with fun facts about names
• Top Ten Lists of names across dozens of...

A complete, one-of-a-kind resource for parents-to-be searching for a perfect name for their child.

Nearly 1,000 boys' and girls' names, both traditional and creative, from the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible, each with a:

• Translation from the original language
• Citation of where the name appears in the Bible
• Description of its meaning

Bible Baby Names gives and overview of the trends in baby names and explains why the Bible has been a rich source of names through...

Babies' Names is a best-selling guide to over 1,500 first names. The book gives the origins of each name, and also lists the most popular girls' and boys' names in Britain today. It's the ideal reference for parents-to-be everywhere.

From grandparents and friends to the milkman, everyone seems to have an opinion on what name you should give your baby. If you're struggling to agree with your partner, this is your one-stop guide to finding that perfect name.

All entries are listed alphabetically for easy reference, giving a pronunciation guide, background to the origins of the...