Beyond Jennifer and Jason, Madison and Montana : What to Name Your Baby Now

English

ISBN: 0312940955

EAN: 9780312940959

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Etymology

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 08/29/2006

Synopsis: Quoted everywhere from Parentingto The Wall Street Journal, with over a million copies of their books in print, bestselling authors Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran are thebaby-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 wont find anywhere else, along with their trademark wit and insight on the most important questions--and answers--for expectant parents: Style: Whats hot and whats cool--including Honest Names, Spiritual Names, Kreeatif Names, The Two-Syllable Solution, Word Names, The Exotics, and a Girl Named Boy. Popularity: The most popular names in America and around the world, and whatcelebrities are naming their babies. Image: Whats really in a name, and why Briyana spells trouble Sex: Whats it like for a girl to grow up with a traditionally feminine name like Abigail or Blossom; a no-frills name like Alice or Ja??? or a unisex name like Dylan or Dakota? And are there any decidedly masculine names left for boys? Tradition:A concise history of American baby-naming, plus inspired ways to reflect your own cultural heritage. Family:Whose name is it, anyway? and other vital considerations. Unlike garden-variety baby-name guides [Beyond Jennifer & Jason]lays it on the line.-- Entertainment Weekly

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Beyond Jennifer and Jason, Madison and Montana : What to Name Your Baby Now

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Edition: 4

Height: 1.03 inches

Width: 4.22 inches

Length: 6.69 inches

Weight: 3.53 oz

Pages: 480