The Baby Name Countdown 5 Ed: The Definitive Baby Name Book

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Summary: Baby Name Countdown
Review: I just loved this book! Every parent debating on their new child's name should read "The Definitive Baby Name Countdown"! It ranks names according to their popularity, which is extremely helpful when trying to come up with "THAT PERFECT NAME", and even has a section that breaks down popular names within different North American Regions! I found this book immensely interesting and informative! If you need a name, you will find it in this impressive volume of work! Well done!

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Summary: useful outside the US
Review: in germany you can only give a name to a baby, if this name is recognized by the authorities as an actually existing name. this book is very useful in proving that a given word is a name.

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Summary: Fascinating!
Review: My husband and I love this book. One of the major criteria for choosing our daughter's name was that the name was not too popular. This book gives a general popularity rating along with regional lists and lists of changing popularity over time. Also this book has the most extensive list of names I have ever seen in a baby name book. We spent hours reading this book even after we had chosen a name!

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Summary: Baby Name Countdown
Review: This book definitely has a lot of names, but it is overwhelming and hard to use. There is a decent listing of popular names and their meanings (although the details provided regarding origin, alternate spellings, etc. are very sparse), but the section on unusual names is nearly useless. There are thousands of names, printed in very small print, with no information about any of them (origin, meaning, etc.). I regret buying this book because there are much more reasonably priced books that do a much better job of guiding your decision.

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Summary: Uh, no.
Review: This book has one good thing going for it. It has the most popular names listed in order of location (ie.. northeast United States, southwest...., outside US...). Only 64 out of the almost 400 pages were useful. The other pages just list names (no meanings, no origins)

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Summary: great baby book to keep your child's name original.
Review: This book lists the names in most popular order! but not only all over the US, but in regions also. I found it heplful to keep from naming my child what everyone else is.

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Summary: Baby Name Countdown
Review: This book was kind of disappointing because it only listed names without giving many descriptions, meanings or alternate spellings. It did however, give popular name lists for different areas of the country as well as ranks for previous decades. It does contain A LOT of names, but they are only in list form with nothing of use to help in deciding if a particular name would be good for you. I would prefer a book with more substance even if this one did have more names than any others I've found.

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Summary: A treasure trove of extensive, fascinating name data!
Review: This book will provide unlimited enjoyment for people intrigued by names and naming trends. It contains an astounding variety of unusual names, and no other name book I've encountered approaches its diversity and thoroughness.

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Summary: It is great!!!
Review: This book worked like magic it had so many names to choose from including names that aren't that popular like Johna or Seven.