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Summary: Great gathering-together of literary names
Review: I've always been interested in unusual names (though for girls more so than boys); in fact, the two girls' names which have been my favourites the longest are Easter and Echo. This book is for those of us who wouldn't mind naming a child Desdemona, Calliope, Lysander, or Perseus. The names in this book come from Shakespeare, Boccaccio, Dante, myths from Greece, Rome, Ireland, and Norway, and many other poems, plays, and novels from throughout history. Instead of having to look all over a bunch of books, like Shakespeare, Greek mythology, and 'The Decameron,' for example, you have all of these names right here, alphabetised and with little synopses of who this character was and what s/he did. Though the people who are into names like MacMadisonleigh and Quaitlynne probably won't like the names in this book, but who can argue with taste?
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Summary: Great gathering-together of literary names
Review: I've always been interested in unusual names (though for girls more so than boys); in fact, the two girls' names which have been my favourites the longest are Easter and Echo. This book is for those of us who wouldn't mind naming a child Desdemona, Calliope, Lysander, or Perseus. The names in this book come from Shakespeare, Boccaccio, Dante, myths from Greece, Rome, Ireland, and Norway, and many other poems, plays, and novels from throughout history. Instead of having to look all over a bunch of books, like Shakespeare, Greek mythology, and 'The Decameron,' for example, you have all of these names right here, alphabetised and with little synopses of who this character was and what s/he did. Though the people who are into names like MacMadisonleigh and Quaitlynne probably won't like the names in this book, but who can argue with taste?
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Summary: Not worth the money or effort to read it!
Review: This book was full of ridiculous sounding names. I am so disappointed that I bought this book, it seems like the author took no time at all to actually "write" the book. What a waste!
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Summary: DO judge this book by it's ...cover!
Review: This has to be the lamest baby name book ever. I thought it would be an interesting source for helping us choose a baby name -- I was wrong. It's jam packed with both repetative and [poor] suggestions that anyone could have gotten for free on the internet with little or no effort -- which is I'm sure what the author probably did. One star is far too generous! Oh well...buyer beware!
Rating:
Summary: DO judge this book by it's ...cover!
Review: This has to be the lamest baby name book ever. I thought it would be an interesting source for helping us choose a baby name -- I was wrong. It's jam packed with both repetative and [poor] suggestions that anyone could have gotten for free on the internet with little or no effort -- which is I'm sure what the author probably did. One star is far too generous! Oh well...buyer beware!
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