The Guinness Book of Names Author:Leslie Dunkling "What's in a name?" penned Shakespeare. Much more than you might think, as one glance at The Guinness Book of Names will quickly show. Fully updated and now in its sixth edition, The Guinness Book of Names offers an amazing, informative and entertaining look at names of all kinds, where they came from and wh... more »at they mean. Newly featured in this expanded edition-and unavailable elsewhere-are unique statistical profiles of over 1,000 first names. In addition you will find:
fashionable names; baby names; the history of surnames; nicknames; street names; house names; trade names; animal names; pop group names; flower names; dog and cat names; hat names; train names; annoying names.
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