Baby Names Made Easy: The Complete Reverse-Dictionary of Baby Names

LOOKING FOR A NAME THAT MEANS SOMETHING SPECIAL TO YOU?

Given the dizzying array of choices available, picking the right name for your baby can be daunting. Why waste hours looking through one long alphabetical list of names just to burn out even before you've run through A, B, and C? In this creative twist on the traditional name book, Baby Names Made Easy offers selections organized into categories of meaning, making it easier than ever to choose a name that is significant to you.

Traditional or trendy, American in origin or from all over the globe, the names here cover an array of topics. For example, look under:

Animals & Insects (and find "Naia" -- Hawaiian for "dolphin")

Victory (and find "Vincent" -- Latin for "conquerer")

Love & Affection (and find "Mia" -- Italian for "mine")

Religion & Faith (and find "Dev" -- Sanskrit for "God")

The book's handy alphabetical index makes cross-referencing easy, so you can find the perfect name in no time. Baby Names Made Easy is a practical and one-of-a-kind reference for anyone searching for the most important gift they can give their child.

Customer Reviews:

'Must-have' reference for fiction writers

By T. Fisher - October 10, 2009

`Baby Names Made Easy' is truly a unique approach to the traditional baby name book. As an aspiring writer, I found this book's organization to be extremely useful. Names are grouped into categories according to their meaning instead of in long alphabetized lists. If I want to find male names with animal meanings or those denoting strength, for instance, I have simply to flip to the relevant chapters.
Also, if you just want to look up a name there is an index, divided into both male and female names, at the back of the book. I see this book becoming a `must-have' reference for fiction writers searching for meaningful names for their characters and I wholeheartedly recommend it.

love it

By J. Dunham "jenniwren" - November 18, 2010

So far this is my favorite- I'm all about meaning in names, so I really enjoy the way this book is set up!

an essential resource book for life

By S. Gibson "beth beso" - April 27, 2010

Even after your kids are named and grown, you will find yourself picking this up and using it again and again. We use it whenever my daughter needs to name a stuffed animal. I find myself giving a copy of "Baby Names Made Easy" to every person I know who is having a baby. It's so much fun to browse and find out the meaning of names you use every day!