The Penguin Dictionary Of First Names PDF Download
Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download The Penguin Dictionary Of First Names PDF full book. Access full book title The Penguin Dictionary Of First Names.
Author | : David Pickering |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9780140514230 |
Download The Penguin Dictionary of First Names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A comprehehensive guide to the history and meaning of names, this reference is not just a list of different words, but takes the reader back to the historical roots of each name with their cultural, religious and artistic heritage helpfully explained.
Author | : Rosalind Fergusson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1986-09 |
Genre | : Names, Personal |
ISBN | : 9780140085914 |
Download Choose Your Baby's Name Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : David Pickering |
Publisher | : Penguin Books, Limited (UK) |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : |
Download The Penguin Dictionary of First Names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Names have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs - even our personality traits. With 150 plus entries, this book takes a look at over 5,000 examples, ranging from the familiar to the comparatively obscure, drawn from different parts of the English-speaking world.
Author | : David Pickering |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2009-07-30 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 0141931507 |
Download The Penguin Book of Baby Names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Of all the decisions a new parent makes, choosing that special name is the most significant and the most rewarding. A new reference book for prospective parents, this clear, helpful and easy-to-use A-Z guide gives you thousands of brilliant suggestions for picking the perfect name for your new arrival. It also includes appendices of the top ten names through the centuries and the most popular celebrity names.
Author | : David Pickering |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2005-08-25 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 0141916397 |
Download The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Babies' Names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What's in a name? Rather more than you might at first suspect, for names are steeped in history and myth and have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs - even our personality traits. The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Babies' Names takes a close look at 3500 names, explaining origins and meanings, showing how some have changed in popularity and use over time and providing all the diminutive and variant forms. Part of Penguin's major new series of reference titles ranging from Spanish and French dictionaries to books on spelling and quotations.
Author | : Patrick Hanks |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2006-07-27 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0191578541 |
Download A Dictionary of First Names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. The fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including the very newest names as well as traditional names. From Alice to Zanna and Adam to Zola this book will answer all your questions: it will tell you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of popularity, and who the famous fictional or historical bearers for the name have been. It covers alternative spellings, short forms and pet forms, and masculine and feminine forms, as well as help with pronunciation. The book includes extensive appendices covering names from languages including Scottish, Irish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Chinese names. Tables of the most popular names by year and by region are also included. From the traditional to the rare and unconventional, this book will tell you everything you need to know about names.
Author | : Iseabail Macleod |
Publisher | : Wordsworth Editions |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9781853263668 |
Download The Wordsworth Dictionary of First Names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume is a reference source to literature in the English language throughout the world. It provides a survey of the world-wide literary tradition of this area, and offers explanations of genres, movements, critical terms and literary concepts.
Author | : Julia Creswell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Names, Personal |
ISBN | : |
Download Dictionary of First Names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Godfrey Cave Associates |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1995-05-01 |
Genre | : Names, Personal |
ISBN | : 9781854717078 |
Download Dictionary of First Names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Names, Personal |
ISBN | : 9781860190087 |
Download Dictionary of first names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle