A Dictionary Of First Names (Oxford Quick Reference)

A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Quick Reference)

This brand new edition of the fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including newly created names and traditional names that have been newly discovered. From Alice to Zanna and Adam to Zola this book will answer all yourquestions: it will tell you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of popularity, and notes famous bearers (both historical and fictional). It covers alternative spellings, short forms and pet forms, and masculine and feminine forms, as well as help withpronunciation. The edition featured fully updated appendices covering names in other languages, including Scottish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Chinese. New to this edition are appendices of Irish and Welsh names, and tables showing the most popular names by year and region.This is the most comprehensive paperback first names dictionary available. From the traditional to the rare and unconventional, this book will tell you everything you need to know about names.Review`Review from previous edition I have returned to this dictionary again and again for sheer pleasure' Jackie Wullschlager Financial Times`full of anecdotal material as well as historical facts' Glasgow Herald`a colourful hunting ground and interesting reading' Maternity and Mothercraft`the best available work on the subject' VerbatimAbout the AuthorPatrick Hanks is a lexicographer and linguistic researcher, and is well known as a names specialist.Flavia Hodges is a philologist, lexicographer, and publisher.Kate Hardcastle is a lexicographer, and names specialist.