World of Baby Names: A Rich and Diverse Collection of Names from Around the Globe, Revised and UpdatedPenguin, 1 lug 2003 - 640 pagine One of the most comprehensive baby name reference guides available, featuring more than 30,000 baby names, has been revised and expanded. Each chapter focuses on names from specific countries, regions, and ethnicities, including details about traditional naming customs. Each entry contains various spellings and pronunciations, as well as the name's meaning, history, etymology, and derivations. |
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African Names | 1 |
AfricanAmerican Names | 17 |
American Names | 28 |
Biblical Names | 65 |
Chinese Names | 78 |
Czech and Slovak Names | 81 |
English Names | 93 |
French Names | 149 |
Korean Names | 366 |
MuslimArabic Names | 369 |
Mythology and Astrology Names | 389 |
North American Indian Names | 404 |
Polish Names | 423 |
Polynesian Names | 446 |
Portuguese Names | 452 |
Romanian Names | 464 |
German Names | 176 |
Greek Names | 197 |
Hawaiian Names | 218 |
HinduIndian Names | 244 |
Hungarian Names | 269 |
Irish Names | 279 |
Italian Names | 312 |
Japanese Names | 334 |
JewishHebrew Names | 340 |
Russian Names | 468 |
Scandinavian Names | 480 |
Scottish Names | 506 |
Southeast Asian Names | 529 |
Spanish Names | 533 |
Welsh Names | 564 |
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Parole e frasi comuni
Africa Anglicized form Arabic Aramaic beautiful believe Bible borne by St borne in Greek borrowing Celtic child Christ Christian cognate coinage of uncertain commonly bestowed compound name composed daughter defender or helper diminutive form Ecclesiastic Greek Ecclesiastic Late Latin English Names English surname family name derived famous Feminine form gift goddess gracious Greek mythology Hawaiian form Hebrew helper of mankind hence Hungarian form independent given name Irish king Latinate form lord Male Names ments Middle English Modern coinage mother name is borne name of uncertain Nigeria Norse mythology Old English Old French Old High German Old Norse old Roman family origin and meaning peace pet form place-name Polish form Popular name derived pound name composed rived Roman family name Roman mythology root ruler saint Sanskrit Scandinavian Scottish Gaelic short form slav glory Slavonic elements spear surname derived surname originating Swahili Transferred uncertain derivation uncertain etymology variant form victory wife Yoruba
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