names

Offers information on fashionable names, nicknames, the psychology of surnames, the origins of first names, place names, pub names, and titles of pop groups.

Rhyming text depicts a father sharing with his child such things as seven words that all mean blue and the name of every kind of cloud.

An illustrated discussion of the meaning, power, and relevance of people's names, covering acronyms, "Googleg?ngers," and other fun facts.