names, personal

Only after he has learned the difference between honoring morning and changing it to suit his own pride can Boy find the perfect name for himself.

Presents alphabetized profiles of girls' and boys' names, providing their meanings, origins, and variations and graphs of their popularity since the early twentieth century, and includes facts on names and naming; tips for adoptions, mixed-culture babies, and twins; and over 250 lists of names by category.

Orville Rudmeyer Pygenski, Jr.'s, decision to form an "I Hate My Name Club" has some surprising results.

Contains the meaning of more than 10,000 popular and traditional names for boys and girls.

Presents alphabetical listings of more than 20,000 traditional and nontraditional names for males and females from cultures around the world, each with a pronunciation guide, country of origin, and definition, and includes suggestions for selecting and creating names.

On his way to finding a name for himself, a young turkey on Mrs. Tittle's farm narrowly escapes becoming a Thanksgiving Day meal.

Presents over 25,000 names for boys and girls, including selections from European, African, Asian, and Native American traditions, each with origins and meanings, nicknames, and variations; and includes advice for prospective parents on how to choose just the right name for their new baby.

A young boy who always pretends to be someone else decides to give his own name when he gets lost in a department store.