personal names

Provides the meanings, proper usage, and significance of approximately 1,200 African names. Classified by general region and arranged alphabetically.

Contains A-to-Z lists of baby names with definitions, grouped in the categories of boys, girls, and unisex; features forty-two additional lists of names in categories such as flowers, mountains, and colors; and includes tips and hints from other parents who have been faced with the task of naming a child.

Lists many African personal names along with their meaning, pronunciation, and the African country and language from which they derive.

Discusses the name William and the many interesting people throughout history who have held that name.

Christopher, tired of his boring name, decides to change it to something more exciting, but a special birthday gift helps him realize only one name can be the right one.

Presents cartoon adaptations of three school stories.

Contains lists of baby names. Includes tips of finding a name, an alphabetical list of the origins and meanings, and lists of categories of names. Categories include: celebrity names, unique names, award-winners' names, business names, political names, scientific names, New Age names, artists names, regional names, cultural names, historical names, and religious names.

Contains over 30,000 names and their backgrounds and meanings from thirty-one different regions, countries, and categories, including Biblical, mythological, African, English, and American names.

Over 30,001 boys' and girls' names complete with origins, meanings, variation, and famous namesakes.