names, personal

A collection of over 50,000 baby names and their meanings including thousands of creative and ethnic names.

Presents a collection of dynamic, modern, and meaningful names for babies selected from literary works.

Penny instantly loves the doll her grandmother sends her, but finding the perfect name for her is a challenge.

During a visit with her great-aunt, a young girl learns the story behind her name and learns to feel proud of her biracial heritage.

A comprehensive guide to more than four thousand Scottish family names and clans that defines the origins of the surnames, a brief history of the clans, tartans, and other related information; and includes a fold-out clan map.

Provides information about the meanings of first names, organized alphabetically by definition, with individual sections for male and female names.

A Native American grandfather tells his granddaughter the story of her ancestor Echo Hawk, explaining why she should be proud of her name and her heritage as a member of the Pawnee tribe.

Information on the history of names, changing your name, famous names, nicknames, and name games. Includes a dictionary of boys' and girls' names.

When Nick learns that a kindergarten classmate and his own father not only look alike but have the same name, he wonders if they could possibly be the same person.