What's in a Name?
- ISBN-10
- 0671025554
- ISBN-13
- 9780671025557
- Series
- What's in a Name?
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 703
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-11-01
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Susan Osborn
Description
This exhaustively researched reference book explores the origins and meanings of the most common names in the language, bringing together fascinating information on the numerology, astrology, gem stones, and herb science surrounding our names. Original.
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- 2017-01-01
- 370 pages
- Paperback
- University of Toronto Press
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