The Virgin Book of Baby Names
- ISBN-10
- 0863696414
- ISBN-13
- 9780863696411
- Category
- Names
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Virgin Books Limited
- Author
- Jane Spence
Description
Juggling between Tracey and Trixiebelle? In this baby name book, Jane Spence looks at the history of names, gives lots of good advice on the pitfalls and indicates what names are fashionable and what names aren't. The author also suggest some names for adopted children, for example Agnus which means the only choice. A complete gazetteer of names and their meanings completes the book.
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