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Best Baby Name Books
| Tue, 04-22-2008 - 1:10pm |
What are your thoughts on the best baby name books? I have three baby showers to attend between now and July, so any advice would be appreciated! (Also, has anyone read a new book called The Baby Name Workbook? My sister--who lives three states away--raves about it...would anyone else recommend it?)

I like books that don't have all the meanings listed.
Which is what led me to purchase the same authors' latest book when it came out last year; it's called The Baby Name Bible. Woo, I could sit and read and read this over and over (in fact I did when pregnant with our now 7th baby). It's a cross between the BJJ/MM book and a name definition book. It lists names alphabetically, gives the background/definition and then also a "feel" for each name. There are also updated listsn as described in the above paragraph, scattered throughout. Two thumbs up and it's only $10.
HTH!
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I agree with the others that most baby name books aren't that great...they just seem to re-hash the same information, and most of the names in the "Thousands upon thousands of names available books" aren't really usable.
BUT...I actually own "The Baby Name Workbook", and I agree with your sister, ClaudiaJMom! It is nothing like any other bn book I've read, and is truly useful!! It doesn't list thousands of name options, like most. Instead, it is truly a "workbook" or "handbook". It points out several things for parents to consider when going through the name-choosing process. (I thought I was a very careful, thoughtful, name-selector, but that book points out things I had never considered...like parental legacies.) It also shows that sometimes parents really should uncover the meanings of their children's names: the name "ALEXIA" is a medical condition!! Also, there are several examples, like the sliding scale of feminine-to neutral-to masculine name forms: (IMRIE---EMERY---EMORY). There are also lists of celebrity baby names in the back...there are 13 famous babies named "JACK"!! But, the author is the first I've ever seen to actually caution new parents against using "Names from Hollywood"...that is the first time I've ever seen a baby name book mention the dangers of celebrity names.