The Best Baby Names Treasury: The Ultimate Resource for Finding the One Name You'll Treasure Forever

by Emily Larson

The Baby Name Book that Stands the Test of Time An innovative resource that provides parents with a true keepsake they can cherish forever. Inside you'll discover everything you need to consider for baby girl and boy names (from spelling to trendiness), every step to take (from where to find unique sources to how to personalize popular names), and every mistake to avoid (don't forget to Google your picks!). Perfect for yourself or as a beautiful gift at baby showers, gender reveals, or just for a new-mom or dad to be! More than 100,001 names (including alternate spellings, variations, origins, and definitions) *Unlike any other baby names book, with more than 250 lists and extras Pretty and practical, The Best Baby Names Treasury provides you with the ultimate, comprehensive resource to help you make the right choice for your family.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

672 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Claire]

As a writer, and an anthroponomastophile, I have read a lot of baby name books. While this one is not my favourite, it is of high enough quality that I have kept it for years and reference it. It has a fairly good article on considerations for naming and some cute lists of name choices. It has a large collection of names, meaning you will find a lot of those used in English Western culture. The flaw is a lack of pronounciation guide and/or nicknames (it does reference similar names, but same name in different ethnicities and nicknames is a different thing). If you are not trying to go in depth with background, and are willing to do cultural research for references and denomyns, like most parents naming a baby, this book is a good choice. If you are doing writer, historical or anthroponomastic research, this book is too simplistic to be more than a jumping-off point.

[Hawley · Rating 4 out of 5]

The intro to the book has a handful of chapters with various different elements of things to consider (and their tips) for chosing names - first, middle, siblings... I liked reading those, and the lists of names are quite extensive. I found my name in the book, which is extremely extremely rare and uncommon. I've never seen it in any name book or anything of the sort before, so it shocked me. However, there were names that I sought out to find in the book that they simply didn't have or may have been listed as alternative spellings, perhaps. I like the format and it's well presented, but I think I may like other books with more indepth name descriptions better. Still, the first part is really helpful and again, the lists of names are quite impressive.

[Kathy · Rating 1 out of 5]

As a first time mom hunting for the perfect name I found this book very overwhelming and quit looking at it. Most of the pages are covered in names that look like random letters thrown together and the names that are understandable are not very common like states or mythological gods. I'll have to keep hunting to find a book that has more common names. The one plus is that it does list the info for each name for country of origin, meaning, and other spellings. It is probably my fault for grabbing a book with 100,001+ names. I need to find a book of Dick and Janes and not Auera and Aemana.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grateful to a past friend who gave this to me after figuring the name out for her baby in 2009, and at the time we used this to help with naming our first child. Now with our second it is a lot harder and this book is very helpful. I appreciate the suggestions and fun lists in the front, from cultural names to names from the 1920's and so on. I prefer this over my other baby name books.

[Brianna · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you're looking for an exceedingly outlandish and unique name for your baby, this is the book for you.