First Names First

by Leslie Dunkling

Drawing on research into name usage in the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia, the author presents detailed information on the use of first names in the past and present and the images that they tend to evoke

Genres: Reference

285 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1977

About the author

Also writes under: Leslie Alan Dunkling

Reviews

[Douglas Larson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, now out of print, is a detailed and interesting study of first names. The author explores trends of first names as well as giving advice on selecting a first name. The book is dated (i.e. published in the 1970's I believe) but the information is usefull and interesting none-the-less.
Like other books of this nature, Dunkling includes a statistical analysis of the most popular names. I found that analysis interesting even if its out of date now. But I especially appreciated his thoughts on the criteria for selecting a child's name. They were pragmatic and sensible.