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A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference)
by Patrick Hanks, Hardcastle Kate, Flavia Hodges
from Oxford University Press, USA

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Many sections, some names hard to find
  Oxford Dictionary of First Names
  I have both of the books discussed by the other reviewers here, "A Concise Dictionary of First Names", 1992 ed, ISBN 0198661908, and "Oxford Dictionary of First Names", 2006 ed, ISBN 978-0198610601. Contrary to what the other reviewer stated, the Concise book (240 pages) is NOT a subset of the larger Oxford book on first names (which stops numbering pages after 285, but is close to 400 pages). In the acknowledgements section at the front of the Concise book, the authors... more info

• Nothing of interest here
  Every entry is identical. Tells you nothing of interest. The one thing you want to know, what the name means, is hard to find, if it's mentioned at all. Very disappointing.

• This is the best reference book on first names.
  I have often found need for this book. It gives detailed etymologies of names, of famous persons bearing the name, and cross-references different forms of the name (as nick, male/female, and other languages). A name book done up as a proper reference book. It also has sections on Hindi/Indian and Muslim/Arabic names.

• Comprehensive collection of names with meanings & origins.
  Head and shoulders above all other name books I have seen. Well researched and extremely thorough.

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