The Penguin Dictionary of First Names - Softcover

Pickering, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141013982 ISBN 13: 9780141013985

Verlag: Penguin, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

What's in a name? Rather more than you might at first suspect, for names are steeped in history and myth and have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs - even our personality traits. Now fully updated for its second edition, with 150 new entries, The Penguin Dictionary of First Names takes a close look at over 5,000 examples, ranging from the familiar to the comparatively obscure, drawn from all parts of the English-speaking world. Detailed and informative, it is essential reading for expectant parents and for anyone who is intrigued by the story attached to each name.

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David Pickering is a freelance writer and editor. He is the author of a number of reference works including the Cassell Dictionary of Abbreviations and the Cassell Dictionary of Proverbs. He lives in Buckingham.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0141013982
• ISBN 13: 9780141013985
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Penguin Random House Ireland Limited; productsafety@penguin.co.uk; ; Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street; Dublin; Irland