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Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana

ISBN: 0312974620
SHORT DESCRIPTION: This classic baby-naming bible is updated for the new millennium, with 95 percent new material, including new chapters, new trends, naming pitfalls, and more boy and girl names than ever--from traditional to trendy. Includes comprehensive name...

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Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana
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For expectant parents, it's part of the tradition to pore endlessly over baby-name books searching for the perfect moniker. Names carry stereotypes, vary in perceived attractiveness (a blond bombshell named Gertrude?), and help influence how we see ourselves. As Sigmund Freud once said, "A human being's name is a principal component in her person, perhaps a piece of his soul." In Beyond Jennifer and Jason, Madison and Montana, name experts Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran present a baby-name book that goes far beyond the usual name lists and definitions. Satran and Rosenkrantz provide a thorough history of American naming traditions, discuss the psychological and sociological impact of names, and, yes, include list after list after list of possibilities organized into categories: popular names, old-fashioned names, comfy names, yuppie names, African-American names, androgynous names, Shakespearean names, unpopular names, creative names, mythological names, effective and ineffective middle names, classical names... and so on. Annotated with humorous notes, descriptions, quotes, and name-derivation definitions, the book is a fun and fascinating read even for those not debating between Gravity and Jane or Mason and Hendrick. --Ericka Lutz

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"The all-new edition of the "classic baby name guide."

"The best baby-naming book ever written."--The News Journal

"The arbiter of hip baby names."--The Wall Street Journal

"If you want some inspiration in naming your baby (or if you just want to spend some amusing moments), pickup Beyond Jennifer & Jason."--Family Circle

Review
"The all-new edition of the "classic baby name guide."

"The best baby-naming book ever written."--The News Journal

"The arbiter of hip baby names."--The Wall Street Journal

"If you want some inspiration in naming your baby (or if you just want to spend some amusing moments), pickup Beyond Jennifer & Jason."--Family Circle

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Book Review

Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana
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Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana

FROM THE PUBLISHER

For years, expectant parents have relied on Beyond Jennifer & Jason as the baby-naming bible. Now this classic bestseller has been updated for the new millennium, with 95% new material, including new chapters, new trends, new naming pitfalls, and more boy and girl names than every—from traditional to trendy, and everything in between, plus a comprehensive name index. Going beyond stale baby-naming books that simply list names and their meanings, Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana uniquely identifies the trends, styles, and connotations in today's baby-naming game. Look for:Classic names (Emily, Sarah, Daniel, William)Surname names (Brady, Chandler, Donovan)Place names (India, Nevada, Paris)Unisex names (Cameron, Jordan, Terry)Good girl names (Hope, Chastity)Biblical boy names (Aaron, Noah)So-far-out-they're-in names (Cloud, August, True, Farmer)So-far-in-they're-out names (Brittany, Chelsea, Justin, Ryan)Ples: African-American names, Regional names, Star-baby names, Sixty Traditional Names That Transcend Time, and much, much more!

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Wall Street Journal

The arbiter of hip baby names.

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