Bible Baby Names: Spiritual Choices from Judeo-Christian Tradition
- Book Review,
by Anita Diamant
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Bible Baby Names defines, pronounces, and provides references to the Bible for approximately 630 biblical names (with an emphasis on the Old Testament). The author indicates that this dictionary is not comprehensive (there are approximately 3,300 names in both Testaments), nor is it definitive or scholarly. Rather, she characterizes her book as inclusive of biblical names that "conform to current American tastes and trends." Thus, names like Jezebel, Judas, and Amalek are excluded because they are associated with evil. However, Lilith, a demon, is included, because it is a "pretty name" and because the stories about Lilith (as Adam's first wife) are intriguing. Many of the names appearing here are not found in the New Century Cyclopedia of Names, and Diamant provides definitions and references to the Bible that are not provided in the Century Cyclopedia or in Kolatch's Name Dictionary.Divided into sections for boys' and girls' names, Bible Baby Names is prefaced with an essay on names. Although this slender book is more appropriate for public libraries and personal collections, Diamant will provide some depth to already existing personal-name dictionary collections in academic libraries, especially in terms of her emphasis on appropriate names and her inclusion of biblical references.
Book Description
A complete resource for parents-to-be searching for a perfect name for their baby. The Bible provides some of today s most popular names. But, as Bible Baby Names shows, there are many names beyond Adam and Eve! The book offers nearly 1,000 boys and girls names from the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible, each with a: Translation from the original language Citation of where the name appears in the Bible Description of its meaning For all who want their child s name to be special, spiritual, and full of meaning, Bible Baby Names offers a treasure-trove of choices. A great shower gift! A Son! Adin Beautiful, pleasant, gentle. (Hebrew) An Israelite leader whose sons return from the exile in Babylonia. (Ezra 2:15) Timothy Who honors God. (Greek) A disciple and companion of Paul. (I and II Timothy) A Daughter! Atara Crown. (Hebrew) One of the wives of Jerahmeel, mother of Onam. (1 Chronicles 2:26) Martha From the Aramaic meaning mistress or sorrowful. Jesus visited Martha in her home. (Luke 10:38-42)
About the Author
Anita Diamant, author of The New Jewish Wedding and other books, has been published in Parenting, Parents, Hadassah, and Redbook. Diamant is also a prize-winning journalist and an essayist whose columns have appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine and Parenting.
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