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A dictionary of first names / Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanks, Patrick.
- Series:
- Oxford reference online premium.
- Oxford paperback reference
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Names, Personal--Dictionaries.
- Names, Personal.
- Names, Personal--History--Dictionaries.
- Genre:
- Subject dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 434 p. )
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Other Title:
- First names
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2006
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This comprehensive dictionary provides a fascinating collection of linguistic, historical, and associated information about some 6000 names, making it an ideal reference for linguists and family historians, as well as a source for choosing baby names.
- Contents:
- A dictionary of first names
- Arabic names
- Chinese names
- French names
- German names
- Indian names
- Irish names
- Italian names
- Japanese names
- Russian names
- Scandinavian names
- Scottish names
- Spanish names
- Welsh names
- Unisex names
- Most popular names in England and Wales 2003
- Most popular names in Scotland 2004
- Most popular names in the Republic of Ireland 2004
- Most popular names in the United States 2003
- Most popular names in Australia (NSW) 2003
- Most popular names in New Zealand 2003
- Most popular names in England and Wales 1954-2003
- Most popular names in the United States 1954-2003.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "Oxford Reference Online Premium."
- Title from home page (viewed Dec. 22, 2009).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-172667-2
- 0-19-156703-5
- 9780191567032
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