5-Star Baby Name Advisor

by Bruce Lansky

Book Overview

Five-Star Baby Name Advisor is a unique and invaluable book for parents who want to select a name that will give their child a head start in life. It contains more helpful information about each name than any other book--starting with star ratings (like the ones used to rate movies, hotels, and mutual funds).

Most name books are basically lists of names that include origin and meaning. This unique book gives parents lots of help in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684057840
• ISBN13: 9780684057842
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Tells it like it is........

How many times does one parent daydream and end up with a really awful list of name choices based on some romantic nonsense? This is a child, folks, and we need to find the name that they can live with, and that will make a positive impression, and that also has some personal meaning to you. This book shows us how other people perceive the name, not only the feeling it gives most people but how they stereotypically visualize someone of a particular name. This is not an exhaustive list--but let's be frank. We don't need a list of 50,000 names with versions from halfway across the globe that we don't even know how to pronounce. This book gives variations on names, as well. It gave us the tools to find a name we liked and put our own spin on the it--we gave our daughter a simple, yet beautiful name that held family significance, and yet put our own spin on it so that it would be her very own. This is a must for the parent who needs help getting her or his head out of the clouds and see the reality of how a name will be for the little one.

The best of the baby name books!

I've looked at quite a few baby name books, and this one is by far the best. It includes a lot of helpful information on each name: how likely the name is to be mispronounced or misspelled, what image people have of someone with that name, meaning, etc. It also includes general information on naming guidelines and trends. Well put-together and very helpful!