The Language of Names: What We Call Ourselves and Why It Matters

by Anne Bernays and Justin Kaplan

Book Overview

As delightful and playful as it is profound and serious, The Language of Names is an absolute original -- a fascinating book that reveals us to ourselves, that demonstrates the endless variety of ways... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684838672
• ISBN13: 9780684838670
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Quite Interesting

This was a great book to read. It covers more topics than anyone could imagine and many interesting facts were presented. For instance, one neat thing I learned was that people who are named after their fathers are more likely to end up in a mental institution. The book also talks about name-changing in Ellis Island, names of geographical locations, maiden names, and much more. Highly recommended!