George Stewart, the world's foremost authority on place-naming, has written an engrossing dictionary that has become the standard work on the history of American first names. Stewart places names in historical and linguistic context, discussing, with his characteristic wit, each name's etymology and degree of use today.
A browser's delight--a treasure trove of fascinating facts--American Given Names is also an important contribution to the history of language and to Americana.

Analysis on names under the ancient Greek Philosophy including Pythagorean Tetractys, Ancient Greek number, Music note, Ancient note, Greek Ancient notes, Greek Ionian note, Greek Aeolian note, Greek Lydian note, Greek Hypolydian note, Greek Mixolydian note, Greek C Mixolydian note, Greek Phrygian note, Greek Hypophrygian note, Greek Dorian note, Greek C Dorian note, Greek Hypodorian note, Greek B Locrian note, Byzantine note, New notes, Note's scale, Frequency, Beats, Beats [*8/*16], Intonation scale Freq., Intonation scale Beats, Intonation scale [*8*16], Intonation scale notes, Mayan Galactic tone, Muse [Domain-Emblem], Ancient Greek God, Ancient Greek God colour, Astrology, Planet day, Planet, Hindi Planet, Colour, Chakra, Aura, Spiritual Body, Number Quality, Vaastu Shastra, Avatar of Vishnu, Samanism, Roman number, Roman Greek God, Aztec Nahuatl number, Month, Week Day, Alchemy, Tarot, Ogham, Rune, Chinese dragon, I-Ching, I-Ching [ revised ], Feng Shui Number, Feng Shui House Number, Egyptian soul part, Egyptian God, Egyptian Principle, Chaldean and Hebrew, Tree of Life, Hebrew Letter, Element, Gemstone, Plane, Temperament, Today number, Binary number, Morse code symbols, Greek [Hellenic] Letter, Number Meaning, Friendly with numbers, Unfriendly with numbers, Number Dream Symbol, Function [magic square], Main target, Personal Goal, Gifts, Fears, Challenges, Traits, Succeed as, Psychological type, Analytical psychology, Psycho-type transaction, Psychological properties, Number interpretation, Negative aspects !!!

Analysis on names under the ancient Greek Philosophy including Pythagorean Tetractys, Ancient Greek number, Music note, Ancient note, Greek Ancient notes, Greek Ionian note, Greek Aeolian note, Greek Lydian note, Greek Hypolydian note, Greek Mixolydian note, Greek C Mixolydian note, Greek Phrygian note, Greek Hypophrygian note, Greek Dorian note, Greek C Dorian note, Greek Hypodorian note, Greek B Locrian note, Byzantine note, New notes, Note's scale, Frequency, Beats, Beats [*8/*16], Intonation scale Freq., Intonation scale Beats, Intonation scale [*8*16], Intonation scale notes, Mayan Galactic tone, Muse [Domain-Emblem], Ancient Greek God, Ancient Greek God colour, Astrology, Planet day, Planet, Hindi Planet, Colour, Chakra, Aura, Spiritual Body, Number Quality, Vaastu Shastra, Avatar of Vishnu, Samanism, Roman number, Roman Greek God, Aztec Nahuatl number, Month, Week Day, Alchemy, Tarot, Ogham, Rune, Chinese dragon, I-Ching, I-Ching [ revised ], Feng Shui Number, Feng Shui House Number, Egyptian soul part, Egyptian God, Egyptian Principle, Chaldean and Hebrew, Tree of Life, Hebrew Letter, Element, Gemstone, Plane, Temperament, Today number, Binary number, Morse code symbols, Greek [Hellenic] Letter, Number Meaning, Friendly with numbers, Unfriendly with numbers, Number Dream Symbol, Function [magic square], Main target, Personal Goal, Gifts, Fears, Challenges, Traits, Succeed as, Psychological type, Analytical psychology, Psycho-type transaction, Psychological properties, Number interpretation, Negative aspects !!!

Analysis on names under the ancient Greek Philosophy including Pythagorean Tetractys, Ancient Greek number, Music note, Ancient note, Greek Ancient notes, Greek Ionian note, Greek Aeolian note, Greek Lydian note, Greek Hypolydian note, Greek Mixolydian note, Greek C Mixolydian note, Greek Phrygian note, Greek Hypophrygian note, Greek Dorian note, Greek C Dorian note, Greek Hypodorian note, Greek B Locrian note, Byzantine note, New notes, Note's scale, Frequency, Beats, Beats [*8/*16], Intonation scale Freq., Intonation scale Beats, Intonation scale [*8*16], Intonation scale notes, Mayan Galactic tone, Muse [Domain-Emblem], Ancient Greek God, Ancient Greek God colour, Astrology, Planet day, Planet, Hindi Planet, Colour, Chakra, Aura, Spiritual Body, Number Quality, Vaastu Shastra, Avatar of Vishnu, Samanism, Roman number, Roman Greek God, Aztec Nahuatl number, Month, Week Day, Alchemy, Tarot, Ogham, Rune, Chinese dragon, I-Ching, I-Ching [ revised ], Feng Shui Number, Feng Shui House Number, Egyptian soul part, Egyptian God, Egyptian Principle, Chaldean and Hebrew, Tree of Life, Hebrew Letter, Element, Gemstone, Plane, Temperament, Today number, Binary number, Morse code symbols, Greek [Hellenic] Letter, Number Meaning, Friendly with numbers, Unfriendly with numbers, Number Dream Symbol, Function [magic square], Main target, Personal Goal, Gifts, Fears, Challenges, Traits, Succeed as, Psychological type, Analytical psychology, Psycho-type transaction, Psychological properties, Number interpretation, Negative aspects !!!

Analysis on names under the ancient Greek Philosophy including Pythagorean Tetractys, Ancient Greek number, Music note, Ancient note, Greek Ancient notes, Greek Ionian note, Greek Aeolian note, Greek Lydian note, Greek Hypolydian note, Greek Mixolydian note, Greek C Mixolydian note, Greek Phrygian note, Greek Hypophrygian note, Greek Dorian note, Greek C Dorian note, Greek Hypodorian note, Greek B Locrian note, Byzantine note, New notes, Note's scale, Frequency, Beats, Beats [*8/*16], Intonation scale Freq., Intonation scale Beats, Intonation scale [*8*16], Intonation scale notes, Mayan Galactic tone, Muse [Domain-Emblem], Ancient Greek God, Ancient Greek God colour, Astrology, Planet day, Planet, Hindi Planet, Colour, Chakra, Aura, Spiritual Body, Number Quality, Vaastu Shastra, Avatar of Vishnu, Samanism, Roman number, Roman Greek God, Aztec Nahuatl number, Month, Week Day, Alchemy, Tarot, Ogham, Rune, Chinese dragon, I-Ching, I-Ching [ revised ], Feng Shui Number, Feng Shui House Number, Egyptian soul part, Egyptian God, Egyptian Principle, Chaldean and Hebrew, Tree of Life, Hebrew Letter, Element, Gemstone, Plane, Temperament, Today number, Binary number, Morse code symbols, Greek [Hellenic] Letter, Number Meaning, Friendly with numbers, Unfriendly with numbers, Number Dream Symbol, Function [magic square], Main target, Personal Goal, Gifts, Fears, Challenges, Traits, Succeed as, Psychological type, Analytical psychology, Psycho-type transaction, Psychological properties, Number interpretation, Negative aspects !!!

The most comprehensive compilation and analysis of Ashkenazic given names ever! This 728-page book identifies more than 15,000 given names derived from just 735 root names. Each root name includes a detailed description of the origin (etymology) of the name, a list of the variant and derivative names displayed in a scheme that reveals how the variants evolved, and references to the more than 15,000 variations of the root names throughout the centuries--some dating back to the 11th century. An index to the 15,000 variations guides you to the proper root name.

This innovative dictionary allows the user to find given names which relate to a specific meaning. Arranged alphabetically by definition, the names are followed by the language of origin, variations (derivatives, diminutives, and nicknames) of the name itself, and the name as interpreted in different languages. Separate sections are included for male and female names. Using the dictionary you could discover that there are over 160 names listed for "flower," from Anthea (Greek) to Zahara (African).

In the choice of a child's name—the first symbolic inscription of a human being—the parents' desire appears in filigree. When children are born, they are not a tabula rasa, virgin of inscription. A pre-text precedes them, which is also a parental inter-text. The name becomes the written trace of the intersection of the parents' desires. Over this pre-text children write their own text and take possession of that name for themselves because of the singularity of its signs. The writing of the name remains as the indelible sign of a symbolic family history, a group palimpsest to which several generations often add contributions. Therefore, it is well worth going through this family book, following its movements, revealing its characters, recognizing this manuscript in cursive letters linked by bonds that run through several generations so that children may take possession of their first name.

This important volume in onomastics, the study of names, presents a listing of Yiddish first names in the modern period: 1750 to the present day. Yiddish Given Names: A Lexicon resumes, collects, documents, and corrects the available body of research on Yiddish given names. It aims to establish the modern corpus and give the origins of the names therein. Rella Israly Cohn has amassed and preserved a number of names that have become extremely rare, almost to the point of disappearing, and correctly identified their sources using a number of works both commonly available and difficult to find.

The book begins with preliminary material that orients the reader, explains technical terms and classifications, and describes the evolution of Yiddish names throughout their history. Following is the lexicon itself, which is comprised of over 250 names with variant forms and alphabetized according to the English transliteration. Each entry relates the Yiddish name to its source language, shows a source form, and gives the attestations of the name in its various forms in the earliest written works. Concluding with several appendixes that offer additional information and assist in reference and accessibility, this significant work will serve scholars in onomastics, linguistics, and Yiddish and will be of interest to both scholars and laypersons researching their family history or the cultural legacy of the Jewish community worldwide.