# The Penguin Dictionary of First Names

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- Book: [The Penguin Dictionary of First Names](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-pickering/the-penguin-dictionary-of-first-names) ([The Penguin Dictionary of First Names.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-pickering/the-penguin-dictionary-of-first-names.md))
- Authors: [David Pickering](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-pickering)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4101-398-5
- Pages: 400
- Published: 2004-08-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

What's in a name? Rather more than you might at first suspect, for names are steeped in history and myth and have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs - even our personality traits. Now fully updated for its second edition, with 150 new entries, The Penguin Dictionary of First Names takes a close look at over 5,000 examples, ranging from the familiar to the comparatively obscure, drawn from all parts of the English-speaking world. Detailed and informative, it is essential reading for expectant parents and for anyone who is intrigued by the story attached to each name.