The name game a look behind the labels
This illustrated investigation looks at how people get their names in various cultures and at what some of those names mean. It also discusses unusual names, nicknames, the names of pets, companies, and hurricanes, and much more.
| Main Author: | Jackson, Donna M., 1959- |
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| Other Authors: | Stearn, Ted (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Viking,
c2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Name games
- Firsts, lasts, and middles
- Pet names
- Traveling toponyms
- Blowing in the wind
- Art of naming companies
- Searching for "Grace Lee"
- Name exchange
- Destiny calling
- Nicknames: getting personal
- Picture this...tips for remembering names
- Did you know?
- Explore more!
- There's a name for it.