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The
African-American Baby Name Book
Names are a hallmark of our heritage, reflections of both
the ethnic and religious roots of our past and our dreams
for our children's future. This A-to-Z guide includes more
than 10,000 names, ranging from African names to contemporary
names to traditonal Muslim names and more. Also featured
is advice on alternative spellings, information on origins
and meanings, and tips on choosing a name that will help
parents reflect the treasure of the child who owns it.
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African
Names : Names from the African Continent for Childrens and
Adults
After I spoke at a writer's workshop recently, a man approached
the podium and told me that he used my book to find a name
for an Ethiopian character in a novel he was writing. Another
friend informed me that a colleague had found all of her
childrens' names in here. If you can't find exactly what
you are looking for in African Names, try my new book 1,001
African Names. And let me know which name you choose. Happy
hunting
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1,001
African Names : First and Last Names from the African Continent
From Abadeet to Zoan, 1001 African Names offers names for
African-Americans to use in naming children or to use as substitutes
for their own Western names. Weaving in African proberbs,
the book reveals the meaning of the names and traces the common
threads of Africa's rich naming traditions.
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African
Muslim Names : Images and Identities
This book discusses the social and cultural significance
of African Muslim names, explaining how these are chosen
for newborns in African societies and the values each represents.
A name reflects and reinforces an identity both when it
is given and when it is changed. African Muslim Names discusses
the social and cultural significance of proper names. It
explains how names are chosen for newborns in African societies
and the values they represent. In these days of mounting
interest in identity and culture, many Muslim Africans,
African-Americans and others wish to know the meanings of
the names they choose so that they reflect their aspirations
for their children and...more
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Baby
Names (Real Names with Real Meanings for African Children
This book claims in its introduction, to be
superior to other baby names because of its accuracy but clearly
it it poorly edited, with names with no meanings and meanings
with no names. The bulk of the book does not define if names
are masculine, feminine or unisex, and in the one section
that does, there are clearly feminine meanings in the male
name section. In addition, the title of the book led me to
be believe that it would be ALL African names but instead,
there are entire pages with no African names, but rather Eurocentric
names that some African Americans have used for their children
in the past. Worst of all is that some of the "African names"
are not names at all. Who would name their child "Ugly woman",
"evil" or after a particular "market place". My husband and
I thought there were some nice choices for girls names, but
you really have to read carefully.
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