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Elegantly written, easy to use, and delightful to read, The Penguin Classic Baby Name Book is divided into sections of boysâ and girlsâ names. Entries include information on origin, meaning, variations, and, most important, literary namesakes. Throughout the book are sidebars with mini essays about literary characters and naming trends, as well as quotations from the books themselves.
From The Penguin Classic Baby Name Book:
Chloe (Greek, "young green shoot") A traditional name in pastoral poetry. The source is Longusâs fourth-century poem "Daphnis and Chloe," which concerns the romance between the offspring of a goatherd and a shepherd. In Uncle Tomâs Cabin, Aunt Chloe is the wife of Uncle Tom. A wonderful cook, warm and loving, she is saving money to buy his freedom. When he dies, she is heartbroken.
About: Divided into sections of boys' and girls' names, this entertaining reference for book-loving parents presents some two thousand names from the pages of the world's finest literature, along with information on origin, meaning, variations, and literary namesakes and sidebars on literary characters and naming trends.
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