Bible Baby Names: Spiritual Choices from Judeo-Christian Sources - Softcover

Diamant, Anita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1879045621 ISBN 13: 9781879045620

Publisher: Jewish Lights, 1996

Synopsis

A complete, one-of-a-kind resource for parents-to-be searching for a perfect name for their child.

Nearly 1,000 boys' and girls' names, both traditional and creative, from the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible, each with a:

• Translation from the original language
• Citation of where the name appears in the Bible
• Description of its meaning

Bible Baby Names gives and overview of the trends in baby names and explains why the Bible has been a rich source of names through the ages while it helps you make modern choices from ancient text. For all who want their child's name to be special, spiritual, and full of meaning, Bible Baby Names offers a treasure-trove of choices.

About this title

About the Author:

Anita Diamant is author of The Red Tent; The New Jewish Wedding; Bible Baby Names: Spiritual Choices from Judeo-Christian Sources; and The New Jewish Baby Book(Jewish Lights), among other books. She is a founder of Mayyim Hayyim, Living Waters Community Mikveh and the Paula J. Brody Family Education Center in Newton, Massachusetts.

From Booklist:

Bible Baby Names defines, pronounces, and provides references to the Bible for approximately 630 biblical names (with an emphasis on the Old Testament). The author indicates that this dictionary is not comprehensive (there are approximately 3,300 names in both Testaments), nor is it definitive or scholarly. Rather, she characterizes her book as inclusive of biblical names that "conform to current American tastes and trends." Thus, names like Jezebel, Judas, and Amalek are excluded because they are associated with evil. However, Lilith, a demon, is included, because it is a "pretty name" and because the stories about Lilith (as Adam's first wife) are intriguing. Many of the names appearing here are not found in the New Century Cyclopedia of Names, and Diamant provides definitions and references to the Bible that are not provided in the Century Cyclopedia or in Kolatch's Name Dictionary.

Divided into sections for boys' and girls' names, Bible Baby Names is prefaced with an essay on names. Although this slender book is more appropriate for public libraries and personal collections, Diamant will provide some depth to already existing personal-name dictionary collections in academic libraries, especially in terms of her emphasis on appropriate names and her inclusion of biblical references.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jewish Lights
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1879045621
• ISBN 13: 9781879045620
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 122