Wasatch County Library

An innovative guide to selecting the perfect name for one's child, using a buyer's guide approach that helps parents ask the right questions to choose a name specifically tailored to personal taste.

Young Alma is trying to write her very long name on her paper–Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela– and it doesn’t fit. She doesn’t hesitate to air her frustration to her father who regales his daughter with the stories behind each name. “Then you decide if it fits,” he tells her. Cuddled together in a chair looking at photo albums, Alma learns about every family member from Grandma Sofia who loved poetry to Candela her other grandmother...

"Fully updated for 2018, the bestselling original baby names book now has over 8,000 names inside. From each state's most popular names and trends for 2018 to tips about initials, last names and nicknames, Baby Names 2018 includes everything parents-to-be need to know to pick the perfect name for their baby."

Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.

"Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name, one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name"--

When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.

Crisantemo loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

Outlines step-by-step guidelines for using numerology insights to promote greater success and well-being, explaining how to evaluate one's compatibility with others, choose powerful baby names, and improve relationships.