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Ever wonder what the most popular and unpopular baby names are? And how certain people and places got their names? Or are you just looking for guidance in choosing your child's name? <p><i>All Those Wonderful Names</i> is an amusing exploration of names, familiar words, phrases, and the stories behind their origins. From the common to the confounding, this book has it all. Hear the true stories behind the naming of tropical storms, cars, fictitious characters, major league baseball teams, and more. Find out the real names of celebrities, such as Elton John, Cher, Rip Torn, Cary Grant, Liberace, and Conway Twitty. Discover counties, towns, and cities with strange names like Difficult, Tennessee; Jiggs, Nevada; Virgin, Utah; and Bosom, Wyoming. Learn unusual names for newborns—and perhaps the origin of your own surname as well.</p>

Author

Hook, J. N. (Julius Nicholas), 1913-

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780471530114

Subjects

Memoir, Literary Fiction, History

Updated

2026-03-24