A book about names
Subtitle: in which custom, tradition, law, myth, history, folklore, foolery, legend, fashion, nonsense, symbol, taboo help explain how we got our names and what they mean
By: by Milton Meltzer ; drawings by Mischa Richter.
Contributors: Richter, Mischa, 1910-, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crowell
Published: 1984
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Names, Personal -- Juvenile literature; Names, Personal -- Folklore; Nicknames -- Juvenile literature; Names, Personal; Nicknames
Description: Offers tidbits from history, folklore, tradition, and other sources that help explain how people got their names and what they mean.