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Here are the principal books I used to research the etymology and meanings of the Hebrew Baby Names and My Name in Hebrew entries on this site.
For your home library I highly recommend books by the following authors: Kolatch, Diamont, Sidi.

Alcalay, R.
The Complete Hebrew English Dictionary.
Ramat Gan: Masada Publishing.

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Diamant, Anita. 1989.
What to Name Your Jewish Baby. What to Name Your Jewish Baby
New York: Summit Books.

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Kolatch, Alfred J.
The New Name Dictionary – Modern English and Hebrew Names.
Middle Village: Jonthan David. 1994

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Kolatch, Alfred J.
The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names.
Middle Village: Jonthan David. 1984.

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Sidi, Smadar Shir.
The Complete Book of Hebrew Baby Names.
San Francisco: Harper. 1989.
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For a complete list of the Bibliographies used to research Hebrew Baby Names and My Name in Hebrew click here - .

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Additional resources for Hebrew, Aramaic and Biblical names:
Blech,B and Elaine Blech
Your Name Is Your Blessing:
Hebrew Names and Their Mystical Meanings.
Northvale: Jason Aronson. 1999.

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Craker, Lorilee, and Mona Daly.
A Is for Adam : Biblical Baby Names.
WaterBrook Press. 2000.

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Diamant, Anita. 1989.
What to Name Your Jewish Baby.
New York: Jewish Lights Pub. 1994.

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Kolatch, Alfred J.
Best Baby Names for Jewish Children Best Baby Names for Jewish Children
Middle Village: Jonthan David. 1998.

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Rozenkrantz, Linda. Pamela Redmond Satran.
Beyond Sarah & Sam: An Enlightened Guide to Jewish Baby Naming
New York: St. Martin’s Press. 1992.

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Resources for non-Hebrew names:

1999. Arabic First Names New York: Hippocrene Books.

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Arce, Rose Marie and Maite Junco. 1995. Bebes Preciosos – 5001 Hispanic Baby Names. New York: Avon.

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Asante, Molefi Kete. 1991. The Book of African Names. New Jersey: Africa World Press.

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Browder, Sue. 1998. . The New Age Baby Name Book. New York: Workman Publishing.

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Dinwiddie-Boyd, Elza. 1994. Proud Heritage – 11,001 Names for your African-American Baby New York. Avon Books .

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Dunkling, Leslie and William Gosling. 1983. The Facts on File Dictionary of First Names. Cincinnati: The Facts on File Publications.

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Ellefson, Connie Lockhart. 1995. The Melting Pot of Baby Names. Cincinnati: Betterway Books. Wallace, Carol McD. 1992. 20,001 Names for Baby. New York: Avon.

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John, Steven. 1988. The Right Name for Baby. London: W. Foulsham & Co.

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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. 1992. Concise Dictionary of First Names. New York: Oxford UP.

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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. 1988. A Dictionary of Surnames. New York: Oxford UP.

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Johnson, Geoffrey. 1999. O’Baby: The Irish Baby Name Book. New York: Berkley Books.

Ka’ano’I, Patrick and Robert Lokomaika’iokalani Snakenberg. 1988 The Hawaiian Name Book Hololulu: Bess Press .

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Norman, Teresa. 1996. A World of Baby Names. New York: Perigee

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Norman, Teresa. 1998. The African-American Baby Name Book. New York: Berkley Books.

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Rule, Lareina. 1988Name Your Baby. New York: Bantam Books.

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Schwegel, Janet. 1997. Baby Name Countdown. New York: Marlowe and Company.

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(Wallace, Carol McD. 1992. 20,000 Names for Baby. New York: Avon. 39). .

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