The Best Gender-Neutral Baby Name Book
The Ultimate Collection of Unique Unisex Names
by Melanie Mannarino
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Pub Date Jul 16 2019 | Archive Date Jul 30 2019
Tiller Press | S&S/Simon Element
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Description
What’s in a name? A lot. For generations, they’ve indicated a lot about a person: their family history, personality traits, and qualities—and let’s not forget about nicknames, both good and bad. But while a name may have special significance to the parents who choose it, when you stop and think about it, there’s little else it can reveal about a baby, or the adult that child grows into.
Try to accurately imagine what a kid named Frankie looks like...he could be a preschool boy who loves to paint or a teenage girl who is the star of her track team. Same goes for Casey, Jamie, or Taylor. Just as we no longer automatically choose “girl” (pink) or “boy” (blue) colors, today’s parents want their child to have a unique name that defies stereotypes.
This one-of-a-kind book compiles the best gender-neutral baby names for your child, along with fun “Top 5 Lists that Make Unique Baby Names” sprinkled throughout (including foods, mythological places, surnames, and more). Use as a guide or read it cover to cover—or dip into specific chapters if you’ve already got a first letter in mind. Have fun, be creative, and know that whatever name you choose, your baby will be a unique and amazing person who defines themselves.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781982130589 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 192 |
Featured Reviews
K S, Media/Journalist
The Best Gender-Neutral Baby Name Book by author Melanie Mannarino is a fun and useful book for parents to be! I loved reading through the names and meanings of these and would absolutely recommend this one for parents and family!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Steff F, Educator
The fact that <i> The Best Gender-Neutral Baby Name Book</i> by Melanie Mannarino exists was a really exciting moment for me. In fact, I was pretty thrilled to have the chance to peruse through one. Now, I do happen to be cisgendered, so I've never personally experienced how it feels to be born in a gender that does not match the gender I feel I have. But I do hope to have children one day and the truth is that it isn't really fair to these children to grow up with a name that they feel misrepresents their gender. And I genuinely find myself interested in the idea of giving any child I might have a gender-neutral name. And so I really enjoyed reading through the names collected within this book. And I would love to see more of them out there in the future.
One of the best things about this book is that it was inclusive, pulling names from various cultures in order to offer a wider variety of names to those who want to give their children the opportunity to have a name that doesn't conform to a specific gender. And, I think, as a writer, this book is an amazing opportunity for choosing character names. And for that, I cannot help being incredibly happy to have gotten a chance to give this book a read through.
For the most part, I think <i>The Best Gender-Neutral Baby Names</i> was pretty useful overall. I really enjoyed seeing names that I wouldn't have ordinarily considered gender-neutral. There were, admittedly, a few that I didn't feel really fit as I generally see them with a specific gender, however overall I was really impressed with the collection. I do have to admit, though, that I wasn't overly fond of all the names that were based on states like Dakota and Tennessee.
<i>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</i>
Stephanie S, Book Trade Professional
This book is an awesome contribution to the preparing for baby world. There are barely any resources out there for parents looking for gender neutral names and this book definitely fills that gap. I expect this to be a huge hit and will definitely be recommending it to other parents.
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