Synopsis Invaluable to every home, this book contains over five thousand names arranged alphabetically and phonetically. This book is unique in many respects. It is the first book of its kind which provides the etymology of words and gives brief biographical sketches of individuals who bear distinguished names. In his introduction Mr. Kamath, who has put in painstaking hours over two years to bring out this compilation, also tells us about the christening rituals common among Hindus, again scoring a first.