Bol'shaia kniga imen. Polnoe issledovanie: proiskhozhdenie, istoriia, znachenie - Mamontov A.E.

What is a human name? We only know what their parents call us, we put it in the passport. Few people think that at the dawn of mankind knew that the name is not only a distinctive set of sounds, but also is a secret, not accidental part of the very essence of man, serves as the driving force of his destiny. That is why naming the name was a ceremonial act of creation.
From ancient times shamans and sorcerers of different cultures and peoples, dedicating to their secrets a person, gave him a new name, sometimes so sacred that a man did not disclose it to anyone even in the face of death. Echoes of those customs remained in our cultures in the form of religious ordinances (naming a name in the traditions of Islam, or baptism in Orthodoxy).
The book you hold in your hands is not a reference book of names or a short dictionary of their meanings.
This is a real fundamental author's research work, covering the most popular names that exist in our country.
Each name in the book is a journey deep into history, an acquaintance with our ancestors and the events of antiquity.
Fascinating description of each name, parsing each in terms of word formation, listing diminutive and affectionate and other forms of it will give the reader the most complete idea of each of the names.
The name is like clean clothes, can not stand dirt. You can't wash your name like clothes. Therefore, it should be cherished young as its honor, as one's conscience. Your name is you.