Discusses various kinds of personal names such as nicknames and names after marriage and describes how names changed as they traveled overseas and were passed down through generations. Includes a dictionary of common last names and their meanings.
A new boy named Matthew joins Mrs. Tuttle's class, which already has twenty-five students whose first names are Matthew and whose last names begin with every letter except Z.
Presents photographs of 26 children each with a name beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. The children tell about themselves and what their names mean.
Jo's grandfather helps her feel better about herself when he tells her the story about why she is named for the heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Louis.
Adaptation of a Chinese folktale. When a child falls into a well and too much time is spend saying his name, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
