Here is a veritable treasury on the origins of names, their history, meaning, variant forms, including a biography of the saint who bore the name as well as the day of its commemoration on the Orthodox Church calendar. Parents, priests, Godparents, Sunday school teachers and others will find this an excellent and useful reference book. Names are alphabetically arranged and easy to find. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". 164 pages. 2nd printing.