The Origin of Names, Words and Everyt..., Patrick Foote
The Origin of Names, Words and Everyt..., Patrick Foote
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The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between
Volume II

Author: Patrick Foote

Narrator: Jonathan Cowley

Unabridged: 4 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/12/2021

Synopsis

From the person behind the popular Youtube channel, NameExplain, comes the second volume of his bestselling book The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between. This new book is a fun, interesting and educational journey through the world of etymology. It covers a huge array of names from a variety of topic areas, and includes a bunch of random facts behind the names. From first names, to bodies of water—there's no name big or small, important or obscure that won't be explained.

Find fun facts. Presented in a light and entertaining manner, The Origin of Names compels you to learn a ton of things you didn't know you wanted to know. Unlike a dictionary, everything in this book is easy to understand and can be listened to from start to finish, or in short bursts. It's also a lot more fun—Patrick explains each name with jokes and quips you're bound to enjoy. Be the know-it-all you always wanted to be.

In The Origin of Names you'll:

● Learn fascinating word origins and bizarre name meanings

● Be able to entertain yourself and friends with random facts

● Gain honor and renown for your unrivaled knowledge of etymology

About Patrick Foote

Patrick Foote was born in London in 1994 and raised on the south east coast of England. Although Patrick loved learning at school he felt the education system was never quite right or engaging enough for him, so much so he dropped out of university after three months! All this led to the creation of the YouTube channel Name Explain, of which Patrick is the sole researcher, writer, animator, editor, and host. The channel was created to delve into people's curiosity and to get people learning in a fun and engaging way. It makes people think about things they never knew they wanted to know, relating to all things names. For instance, where is Old Zealand? Why do Austria & Australia have such similar names? Or if there are any descendants of Adolf Hitler still alive with the surname Hitler. In just over two years of existence Name Explain has amassed over 100,000 subscribers and over 10 million views. Patrick's key influences of his YouTube channel are CGP Grey and Xidnaf. His key writing influence is Bill Bryson. His love of animals comes from Steve Irwin and David Attenborough. When Patrick isn't writing books or YouTube videos he is normally playing video games, building Lego sets, watching professional wrestling, or looking after his pet tortoise Bowser.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Garrett on October 09, 2018

Yikes! I recently received this book as part of the "Trivia Champion" Humble Bundle, but I'm glad I didn't pay full price for this book. The content is good enough, although as other reviewers have mentioned, some of the origins are quite commonly known. That isn't a problem in itself. My concern is t......more

Goodreads review by Caro on September 26, 2018

I probably wasn’t the predicted target audience for this book. I got this book through Humble Bundle, actually. This book is more focused towards younger readers that spend far more time on YouTube than I generally do, which is reflected on the kinds of facts that are included. Small facts that can,......more

Goodreads review by Annie on February 03, 2020

It's an interesting little book on the origin of names for countries, cities, landmarks, animals, planets, etc. For example, "Budapest" is the combination of two cities that were united "Buda" and "Pest." The "bald" for "bald eagle" comes from Old English "balde" meaning white (ah, that explains a l......more

Goodreads review by Thijs on November 06, 2021

First of all, if you've come into contact with this book, go to the Name Explain YouTube channel. I've read some other reviews on this site, and they have valid points. The book could use some extra editing with the mistakes in it. And it does seem like a random collection of... well everything that......more

Goodreads review by Julio on November 30, 2018

Etymology is a fun -- or, at least, interesting -- area: The origin of words. And yes, that's what this book is about: words and their meanings. Five (or six) sections, each with 10 words and their origins. Kinda. There is one glaring problem with the book: Because etymology is somewhat boring ("hey,......more

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