24 NOVEMBER 1900, Page 23

Girls' Christian Names. By Helena Swan. (Swan Sonnenschein and Co.

2s. 6d. net.)—This is a very interesting little volume, con- taining a great amount of information, collected, it is clear, with no small pains and research. Miss Swan gives often an illustra- tive passage. When she comes to Eva and its congeners, Evelyn and the like, BroNvning's "Evelyn Hope" is quoted. The etymology of the name, its variants and derivatives, sometimes not a little remote, its use, historical associations, &c., make up an interesting account under each item.