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Choosing a Hebrew name for your child can be very exciting. Numerous books of names have been published with the meanings and origins of hundreds of names. The most exhaustive are The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names, The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew Names and The New Name Dictionary all by Alfred J. Kolatch and published by Jonathan David Publishers.
For general reading including assistance with names, I recommend The New Jewish Baby Book: Names, Ceremonies, & Customs: A Guide for Today's Families, by Anita Diamant, published by Jewish Lights Publishing, 2005.
I am always happy to assist you in choosing a name regardless of whether you are sure of the gender. Feel free to call and discuss it directly at 215-439-5033. You can be assured that if I am in the middle of something I cannot interrupt, like say, a bris, I'll let it go to voice mail and return your call.
Online resources tend to not be as complete, but they are handy and free.
Here are some links I like;
http://judaism.about.com/od/hebrewname1/a/all_names.htm
http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/browse-by-alphabet.html
One of the beauties of the following website is the Hebrew transciption of the name, which when copied and pasted into a document, does not read backwards or as gobbledygook which is often the case.
http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/jew.php
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