Alicia’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Alicia
Alicia's Notebook puts her name front and center, written in flowing script across a soft watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Alicia's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Alicia: meaning and origin
Alicia is the Latinized form of Alice, according to Behind the Name. Alice came from the Old French Aalis, a short form of Adelais, which itself shortened the Germanic Adalheidis, the source of Adelaide. Wikipedia gives the meaning as “noble natured” or “noble of kind”. Behind the Name says Alice was popular in France and England from the 12th century and among the most common names in England until the 16th century, before Lewis Carroll’s heroine made it famous all over again.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name lists Ali, Allie, Ally, Lesia, Lisha and Lyssa as English diminutives, and a long list of spellings that includes Alecia, Alisha and Alycia. Ali and Allie are the everyday picks, while Lyssa and Lisha are more unusual.
Famous people named Alicia
Alicia Keys is a classically trained pianist who began writing songs at 12 and signed with Columbia Records at 15; her debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001), sold over 12 million copies and won five Grammy Awards. Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, famous for her Giselle, became partially blind at 19, and her company became the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955. And Alicia Silverstone became a teen idol as Cher Horowitz in Clueless (1995).
Is Alicia a popular name?
Alicia rose with Gen X. US Social Security data has it entering the top 200 at 169th in the 1960s, climbing to 82nd in the 1970s and peaking at 46th in the 1980s, when nearly 67,000 American girls were named Alicia. It was 82nd again in the 1990s and 145th in the 2000s before leaving the top 200.
Alicia trivia
Alicia Keys was almost Alicia Wilde. Wikipedia says that at 16 she nearly chose Wilde as her stage name, until her manager suggested “Keys” after a dream he had; she felt it suited her both as a performer and as a person. Alicia Alonso, meanwhile, danced with lights placed around the stage to guide her.
Gift ideas that suit an Alicia
- For a pianist. Practice logs and song ideas, in honor of Alicia Keys.
- For a ballet student. Class notes, for a name shared with Alicia Alonso.
- For a movie night. A watch list starting with Clueless.
- For Mother’s Day. Alicia peaked in the 1980s, so many Alicias are moms now.
How Alicia can use it
Any Alicia, of any age. The 6" x 9" size is roomy enough for proper writing and small enough for a handbag or school bag. With 160 plain lined pages there’s no fixed layout, so it can be a diary, a gratitude journal, a study notebook, a recipe book or a home for to-do lists. Notebooks tend to multiply in drawers, but one with her name on the front is instantly hers.
The little things that make it hers
There’s something about seeing your own name in print. It makes a notebook feel like it belongs to you, which is a good reason to fill it. It also means Alicia can pick hers out of a pile in a second, at school, at work or on the kitchen counter.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Alicia’s Notebook? About the size of a trade paperback book: 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm), 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? It’s sold on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon prints and ships each copy and handles delivery and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes, the same apple blossom design comes in hundreds of girls’ names. Start at all name notebooks or our personalized name notebooks guide.
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