Annette’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Annette
Annette's Notebook is a lined journal with one name on the cover, hers. The name sits in flowing script above a soft pink watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Annette's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Annette
Annette is a French diminutive of Anne. Wikipedia says it has been used as a name in its own right since the Industrial Age, and that Greek speakers use the variant Anneta. Behind the Name adds that it spread widely in the English-speaking world and became popular in America in the late 1950s thanks to actress Annette Funicello.
Nicknames for Annette
Behind the Name gives Nettie as the English diminutive of Annette, and lists French variants such as Annie, Anny, Anouk and Ninon, plus Anette in Scandinavia. Nettie is the old-fashioned favorite; Anouk is the stylish French cousin.
Famous Annettes
Annette Funicello became one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club at 12, had hits such as “Tall Paul” and “Pineapple Princess”, and starred in the Beach Party films with Frankie Avalon. Annette Bening has five Academy Award nominations and a BAFTA, and played Lady Macbeth on stage in 1984. And Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman became a vaudeville star, film actress and writer.
How popular is Annette?
Annette had a long run in the US. Social Security data has it at 155th in the 1930s and climbing steadily to 120th in the 1950s and 75th in the 1960s, its peak, when nearly 52,000 American girls were named Annette. It was still 176th in the 1970s. That makes most Annettes today mothers and grandmothers, which suits a notebook for family recipes or stories.
Fun facts about the name Annette
Annette Kellerman changed what women wore to the beach. Wikipedia says she was one of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume instead of pantaloons, and her suits became so popular that she started her own line of them. She also helped popularize synchronized swimming and wrote a swimming manual.
Annette gift ideas
- For a swimmer. Lap counts and goals, in honor of Annette Kellerman.
- For a Disney fan. A notebook for a name made famous by a Mouseketeer.
- For Mother’s Day. Annette peaked in the 1960s.
- For a theater lover. Notes on every show she sees.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Annette: the student, the list-maker, the diary keeper, the busy mom. Its 160 lined pages and 6" x 9" format suit daily journaling, study, meal plans, goals or gratitude notes. Plain lines mean no rules about how to use it. Her name on the front makes it easy to spot on a crowded desk.
Why a name on the cover matters
Notebooks tend to multiply on desks and in drawers. One with Annette’s name on the front is instantly hers: easy to spot, harder to “borrow”, and more personal than a plain cover. For children especially, seeing their own name on something makes it special and encourages them to actually use it.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Annette’s Notebook? The notebook measures 6 x 9 inches (roughly 15 x 23 cm) and has 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? Use the buttons on this page to find it on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon handles printing, shipping and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes. We publish hundreds of girls’ name notebooks with the same cover design. See our personalized name notebooks page or browse all name notebooks.
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