Bethany’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Bethany
Give Bethany a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Bethany's Notebook has her name in elegant script over a pink watercolor apple blossom cover.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Bethany's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Bethany come from?
Bethany comes from the name of a biblical town, Bethania in Greek, says Behind the Name. It is probably of Aramaic or Hebrew origin and may mean “house of affliction” or “house of figs”. In the New Testament, Bethany is the home of Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha. Wikipedia places it at the foot of the Mount of Olives, near Jerusalem.
Other forms of Bethany
Behind the Name gives Beth as the diminutive and Bethanie and Bethney as variants. Beth is the classic short form, and it links a Bethany to every Elizabeth called Beth too.
Well-known Bethanys
Surfer Bethany Hamilton was born in Lihue, Hawaii, in 1990 and learned to surf at the age of three. Wikipedia says that on October 31, 2003, at age 13, she lost her left arm in a shark attack at Tunnels Beach on Kauai. She returned to professional surfing, and her 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer became a 2011 feature film.
Bethany’s popularity
Bethany was a 1980s and 1990s favorite. US Social Security data has it at 99th in the 1980s, when more than 29,300 American girls were named Bethany, and 117th in the 1990s. Behind the Name says it became moderately common in America after the 1950s, after long use as a rare name in honor of Mary of Bethany.
A few more things about Bethany
Bethany is still a real town. Wikipedia says it is known locally in Arabic as al-Eizariya, “place of Lazarus”, after the man the Gospel of John says Jesus raised from the dead there. It sits on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives, less than 2 miles from Jerusalem, and the traditional Tomb of Lazarus is a place of pilgrimage.
Gift ideas with Bethany in mind
- For a surfer. A logbook for waves and beach days, in honor of Bethany Hamilton.
- For Easter. A gift for a name from the town where Jesus stayed during Holy Week.
- For a trip to Hawaii. A travel journal for the islands.
- For a first Communion or confirmation. Prayers and notes for a Bethany.
A notebook for every Bethany
Bethany’s Notebook works just as well for a teenager as for a grandmother. It’s 6" x 9", which fits in most bags, with 160 lined pages and no printed layout to work around. Use it as a diary, a school notebook, a planner or a place to collect quotes and ideas. A name on the cover turns an everyday notebook into something personal.
Why choose a personalized notebook?
A plain notebook is useful. One with her name on it is a gift. Seeing “Bethany’s Notebook” on the cover tells Bethany it was chosen for her, not grabbed off a shelf, and that small touch is often what makes people keep a notebook going instead of abandoning it after a week.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Bethany’s Notebook? 6" x 9", or about 15.2 x 22.9 cm. It’s a paperback with 160 lined pages inside.
Where do I buy it? Bethany’s Notebook is available on Amazon, which prints each copy to order and looks after delivery and refunds.
Do you have other names? We do, hundreds of them. Browse all name notebooks or read how to find a name on our personalized name notebooks page.
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