Beth’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Beth
Beth'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 "Beth's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Beth: meaning and origin
Beth is a short form of Elizabeth, or sometimes of Bethany. Wikipedia adds Elsbeth, the Scottish form of Elizabeth, and the Welsh Bethan to the list of names it shortens. That makes Beth one of the most flexible short names around: a Beth can be an Elizabeth, a Bethany or simply Beth.
Nicknames and variants
As part of the Elizabeth family, Beth has a long list of relatives on Behind the Name, including Bess, Bessie, Betsy, Betty, Eliza, Libby and Lizzie. Bethie is the affectionate way to stretch Beth out.
Famous people named Beth
Footballer Beth Mead won the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament at Euro 2022 as England won its first major women’s title, then became the first women’s footballer named BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Gymnast Beth Tweddle won Olympic bronze on the uneven bars in 2012 and three world titles. And Beth Gibbons is the singer and lyricist of Portishead; her 2024 solo album Lives Outgrown was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
Is Beth a popular name?
Beth had its moment in the 1960s. US Social Security data has it at 125th in the 1950s and 67th in the 1960s, when more than 58,000 American girls were named Beth, then 110th in the 1970s and 183rd in the 1980s. Many Beths are also Elizabeths, so the real number of women who go by Beth is much higher.
Beth trivia
The best-loved Beth in fiction is Beth March. Wikipedia says Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (1868–69) follows the four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, loosely based on Alcott and her own sisters. Gentle Beth catches scarlet fever while caring for a poor family, the Hummels.
Gift ideas that suit a Beth
- For a football fan. Match notes, in honor of Beth Mead.
- For a gymnast. Training notes, in honor of Beth Tweddle.
- For a Little Women fan. A notebook for the gentlest March sister.
- For a 60th birthday. Beth peaked in the 1960s.
How Beth can use it
Any Beth, 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 Beth 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 Beth’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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