Bridget’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Bridget
Bridget'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 "Bridget's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Bridget
Bridget is the anglicized form of the Irish Brighid, from an old Celtic word meaning “the exalted one”, says Behind the Name. In Irish mythology Brigid was the goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom. In the 5th century Saint Brigid founded a monastery at Kildare, and the name was considered so sacred that it did not come into general use in Ireland until the 17th century.
Nicknames for Bridget
Behind the Name gives Biddy and Bedelia as diminutives, and Bríd and Brigid as Irish forms. Wikipedia notes that Bridey was once so common that it became slang for any Irish girl.
Famous Bridgets
Bridget Riley was born on April 24, 1931, in Norwood, London. Wikipedia says the English painter studied at Goldsmiths’ College and the Royal College of Art and worked part-time as an illustrator at an advertising agency until 1962. She is known for her op art paintings, beginning with the black-and-white works she made in the early 1960s. She lives and works in London, Cornwall and the Vaucluse in France.
How popular is Bridget?
Bridget was most popular in the 1970s. US Social Security data has it at 153rd in the 1970s, when more than 18,800 American girls were named Bridget, and 166th in the 1980s.
Fun facts about the name Bridget
Ireland gives Bridget her own holiday. Wikipedia says St. Brigid’s Day, February 1, began as the Gaelic festival of Imbolc, marking the start of spring. People weave Brigid’s crosses and hang them over doors and windows to protect the home from fire, illness and evil. Since 2023 it has been a public holiday in Ireland.
Bridget gift ideas
- For St. Brigid’s Day. A notebook for February 1 and the first days of spring.
- For St. Patrick’s Day. A gift for a Bridget with Irish roots.
- For an art student. A sketch journal for patterns and op art ideas.
- For a trip to Ireland. A travel journal for Kildare and beyond.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Bridget: 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 Bridget’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 Bridget’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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