Brittany’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Brittany
Brittany'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 "Brittany's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Brittany: meaning and origin
Brittany comes from the name of the region of Brittany in northwest France, called Bretagne in French. Behind the Name says it was named for the Britons who settled there after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and that as a given name it took off in America in the early 1970s, reaching third place for girls by 1989. Wikipedia gives the same Celtic-to-French place-name story for the given name.
Nicknames and variants
Brit, Britt and Britney are the usual short forms, and Behind the Name also lists Brittney, Brittani, Brittni and Brittny. Related place-name forms include Britannia and Brittania, which some parents use as elaborate alternatives.
Famous people named Brittany
Brittany Murphy starred in Clueless, 8 Mile and Girl, Interrupted before her death in 2009. Brittany Snow played in Pitch Perfect and the Hairspray remake. And Brittany Howard rose to fame as the lead singer and guitarist of Alabama Shakes, later winning Grammys for her solo work.
Is Brittany a popular name?
Brittany is a late-20th-century name. US Social Security data has it 21st in the 1980s and 7th in the 1990s, when more than 190,000 American girls were named Brittany. It fell to 189th in the 2000s, so most Brittanys today are in their mid-20s and 30s.
Brittany trivia
Brittany the region has its own Celtic language, Breton, which is related to Welsh and Cornish. So every Brittany carries a little reminder that Celtic culture survived on the Continent as well as in Britain.
Gift ideas that suit a Brittany
- For a music fan. Set lists and lyric drafts, in honor of Brittany Howard.
- For a 30th birthday. Brittany peaked in the 1990s, so milestone birthdays are here.
- For a traveler. Maps and packing lists for a name taken from a French region.
- For a Pitch Perfect fan. Harmonies and rehearsal notes, for Brittany Snow.
How Brittany can use it
Any Brittany, 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 Brittany 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 Brittany’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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