Carla’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Carla
Give Carla a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Carla'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 "Carla's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Carla come from?
Carla is the feminine form of Carlo, Carlos or Carl, says Behind the Name, which places it in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Dutch and English use. That makes Carla one of the few names that sounds at home in almost any European language.
Other forms of Carla
Behind the Name lists Carly, Carlie, Carli, Carley and Carlee as short forms, and Carlene and Karlene as variants. Carly works for a girl, and Carla for a grown woman.
Well-known Carlas
Carla Bruni was a model before her first album, Quelqu’un m’a dit, spent 34 weeks in the French top ten; she was first lady of France from 2008 to 2012. Carla Gugino starred in the Spy Kids films and Night at the Museum, and played Sally Jupiter in Watchmen. And English writer Carla Lane created the sitcoms The Liver Birds, Butterflies and Bread.
Carla’s popularity
Carla’s American peak was the 1960s. Social Security data has it at 138th in the 1950s and 79th in the 1960s, when nearly 48,000 American girls were named Carla, then 118th in the 1970s and 193rd in the 1980s. That makes most Carlas today in their 50s and 60s, the perfect age for a notebook full of travel plans or family recipes.
A few more things about Carla
Carla Lane was a pen name. Wikipedia says the writer was born Romana Barrack in 1928, and that besides her sitcoms she was a well-known animal rights campaigner. She was described as “the television writer who dared to make women funny”. Carla Bruni, meanwhile, was born in Italy and moved to France at the age of seven, which is why she sings in French.
Gift ideas with Carla in mind
- For a songwriter. Lyrics, in honor of Carla Bruni.
- For a TV writer. Sitcom ideas, in honor of Carla Lane.
- For a 60th birthday. Carla peaked in the 1960s.
- For a family with Italian or Spanish roots. A name at home in both.
A notebook for every Carla
Carla’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 “Carla’s Notebook” on the cover tells Carla 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 Carla’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? Carla’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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