Carol’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Carol
Give Carol a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Carol'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 "Carol's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Carol come from?
Carol began as a short form of Caroline, the feminine form of Charles. It can also be given in honor of the English word carol, meaning “song, hymn”, which is why it feels so Christmassy. As a rare boys’ name, it comes from Carolus, the Latin form of Charles. Behind the Name says it grew popular in the US in the early 20th century and peaked in 1945.
Other forms of Carol
Carol rarely gets shortened, but it has several spellings, including Carole, the French form. Its parent name is Caroline, and its wider family includes Carla, Carly, Charlotte and Lottie. A Carol who wants a fresh twist can borrow any of them.
Well-known Carols
Carol Burnett starred in The Carol Burnett Show, one of the most-awarded TV comedy series in history. Carole King wrote and sang the album Tapestry, one of the best-selling records of the 1970s. And in the UK, Carol Vorderman was a long-time star of the quiz show Countdown.
Carol’s popularity
Carol was a wartime favorite. In US Social Security data it ranked 11th in the 1930s and peaked at 5th in the 1940s, when more than 290,000 American girls were named Carol. By the 1970s it had slipped to 130th, and it has since fallen out of the top 200. Most Carols today are grandmothers, often in their 70s and 80s.
A few more things about Carol
Because a carol is a Christmas song, girls born around Christmas have long been given the name. Charles Dickens’ famous story A Christmas Carol (1843) has nothing to do with the name, but most Carols have heard the joke. Carole King’s Tapestry spent 15 weeks at number one on the US album chart.
Gift ideas with Carol in mind
- For Christmas. It’s hard to find a better stocking gift for a Carol than a notebook with her name on it.
- For a choir singer. Song lists, rehearsal notes and carol-service memories, all in one place.
- For a grandmother. Many Carols are grandmas now. A home for family recipes and stories.
- For a songwriter. A nod to Carole King: lyrics and ideas, written down before they slip away.
A notebook for every Carol
Carol’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 “Carol’s Notebook” on the cover tells Carol 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 Carol’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? Carol’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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