Darlene’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Darlene
Darlene'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 "Darlene's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Darlene: meaning and origin
Darlene was built from a term of endearment. Behind the Name says it comes from the English word “darling” combined with the common name ending -lene, and has been in use since the beginning of the 20th century. Wikipedia says it was coined in the late 19th century, matching other popular names of the time such as Arleen, Charlene, Irene, Jolene, Marlene and Pauline, and that the name has been used most in North America.
Nicknames and variants
Wikipedia gives Darleen and Darline as alternative spellings and lists Darla as a variant, and Behind the Name records Darleen as well. Darla makes a sweet short form, and “Darl” is about as close to “darling” as a nickname can get.
Famous people named Darlene
Darlene Love, born Darlene Wright, sang lead on “He’s a Rebel” for producer Phil Spector, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, and for years sang “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on David Letterman’s show before the holidays. Tennis player Darlene Hard won the French Championships in 1960 and the US Championships in 1960 and 1961, plus 13 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles. Behind the Name also lists Darlenes among the characters of Roseanne, Stranger Things and Three’s Company.
Is Darlene a popular name?
Darlene belongs to the mid-century. US Social Security data has it at 95th in the 1930s, 73rd in the 1940s and 71st in the 1950s, its biggest decade, when nearly 62,000 American girls were named Darlene, and still 91st in the 1960s. Wikipedia says it was in the US top 100 every year from 1933 to 1966 and in Canada’s top 100 from 1943 to 1973, so most Darlenes today are grandmothers.
Darlene trivia
Darlene got her stage name from a producer. Wikipedia says Phil Spector renamed Darlene Wright as Darlene Love in 1962, and some of her early hits were credited to the Crystals rather than to her. She also played Roger Murtaugh’s wife in the Lethal Weapon films and appears in the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom (2013).
Gift ideas that suit a Darlene
- For Christmas. A holiday gift for a name tied to a Christmas classic.
- For a tennis player. Match notes, in honor of Darlene Hard.
- For a grandmother. Darlene peaked in the 1950s.
- For Valentine’s Day. A name that literally means darling.
How Darlene can use it
Any Darlene, 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 Darlene 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 Darlene’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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