Dawn’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Dawn
Dawn'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 "Dawn's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Dawn
Dawn comes straight from the English word for daybreak. Behind the Name traces it to the Old English dagung, and Wikipedia gives its meaning as “the first appearance of light, daybreak”. Wikipedia adds that Dawn is sometimes used as a name for Eos, the Greek goddess of the dawn. Behind the Name files it among English nature names and one-syllable names, which makes it one of the simplest word names a girl can have: a single sound for the start of a new day.
Nicknames for Dawn
Dawn is so short that the sources list no traditional nicknames or diminutives for it. Spellings do vary a little, though: Wikipedia’s list of notable Dawns includes the American actress Dawnn Lewis, with a double n. Most Dawns simply keep the name as it is, one bright syllable from birth certificate to birthday card.
Famous Dawns
Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser won eight Olympic medals and is one of only four swimmers to win the same individual Olympic event three times, taking the 100-meter freestyle in 1956, 1960 and 1964. Dawn French co-wrote and starred in French and Saunders with Jennifer Saunders and starred in The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2007). And Dawn Staley won three Olympic gold medals as a player, coached the US team to gold in 2021, and is the only person to win the Naismith Award as both a player and a coach.
How popular is Dawn?
Dawn rose with the baby boom. US Social Security data has it 110th in the 1950s, then 37th in the 1960s, when more than 114,000 American girls were named Dawn, and at its best rank, 26th, in the 1970s. It fell to 131st in the 1980s and then left the top 200, so most Dawns today are in their 40s, 50s and 60s.
Fun facts about the name Dawn
Dawn Fraser was the first woman to break the one-minute mark in her event. Wikipedia says that in October 1962 she became the first woman to swim the 100 meters freestyle in less than a minute. She was named Australian of the Year in 1964 and inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1965.
Dawn gift ideas
- For New Year’s. A fresh-start journal for a name that means the first light of day.
- For an early riser. Morning pages and sunrise notes, for a name that means daybreak.
- For a swimmer. Lap counts and race goals, in honor of Dawn Fraser.
- For a 50th birthday. Dawn peaked in the 1960s and 1970s, so milestone birthdays are here.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Dawn: 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 Dawn’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 Dawn’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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