Deanna’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Deanna
Deanna'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 "Deanna's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Deanna
Deanna is either a variant of Diana or a feminine form of Dean, says Behind the Name. Wikipedia says the name was apparently created in 1936 as a stage name for the actress and singer Deanna Durbin, whose real name was Edna Mae, and Behind the Name adds that her stage name rearranged the letters of her real one.
Nicknames for Deanna
Behind the Name lists Deana, Deann, Deanne, Deeann, Deena and Dina as variants, and Wikipedia adds the capitalized DeAnna. Deena and Dina are the short, friendly versions.
Famous Deannas
Deanna Durbin starred in Three Smart Girls (1936) and is credited with saving Universal Pictures from bankruptcy; she shared an Academy Juvenile Award with Mickey Rooney in 1938, and by 1946 she was the second-highest-paid woman in the United States, just behind Bette Davis. On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Counselor Deanna Troi, played by Marina Sirtis, is half-Betazoid and can sense emotions.
How popular is Deanna?
Deanna had two peaks. Wikipedia says it was in the US top 150 from 1938 to 1941 and in the top 100 from 1969 to 1971. Social Security decade data has it at 173rd in the 1940s, 128th in the 1960s, when more than 32,000 American girls were named Deanna, and 117th in the 1970s. It stayed in the top 200 into the 1990s, so Deannas span several generations.
Fun facts about the name Deanna
Deanna Durbin walked away from Hollywood. Wikipedia says her fan club ranked as the world’s largest during her active years, but after she retired in 1949 she married the producer-director Charles Henri David, moved to a farmhouse near Paris and gave only one interview about her career, in 1983.
Deanna gift ideas
- For a singer. Practice notes for a soprano, in honor of Deanna Durbin.
- For a Star Trek fan. A counselor’s log for the Enterprise.
- For Mother’s Day. Deanna peaked for girls born around 1970.
- For a classic movie night. Notes on 1930s musicals.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Deanna: 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 Deanna’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 Deanna’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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