Deborah’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Deborah
Deborah'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 "Deborah's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Deborah: meaning and origin
Deborah comes from the Hebrew name Devora, meaning “bee”. In the Old Testament Book of Judges, Deborah is a prophetess and judge who leads the Israelites against the Canaanites. Together with the commander Barak she defeats the army of Sisera, and her victory song is one of the oldest passages in the Bible. Behind the Name says the name was taken up by English Christians after the Protestant Reformation and was popular with the Puritans.
Nicknames and variants
Deborah has a whole set of friendly short forms: Deb, Debbie, Debby, Debi and Debbi. Debra is a popular spelling that was a big name in its own right in the 1950s. So a Deborah can be formal at work and plain Deb with her friends.
Famous people named Deborah
Deborah Kerr starred in The King and I and From Here to Eternity and was nominated for six Academy Awards. Debbie Harry is the lead singer of Blondie. And Dame Deborah James, a British podcaster known as “Bowelbabe”, raised millions of pounds for cancer research.
Is Deborah a popular name?
Deborah was a baby boom name. US Social Security data has it 68th in the 1940s and then 5th in the 1950s, when more than 430,000 American girls were named Deborah, not counting the many Debras. It was still 12th in the 1960s and dropped out of the top 200 after the 1980s, so most Deborahs today are in their 60s and 70s.
Deborah trivia
Deborah and Melissa share a meaning: both names mean “bee”, one in Hebrew and one in Greek. The biblical Deborah held court under a palm tree, known as the Palm of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel. Debbie Reynolds, star of Singin’ in the Rain, was born Mary Frances Reynolds, but her Debbie made the nickname famous.
Gift ideas that suit a Deborah
- For a leader. Deborah led an army. A notebook for big plans, meetings and decisions.
- For a retirement. Many Deborahs are in their 60s. A place for travel plans and new hobbies.
- For a beekeeper. Her name means “bee”. Hive notes and honey harvests.
- For a film fan. A watch list of classics, starting with Deborah Kerr in The King and I.
How Deborah can use it
Any Deborah, 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 Deborah 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 Deborah’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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