Delia’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Delia
Delia'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 "Delia's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Delia
Delia means “of Delos” in Greek, says Behind the Name. It was an epithet of the goddess Artemis, who was born on the island of Delos with her twin brother Apollo. Behind the Name lists a second, English Delia as a short form of Adelia or Bedelia. Wikipedia covers both and adds Cordelia and Odelia as names Delia can shorten, with Della as a diminutive.
Nicknames for Delia
Wikipedia lists Adelia, Bedelia, Cordelia and Odelia as longer names behind Delia, with Della as a diminutive. Dee and Dell are easy pet forms. Cordelia is the most literary choice for a Delia who wants a longer name.
Famous Delias
Delia Derbyshire, born May 5, 1937, in Coventry, and died July 3, 2001, was an English musician and composer of electronic music. Wikipedia says she worked with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the 1960s, where she made the electronic arrangement of the theme music for Doctor Who. She has been called “the unsung heroine of British electronic music” and influenced artists including Aphex Twin and the Chemical Brothers.
How popular is Delia?
Delia had a long run in the United States. Social Security data has it 141st in the 1880s and 199th in the 1890s, about 3,420 girls in those two decades. Behind the Name’s US chart shows it hanging on in the top 1,000 for decades afterward, last ranked 985th in 2007. It is still popular in Moldova, where Behind the Name lists it 15th in 2023.
Fun facts about the name Delia
Delia started as a pen name for love poetry. Wikipedia says the Roman poet Tibullus used Delia as the pseudonym of his lover Plania in popular love poems, and that the name later appeared in poems of the 16th and 17th centuries. The 1901 Irish census, Wikipedia adds, counted 6,260 people named Delia.
Delia gift ideas
- For a synth fan. A notebook for sounds, patches and track ideas.
- For a sci-fi viewer. A journal for episodes, theories and time travel.
- For Valentine’s Day. A diary for a name born in Roman love poetry.
- For Christmas. A starry holiday journal for Delia.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Delia: 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 Delia’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 Delia’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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