Dominique’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Dominique
Give Dominique a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Dominique's Notebook has her name in elegant script over a pink watercolor apple blossom cover.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Dominique's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Dominique come from?
Dominique is the French form of Dominicus (Dominic), used for both girls and boys, says Behind the Name. Wikipedia describes it as a unisex French name of Latin origin that means “of the Lord”, and says it has a name day on August 8.
Other forms of Dominique
Wikipedia lists Dom, Meeka, Mika, Nico and Nikki as nicknames or short forms, so a Dominique can choose a style to suit her.
Well-known Dominiques
Dominique Dawes, born on November 20, 1976, was known as “Awesome Dawesome”. Wikipedia says she was the 1994 US all-around champion and a three-time Olympian who won team medals at every Games: bronze in Barcelona in 1992, gold with the “Magnificent Seven” in Atlanta in 1996, and bronze in Sydney in 2000. She also won an individual bronze on floor exercise in Atlanta. In 1992 she and teammate Betty Okino became the first African American women to win an Olympic medal in gymnastics.
Dominique’s popularity
Dominique peaked at the end of the 20th century. US Social Security data has it at 184th in the 1980s and 136th in the 1990s, when more than 23,600 American girls were named Dominique.
A few more things about Dominique
A Belgian nun took “Dominique” to number one. Wikipedia says Jeanne-Paule Deckers, known as Sœur Sourire or “The Singing Nun”, wrote and sang the 1963 French-language song about Saint Dominic, founder of her religious order. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in December 1963, also reached number one in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and won a Grammy in 1964. Deckers also recorded it in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese.
Gift ideas with Dominique in mind
- For a gymnast. A training journal for a Dominique on the beam.
- For her name day on August 8. A notebook for a summer celebration.
- For French class. Vocabulary notes for a name with French roots.
- For Black History Month. A journal in honor of a groundbreaking Olympian.
A notebook for every Dominique
Dominique’s Notebook works just as well for a teenager as for a grandmother. It’s 6" x 9", which fits in most bags, with 160 lined pages and no printed layout to work around. Use it as a diary, a school notebook, a planner or a place to collect quotes and ideas. A name on the cover turns an everyday notebook into something personal.
Why choose a personalized notebook?
A plain notebook is useful. One with her name on it is a gift. Seeing “Dominique’s Notebook” on the cover tells Dominique it was chosen for her, not grabbed off a shelf, and that small touch is often what makes people keep a notebook going instead of abandoning it after a week.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Dominique’s Notebook? 6" x 9", or about 15.2 x 22.9 cm. It’s a paperback with 160 lined pages inside.
Where do I buy it? Dominique’s Notebook is available on Amazon, which prints each copy to order and looks after delivery and refunds.
Do you have other names? We do, hundreds of them. Browse all name notebooks or read how to find a name on our personalized name notebooks page.
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