Dorothea’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Dorothea
Give Dorothea a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Dorothea'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 "Dorothea's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Dorothea come from?
Dorothea is the feminine form of the Greek name Dorotheos, meaning “gift of god,” from doron, “gift,” and theos, “god,” says Behind the Name. Theodore uses the same elements in reverse order. The name belonged to early saints, including the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea and the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, patron of Prussia.
Other forms of Dorothea
Behind the Name links Dorothea with Dorothy, Dora, Dot, Dottie, Thea and Dorothee among English and related forms. Dot and Thea are the snappiest short forms. Dorothy was the everyday English spelling for generations.
Well-known Dorotheas
Dorothea Lange, born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn on May 26, 1895, and died October 11, 1965, was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist. Wikipedia says she is best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration, and that her photographs influenced documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression. Her work for the FSA remains among the most recognized images of that decade.
Dorothea’s popularity
Dorothea is a 1910s name in America. US Social Security data has it at 185th in the 1910s, when more than 7,700 American girls were named Dorothea. Behind the Name no longer lists a recent US ranking for this longer spelling. Dorothy carried most of the 20th-century traffic while Dorothea kept a more formal, continental look.
A few more things about Dorothea
Theodore is Dorothea backwards. Behind the Name notes that Theodore joins the same Greek “god” and “gift” elements in reverse order, so Dorothy and Theodore are etymological mirrors. Another famous Dorothea, reformer Dorothea Dix, lobbied for the first generation of American mental asylums in the 19th century.
Gift ideas with Dorothea in mind
- For a photographer. A field journal for frames, light and contact sheets.
- For a history reader. A notebook for reformers, saints and archives.
- For Mother’s Day. A keepsake diary for a gift-of-god name.
- For Christmas. A thoughtful holiday journal for Dorothea.
A notebook for every Dorothea
Dorothea’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 “Dorothea’s Notebook” on the cover tells Dorothea 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 Dorothea’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? Dorothea’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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