Ebony’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Ebony
Ebony'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 "Ebony's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Ebony: meaning and origin
Ebony comes from the English word for the black wood of the ebony tree, says Behind the Name, ultimately from the Egyptian hbnj. In America it is used most often in the Black community. Wikipedia says it was among the 1,000 most popular names for American girls from 1971 to 2005, and spelling variants include Ebonee and Eboni.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name lists Eboni as a variant, and Wikipedia adds Ebonee. Eb and Bonnie are friendly short forms.
Famous people named Ebony
Ebony Rainford-Brent, born December 31, 1983, is an English former cricketer and now a commentator. Wikipedia says she was the first Black woman to play for England, and she was in the England team that won the 2009 Women’s Cricket World Cup in Australia, beating New Zealand in the final at North Sydney Oval. She later captained Surrey and became its first Director of Women’s Cricket.
Is Ebony a popular name?
Ebony is a 1980s name. US Social Security data has it at 158th in the 1980s, when more than 18,200 American girls were named Ebony. Behind the Name says it last ranked in the US top 1,000 in 2005, at 958th, and it reached 85th in New South Wales in 2006.
Ebony trivia
Ebony magazine was named for the wood. Wikipedia says John H. Johnson founded it in Chicago in 1945, and his wife Eunice Walker Johnson chose the name, thinking of the dark wood. Modeled on Life, it set out to cover African-American achievement in a positive light. The first issue appeared on November 1, 1945, with a press run of 25,000 copies that sold out completely.
Gift ideas that suit an Ebony
- For Black History Month. A journal for stories, heroes and history.
- For a cricket fan. A scorebook-style notebook for matches and stats.
- For a writer. A notebook for articles, interviews and ideas.
- For Christmas. A holiday diary for a girl with a rich, elegant name.
How Ebony can use it
Any Ebony, 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 Ebony 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 Ebony’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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