Estella’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Estella
Estella'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 "Estella's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Estella
Estella is a Latinate form of Estelle, says Behind the Name. Estelle comes from an Old French name meaning “star,” from Latin stella. Behind the Name notes that Estella Havisham is the heroine of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations (1860), and that the novel helped revive star-names in English. Wikipedia treats Estella as a feminine given name in that Dickensian line.
Nicknames for Estella
Behind the Name links Estella with Estelle, Stella, Estela, Estrella and Essie. Stella and Essie are the easiest everyday short forms. Estelle is the French sister spelling with the same starry meaning.
Famous Estellas
Estella Havisham is a central character in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations. Wikipedia says she is introduced as an orphan raised by the wealthy, eccentric Miss Havisham to become a lady, and that she is widely believed to have been partly based on Ellen Lawless Ternan. Behind the Name flags her as the literary namesake who carried Estella into wider English use.
How popular is Estella?
Estella was a turn-of-the-century star-name. US Social Security data has it in the top 200 in the 1880s, 1890s and 1900s, highest at 115th in the 1880s, with more than 8,500 American girls named Estella across those decades. Behind the Name no longer lists a recent US ranking for Estella. Stella later took much of the short-form traffic.
Fun facts about the name Estella
Dickens helped revive the star. Behind the Name says Estelle was rare in medieval English, then returned in the 19th century, perhaps because of Estella Havisham in Great Expectations. The Latin stella still sits inside every Estella, so the literary heroine and the night sky share a root.
Estella gift ideas
- For a stargazer. A night-sky journal for constellations and dates.
- For a Dickens reader. A book club notebook for Victorians and plot twists.
- For New Year’s Day. A fresh-start diary under a bright name.
- For Christmas. A shining holiday journal for Estella.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Estella: 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 Estella’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 Estella’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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