Evelyn’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Evelyn
Evelyn'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 "Evelyn's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Evelyn
Evelyn began as an English surname, which came from the medieval given name Aveline. When it was first used as a first name, in the 17th century, it was more common for boys. Behind the Name says it is now almost entirely feminine, probably helped by its likeness to Eve and Evelina. It was popular across the English-speaking world in the early 20th century and made a big comeback in the 21st, returning to the American top ten in 2017.
Nicknames for Evelyn
Evie is the favorite short form, especially for little Evelyns, and Evvie is an older spelling of it. The name has many cousins, too: Eveline, Evelina, Aveline and Avaline. Behind the Name also links it to Eileen and Aileen, so an Evelyn has relatives on both sides of the Irish Sea.
Famous Evelyns
Dame Evelyn Glennie is a Scottish percussionist who has been profoundly deaf since childhood and often plays barefoot to feel the music. Evelyn Lauder created the Clinique brand and helped make the pink ribbon the symbol of breast cancer awareness. And Evelyn Waugh, author of Brideshead Revisited, is a reminder that it was once a boys’ name.
How popular is Evelyn?
Evelyn has had two lives. In US Social Security data it peaked at 12th in both the 1910s and the 1920s, when more than 124,000 American girls were named Evelyn. It drifted out of the top 200 after the 1960s, came back in the 1990s and was 13th in the 2010s. So an Evelyn could be a great-grandmother or a first grader.
Fun facts about the name Evelyn
Evelyn Waugh’s first wife was also called Evelyn: Evelyn Gardner. When they got engaged in 1927, their friends started calling them “He-Evelyn” and “She-Evelyn”. Evelyn Lauder and her friend Alexandra Penney formalized the pink ribbon in 1992, and they founded the Breast Cancer Research Foundation together.
Evelyn gift ideas
- For a musician. Practice notes and set lists, inspired by Dame Evelyn Glennie.
- For a charity walker. Training logs and fundraising notes, in the spirit of Evelyn Lauder’s pink ribbon.
- For a new baby. Evelyn is back near the top of the charts, so it’s a sweet keepsake for a new Evie’s parents.
- For a great-grandmother. Evelyn’s first peak was in the 1910s and 20s, so her story deserves writing down.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Evelyn: 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 Evelyn’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 Evelyn’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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