Fannie’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Fannie
Fannie'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 "Fannie's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Fannie
Fannie is a variant of Fanny, says Behind the Name, and Fanny is a pet form of Frances, or of the French Françoise and Stéphanie. Behind the Name notes that Fanny picked up a vulgar slang meaning in the late 19th century and then fell out of common use.
Nicknames for Fannie
Behind the Name lists Fran, Frankie, Frannie and Franny, all from the Frances family, and Cissy and Sissy too. Fanny is the other spelling. A Fannie has plenty of choices.
Famous Fannies
Fannie Lou Hamer was a leader of the civil rights movement in Mississippi. Wikipedia says she was threatened, shot at and assaulted for trying to register to vote, then helped thousands of Black Mississippians register, organized Freedom Summer, and represented the Freedom Democratic Party at the 1964 Democratic convention. She also co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus, which helps women run for office, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025.
How popular is Fannie?
Fannie was a 19th-century favorite. US Social Security data has it at 48th in the 1880s and in the top 100 until the 1900s, then 104th in the 1910s, when more than 16,600 American girls were named Fannie, and 194th in the 1930s. It is now a rare vintage pick.
Fun facts about the name Fannie
Fannie Farmer helped standardize the measurements used in American cooking, Wikipedia says, and her Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1896) explained the chemistry of cooking and became so well known that people simply called it the Fannie Farmer Cookbook, which is still in print. She also lectured on diet at Harvard Medical School, all after a paralytic stroke at 16 had left her unable to walk for years.
Fannie gift ideas
- For Thanksgiving. A recipe notebook, in honor of Fannie Farmer.
- For Election Day. A notebook for a name carried by Fannie Lou Hamer.
- For a baker. Measurements, tweaks and family favorites.
- For a family historian. Fannie peaked in the 1880s.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Fannie: 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 Fannie’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 Fannie’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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