Freda’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Freda
Give Freda a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Freda'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 "Freda's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Freda come from?
Freda is a short form of names ending in freda or fred, such as Winifred or Alfreda, says Behind the Name. Winifred may come from Welsh Gwenfrewi, while Alfreda is the feminine of Alfred, from Old English elements meaning “elf” and “counsel.” Wikipedia groups Freda with Frida, Freida and Frieda as related peace-name spellings in a wider Germanic family.
Other forms of Freda
Behind the Name links Freda with Alfreda, Winifred, Winnifred and Freddie among related forms. Fred and Freddie work as playful short forms. Winifred and Alfreda are the usual full names when Freda needs something longer.
Well-known Fredas
Freda Dudley Ward, born Winifred May Birkin on July 28, 1894, and died March 16, 1983, was an English socialite. Wikipedia says she was best known as a married companion of Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became Edward VIII, and that she was born into the wealthy Birkin family. She later held the title Marquesa de Casa Maury through a subsequent marriage.
Freda’s popularity
Freda was a turn-of-the-century name. US Social Security data has it in the top 200 in the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s, highest at 173rd in the 1900s, with more than 12,600 American girls named Freda across those decades. Behind the Name no longer lists a recent US ranking for Freda. Like many short peace-and-counsel names of that era, it later slipped behind longer forms.
A few more things about Freda
Freda can point at peace or at elves. Wikipedia notes that Frida-family names often shorten Germanic compounds with the element for “peace,” while Behind the Name’s English Freda can also clip Winifred or Alfreda. That gives one short name two different deep roots, depending on which longer form a family started from.
Gift ideas with Freda in mind
- For a history buff. A notebook for royal gossip and interwar London.
- For a family historian. A journal for grandparents named Winifred or Alfreda.
- For Mother’s Day. A keepsake diary for an old-fashioned short form.
- For Christmas. A quiet winter holiday journal for Freda.
A notebook for every Freda
Freda’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 “Freda’s Notebook” on the cover tells Freda 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 Freda’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? Freda’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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