Glenda’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Glenda
Glenda'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 "Glenda's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Glenda
Glenda is a 20th-century name. Wikipedia derives it from the Welsh glân, “pure, clean, holy”, and da, “good”, while Behind the Name thinks it is probably a feminine form of Glenn, made with the ending -da from names like Linda and Wanda. Either way, Behind the Name says it was not regularly used until the 20th century.
Nicknames for Glenda
Neither source lists set nicknames for Glenda. Wikipedia points to related names Glinda, Glenys and Gwenda, and families often shorten it to Glen.
Famous Glendas
Glenda Jackson won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, for Women in Love and A Touch of Class, and later added Emmys and a Tony to reach the “Triple Crown of Acting”. In between, she spent 23 years as a Labour member of Parliament. Glenda Farrell, a wisecracking star of 1930s Warner Bros. films, won an Emmy in 1963 for Ben Casey.
How popular is Glenda?
Glenda peaked in the middle of the century. US Social Security data has it at 92nd in the 1940s and 121st in the 1950s, when more than 35,200 American girls were named Glenda, and it stayed in the top 200 through the 1960s. Most Glendas today are in their 60s or older.
Fun facts about the name Glenda
Glenda Jackson went back to acting after leaving Parliament. Wikipedia says her King Lear in 2016 was her first role after a 25-year absence from acting, and she reprised it on Broadway in 2019. She never collected either of her Oscars in person because of work commitments.
Glenda gift ideas
- For an actor. Script notes, in honor of Glenda Jackson.
- For a political science student. Notes for a name that has sat in Parliament.
- For a Welsh family. A name that may mean pure and good.
- For Mother’s Day. Glenda peaked in the 1940s and 1950s.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Glenda: 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 Glenda’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 Glenda’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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