Holly’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Holly
Holly'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 "Holly's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Holly
Holly is a plant name. Behind the Name takes it from the English word for the holly tree, ultimately from Old English holen. Wikipedia says it was first used as a girls’ name in the 20th century, as one of the “botanical” names, and that its big surge came from Holly Golightly, the heroine of Truman Capote’s novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958), played by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film. Capote’s Holly was short for Holiday, Wikipedia notes, but the evergreen tree has stayed attached to the name.
Nicknames for Holly
Holly is short and sweet, so most variety comes from spelling. Behind the Name lists Hollie as the main variant, and Wikipedia adds Holley, Holli, Hollee, Holleigh and Hollye, noting that Holli turned up in the 1970s. “Hol” makes an easy nickname among friends.
Famous Hollys
Holly Hunter, born in Conyers, Georgia, won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a mute Scottish woman in The Piano (1993) and two Primetime Emmy Awards for TV films. Author Holly Black created The Spiderwick Chronicles with illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi and writes the bestselling Folk of the Air series; she has won a Nebula Award and a Newbery Honor. And Holly Golightly remains one of literature’s most famous New Yorkers.
How popular is Holly?
Holly is a Gen X name. US Social Security data has it entering the girls’ top 200 in the 1950s, rising to 129th in the 1960s and peaking at 58th in the 1970s, when more than 50,000 American girls were named Holly. It was almost as popular in the 1980s, at 59th, and still 120th in the 1990s. Wikipedia says it was a top-30 name in England and Wales from 1996 to 2012, so there are plenty of younger Hollys in the UK too.
Fun facts about the name Holly
Holly really is a Christmas name. Wikipedia says that in Ireland it has been the most popular name for girls born on Christmas Day, and it is more popular there for December babies than for any other month. The common holly, Ilex aquifolium, is one of very few native hardwood evergreen trees in the British Isles.
Holly gift ideas
- For a December birthday. The obvious name for a Christmas-season baby.
- For Christmas. A festive stocking gift, holly leaves not included.
- For a gardener. Planting notes for a name taken from an evergreen.
- For a fantasy reader. Story ideas, in honor of Holly Black.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Holly: 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 Holly’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 Holly’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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