Hope’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Hope
Hope's Notebook puts her name front and center, written in flowing script across a soft watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Hope's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Hope: meaning and origin
Hope comes straight from the English word, says Behind the Name, ultimately from the Old English hopian. The Puritans first used it as a given name in the 17th century. It is one of the shortest names on any list and one of the most direct in meaning.
Nicknames and variants
Hope is a single syllable, and Behind the Name lists no diminutives or related names for it. Most families simply say Hope.
Famous people named Hope
Hope Solo, born July 30, 1981, is an American former soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States from 2000 to 2016. Wikipedia says she is a World Cup champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, played college soccer at the University of Washington, and still holds the US record for most career shutouts. She is regarded as one of the best female goalkeepers of all time.
Is Hope a popular name?
Hope is a 2000s name in America. US Social Security data has it at 185th in the 2000s, when more than 18,600 girls were named Hope. Behind the Name has it 352nd in the US and 180th in England and Wales in 2025, and 90th in Scotland in 2024.
Hope trivia
The world’s most famous blue diamond is the Hope. Wikipedia says the 45.52-carat stone came from the Kollur Mine in India in the 17th century and takes its name from the Hope banking family. Jeweler Harry Winston bought it in 1949, set it in a necklace, and donated it in 1958 to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., where it is still on show.
Gift ideas that suit a Hope
- For a goalkeeper. A soccer journal for games, saves and goals.
- For a museum trip. A travel notebook for a Washington, D.C. visit.
- For New Year’s Day. A journal for resolutions and fresh starts.
- For Christmas. A hopeful holiday diary for wishes and plans.
How Hope can use it
Any Hope, of any age. The 6" x 9" size is roomy enough for proper writing and small enough for a handbag or school bag. With 160 plain lined pages there’s no fixed layout, so it can be a diary, a gratitude journal, a study notebook, a recipe book or a home for to-do lists. Notebooks tend to multiply in drawers, but one with her name on the front is instantly hers.
The little things that make it hers
There’s something about seeing your own name in print. It makes a notebook feel like it belongs to you, which is a good reason to fill it. It also means Hope can pick hers out of a pile in a second, at school, at work or on the kitchen counter.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Hope’s Notebook? About the size of a trade paperback book: 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm), 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? It’s sold on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon prints and ships each copy and handles delivery and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes, the same apple blossom design comes in hundreds of girls’ names. Start at all name notebooks or our personalized name notebooks guide.
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