Jackie’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Jackie
Jackie'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 "Jackie's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Jackie
Jackie is a diminutive of Jack or Jacqueline, says Behind the Name. Jacqueline is the French feminine of Jacques, and Jack grew from Jankin, a medieval pet form of John. Wikipedia calls Jackie a name or nickname for both boys and girls. Behind the Name adds that Jack was so common in the Middle Ages that it became slang for “man”, as in jack-o’-lantern and lumberjack.
Nicknames for Jackie
Behind the Name lists Jacki, Jaci, Jaki and Jakki as English spellings and Jacqui as the British one. Jacky is another spelling Wikipedia gives.
Famous Jackies
Jackie Joyner-Kersee was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, in 1962, and was named after Jacqueline Kennedy. Wikipedia says she won three Olympic golds, set a heptathlon world record of 7,291 points at the 1988 Games that still stands, and was voted the greatest female athlete of all time by Sports Illustrated for Women. Five days after the 1988 heptathlon she also won the long jump, with an Olympic record of 7.40 meters.
How popular is Jackie?
Jackie was a midcentury name. US Social Security data has it at 182nd in the 1940s, 177th in the 1950s and 148th in the 1960s, when more than 25,800 American girls were named Jackie. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born in 1962, is one of the girls named after First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
Fun facts about the name Jackie
Every April 15, Major League Baseball becomes a team of Jackies. Wikipedia says that on Jackie Robinson Day every player, coach and umpire wears 42, the number of Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball’s color line with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The tradition began in 2004.
Jackie gift ideas
- For a track athlete. A training log, in honor of Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
- For April 15. A baseball scorebook for Jackie Robinson Day.
- For Black History Month. Notes on two Jackie trailblazers.
- For a Mother’s Day gift. A journal for a Jackie mom or grandma.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Jackie: 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 Jackie’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 Jackie’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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