Janet’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Janet
Janet'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 "Janet's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Janet: meaning and origin
Janet began in the Middle Ages as a diminutive of Jane, the English feminine form of John. John comes from the Hebrew Yohanan, and Wikipedia gives Janet’s meaning as “God is gracious” or “gift from God”. Behind the Name says Janet was popular throughout the English-speaking world in the 20th century, especially from the 1930s to the 60s, and has since faded.
Nicknames and variants
Jan is the usual short form, and Nettie and Netta are old-fashioned pet names taken from the end of the name. Janet also has plenty of close relatives, including Janette, Jeanette, Janelle and Janine. Jan is handy too, since it works in almost any language.
Famous people named Janet
Janet Jackson’s albums Control (1986) and Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989), and her elaborate choreography, helped shape the MTV era. Janet Yellen was the first woman to chair the US Federal Reserve and the first to serve as Secretary of the Treasury. And Janet Frame, from Dunedin, is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated writers.
Is Janet a popular name?
Janet was a mid-century classic. US Social Security data has it 26th in the 1930s, 21st in the 1940s and at its peak, 20th, in the 1950s, when more than 167,000 American girls were named Janet. It was still 47th in the 1960s and in the top 200 until the 1970s, so most Janets today are in their 50s or older.
Janet trivia
Janet Frame’s three-volume autobiography became the film An Angel at My Table (1990), directed by Jane Campion, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. Her first novel, Owls Do Cry (1957), was written while she lived and worked at writer Frank Sargeson’s home in Auckland.
Gift ideas that suit a Janet
- For a writer. Drafts, journals and memories, inspired by Janet Frame’s autobiography.
- For a dancer. Choreography notes and playlists, with a nod to Janet Jackson.
- For a budget keeper. Savings goals and household accounts, from a name shared with a Treasury Secretary.
- For a 70th birthday. Janet peaked in the 1950s, so a milestone birthday is the perfect excuse.
How Janet can use it
Any Janet, 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 Janet 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 Janet’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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