Jean’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Jean
Jean'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 "Jean's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Jean
Jean, the girls’ name, is a medieval English variant of Jehanne, the Old French form that also gave us Jane and Joan. Like them it goes back to the Hebrew Yohanan, “God is gracious”. Behind the Name says Jean was common in England and Scotland in the Middle Ages but became rare in England, and that it was reintroduced to the English-speaking world from Scotland in the 19th century. In French, Jean is the boys’ name, the equivalent of John.
Nicknames for Jean
Jeanie and Jeannie are the classic pet forms, and Jeanette and Jeanine grew from Jean too. Behind the Name places it alongside Jane, Joan, Janet and Jeanne in the John family of girls’ names. Jean is simple and warm, so most Jeans keep it short.
Famous Jeans
New Zealand aviator Jean Batten made the first solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936. Jean Rhys, who grew up on the Caribbean island of Dominica, wrote Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), a prequel to Jane Eyre. And Jean Harlow, the “Blonde Bombshell”, was one of the defining stars of early Hollywood.
How popular is Jean?
Jean was huge in the 1920s and 1930s. US Social Security data has it 16th in the 1920s, when nearly 106,000 American girls were named Jean, and 18th in the 1930s. It was still 60th in the 1950s and left the top 200 after the 1960s, so most Jeans today are in their 60s and older.
Fun facts about the name Jean
Jean is the most Scottish of the girls’ names in the John family. Robert Burns married Jean Armour, the “Belle of Mauchline”, who inspired many of his poems and had nine children with him. Behind the Name says it was Scotland that brought Jean back to the rest of the English-speaking world in the 19th century, and by the 1920s it was a top-20 name in America.
Jean gift ideas
- For Burns Night. A Scottish favorite for a name with deep Scottish roots.
- For a traveler. Route maps and trip notes, in honor of record-breaking pilot Jean Batten.
- For an 80th birthday. Jean peaked in the 1920s and 1930s, so milestone birthdays are coming.
- For a book lover. Reading notes for a name shared with Jean Rhys.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Jean: 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 Jean’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 Jean’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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