Jillian’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Jillian
Jillian'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 "Jillian's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Jillian: meaning and origin
Jillian is a spelling of Gillian, says Behind the Name, and Gillian is the medieval English feminine form of Julian. Wikipedia agrees that it began as a feminine of Julian, Julius and their relatives. Behind the Name says the Gillian spelling has been used since the 13th century, though it was not treated as a separate name from Julian until the 17th.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name lists Jill, Jillie, Jilly and Gill as pet forms. Jill is the classic, and Jilly makes a friendly one for little sisters and best friends.
Famous people named Jillian
Fitness trainer Jillian Michaels was born Jillian McKarus in Los Angeles in 1974. Wikipedia says martial arts classes as a teenager sparked her interest in exercise, and she became best known as a trainer on NBC’s The Biggest Loser. She has written nine books on health and fitness, eight of them New York Times best sellers.
Is Jillian a popular name?
Jillian is a 1980s to 2000s name. US Social Security data has it at 115th in the 1980s, when more than 25,400 American girls were named Jillian, 159th in the 1990s and 146th in the 2000s. It is one of the steadier names of the era.
Jillian trivia
The Jill who went up the hill was once a Gill. Wikipedia says the nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill” dates back to the 18th century and was sometimes written “Jack and Gill” in earlier versions. In the rhyme, Jack patches up his head with vinegar and brown paper, a common home remedy for bruises at the time.
Gift ideas that suit a Jillian
- For New Year. A workout log, in honor of Jillian Michaels.
- For a baby shower. A first-year journal for a new Jillian.
- For Valentine’s Day. A notebook for the Jill to someone’s Jack.
- For a gym lover. Sets, reps and progress notes.
How Jillian can use it
Any Jillian, 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 Jillian 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 Jillian’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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