Jocelyn’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Jocelyn
A simple, pretty journal made for one person: Jocelyn. Her name is set in script above pink watercolor apple blossom on the cover.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Jocelyn's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
What does the name Jocelyn mean?
Jocelyn began as a Frankish man’s name, written Gautselin or Gauzlin. Behind the Name says it comes from the name of the Geats, a Germanic tribe, plus a Latin diminutive ending, and that the Normans brought it to England as Goscelin or Joscelin. It came back in the 20th century mainly as a girls’ name.
Jocelyn nicknames and other forms
Behind the Name gives Joss as the English short form and lists Joselyn, Joslyn, Jocelin, Josceline and Josslyn as variants. Wikipedia adds Jocelynn and the French feminine Jocelyne; in France, it says, Jocelyn spelled this way is only for boys.
Some famous Jocelyns
Astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the first pulsar in 1967, while still a PhD student at Cambridge. Her signal, nicknamed “Little Green Man 1”, turned out to be a spinning neutron star. The discovery was recognized by the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics, though she was not among the winners. Wikipedia says she gave all of the money from her 2018 Breakthrough Prize to a fund that helps women, minority and refugee students become physicists.
Jocelyn through the decades
Jocelyn is a modern hit. US Social Security data has it at 152nd in the 1990s, 84th in the 2000s, when more than 38,300 American girls were named Jocelyn, and 123rd in the 2010s. Most Jocelyns today are children, teens and young adults.
Did you know?
The Geats behind the name were a real people. Wikipedia says they were a large North Germanic tribe who lived in Götaland, “land of the Geats”, in what is now southern Sweden, from antiquity until the late Middle Ages. The Old English poem Beowulf calls them the Gēatas, and they are one of the ancestral groups of modern Swedes.
Gift ideas for a Jocelyn
- For a young scientist. An observation log, in honor of Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
- For a stargazer. Sky notes for a name linked to the first pulsar.
- For a graduation. A notebook for the next chapter.
- For a fantasy reader. A notebook for a name tied to the people of Beowulf.
Who is it for and how she can use it
Whether Jocelyn is eight or eighty, a 6" x 9" notebook is a comfortable size: big enough to write in properly, slim enough to carry. The 160 lined pages don’t come with a set layout, so she decides what it’s for. Journal, planner, class notes, recipes, travel log or doodle book all work. And with her name on the cover, nobody will mistake it for theirs.
Why personalized works
Personalized gifts show you thought about the person, not just the occasion. A notebook with Jocelyn on the cover is affordable, useful every day and still feels special. It’s also a safe choice when you’re not sure of someone’s style, because everyone needs somewhere to write things down.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Jocelyn’s Notebook? It’s 6" x 9" (about 15.2 x 22.9 cm), with 160 lined pages in a paperback cover.
Where do I buy it? On Amazon. It’s printed on demand and shipped by Amazon, so delivery and returns go through your usual Amazon account.
Do you have other names? Plenty. If you’re shopping for more than one person, see all name notebooks and our personalized name notebooks page.
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