Lauren’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Lauren
Lauren'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 "Lauren's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Lauren: meaning and origin
Lauren is a variant or feminine form of Laurence, which comes from the Roman name Laurentius. Wikipedia says the name may mean “laurel tree”, and laurels were the Romans’ symbol of victory. Behind the Name says Lauren was originally a masculine name and was first made popular for girls by the actress Lauren Bacall, who took it as her stage name.
Nicknames and variants
Laurie, Lori and Lorrie are the usual pet forms for Lauren, and Behind the Name also lists Loren and Lorin. Its close relatives include Laurena, Lauryn and Lorena, and in French it becomes Laurence, which is a girls’ name there.
Famous people named Lauren
Lauren Bacall made her film debut at 19 in To Have and Have Not (1944), opposite Humphrey Bogart, whom she later married. Lauren Jackson, born in Albury, New South Wales, won three WNBA MVP awards and played at five Olympics for Australia. And Lauren Graham played Lorelai Gilmore in Gilmore Girls.
Is Lauren a popular name?
Lauren is a child of the 1980s and 1990s. In US Social Security data it first appears in the top 200 at 137th in the 1970s, jumps to 19th in the 1980s and peaks at 13th in the 1990s, when more than 153,000 American girls were named Lauren. It was 101st in the 2010s, so most Laurens today are in their 20s and 30s.
Lauren trivia
Lauren Bacall wasn’t born a Lauren. Her real name was Betty Joan Perske, and the stage name she chose almost single-handedly turned Lauren into a girls’ name. Lauren Jackson, meanwhile, came out of retirement to play for the Australian Opals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, her fifth Games.
Gift ideas that suit a Lauren
- For a basketball fan. Stats, scores and game-day notes, in honor of Lauren Jackson.
- For a classic film fan. A watch list that starts with Bacall and Bogart.
- For a 30th birthday. Lauren peaked in the 1990s, so plenty of Laurens are turning 30 now.
- For a Gilmore Girls fan. Coffee-fueled lists and fast-talking notes.
How Lauren can use it
Any Lauren, 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 Lauren 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 Lauren’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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