Lois’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Lois
Lois'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 "Lois's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Lois: meaning and origin
Lois is a New Testament name. Behind the Name says it may come from the Greek loion, “more desirable” or “better”, and that Lois is mentioned as the mother of Eunice and grandmother of Timothy. Wikipedia adds that Paul the Apostle commends her faith in the Second Epistle to Timothy (2 Timothy 1:5). The name was first used by English Christians after the Protestant Reformation, and it was especially popular in North America during the first half of the 20th century.
Nicknames and variants
Lois is short and clear, so it has no traditional nicknames in the sources. Behind the Name lists its forms in other languages instead: Loïs in Dutch and French and Loida in Spanish. The French spelling Loïs, with its two-dot mark, appears on the name of tennis player Loïs Boisson.
Famous people named Lois
Lois Lane, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June 1938 as a reporter for the Daily Planet and Superman’s love interest. Author Lois Lowry has won two Newbery Medals, for Number the Stars in 1990 and The Giver in 1994. And Lois McMaster Bujold has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein’s record, and is best known for her Vorkosigan Saga.
Is Lois a popular name?
Lois was a 1920s and 1930s name. US Social Security data has it 49th in the 1910s, then 22nd in the 1920s, when more than 88,000 American girls were named Lois, and at its best rank, 21st, in the 1930s. It was 49th in the 1940s and 117th in the 1950s, then left the top 200. Most Loises today are in their 70s and older.
Lois trivia
Lois Lane’s name came from Hollywood. Wikipedia says Jerry Siegel took it from actress Lola Lane, her look was based on a model named Joanne Carter, and her character was inspired by Glenda Farrell’s film role as the reporter Torchy Blane.
Gift ideas that suit a Lois
- For a journalist. Interview notes and story ideas, in honor of Lois Lane.
- For a comic book fan. Sketches and fan theories, for a name with a Daily Planet connection.
- For a young adult reader. Reading notes for fans of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.
- For a grandmother. Lois is the New Testament’s faithful grandmother of Timothy.
How Lois can use it
Any Lois, 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 Lois 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 Lois’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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