Louise’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Louise
Give Louise a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Louise's Notebook has her name in elegant script over a pink watercolor apple blossom cover.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Louise's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Louise come from?
Louise is the French feminine form of Louis. Behind the Name traces it to the Germanic elements hlud and wig, and Wikipedia notes that Louise and Luise are the French and German feminine forms of the same name. It has been used regularly in English-speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century, and in recent years it has ranked in the top 100 for girls in France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Wales. In the US it last appeared in the top 1,000 in 1991, but it remains a common middle name.
Other forms of Louise
Lou is the classic short form, and Behind the Name also lists Louella, Luella, Lula and Lulu in English, Louisette and Louison in French, and Lo and Lova in Swedish. Close relatives include Louisa, Luise and the Swedish Lovisa, so a Louise has plenty of ways to sign a card.
Well-known Louises
Louise Bourgeois was a French-American artist best known for large-scale sculpture, including Maman, a steel and marble spider more than nine meters high. Louise Erdrich, a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2012 for The Round House. And Louise Brown, born in England on July 25, 1978, was the first human born following conception by in vitro fertilization.
Louise’s popularity
Louise was a steady American favorite for decades. US Social Security data has it 38th in the 1880s and at its best rank, 18th, in the 1910s. Its biggest decade by count was the 1920s, when nearly 83,000 American girls were named Louise. It slipped to 80th in the 1940s and 143rd in the 1950s before leaving the top 200, though it lives on as a middle name.
A few more things about Louise
Louise Brown is often called the first “test tube baby”, but Wikipedia points out that her conception actually took place in a Petri dish. The procedure was developed by Patrick Steptoe, Robert Edwards and Jean Purdy, and her birth has been described as one of the most remarkable medical breakthroughs of the 20th century.
Gift ideas with Louise in mind
- For an artist. Sketches and big ideas, in honor of Louise Bourgeois.
- For a reader. Book lists and notes, for a name shared with Louise Erdrich.
- For a new baby. A memory book for parents choosing Louise as a first or middle name.
- For a Francophile. Louise is the French feminine form of Louis.
A notebook for every Louise
Louise’s Notebook works just as well for a teenager as for a grandmother. It’s 6" x 9", which fits in most bags, with 160 lined pages and no printed layout to work around. Use it as a diary, a school notebook, a planner or a place to collect quotes and ideas. A name on the cover turns an everyday notebook into something personal.
Why choose a personalized notebook?
A plain notebook is useful. One with her name on it is a gift. Seeing “Louise’s Notebook” on the cover tells Louise it was chosen for her, not grabbed off a shelf, and that small touch is often what makes people keep a notebook going instead of abandoning it after a week.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Louise’s Notebook? 6" x 9", or about 15.2 x 22.9 cm. It’s a paperback with 160 lined pages inside.
Where do I buy it? Louise’s Notebook is available on Amazon, which prints each copy to order and looks after delivery and refunds.
Do you have other names? We do, hundreds of them. Browse all name notebooks or read how to find a name on our personalized name notebooks page.
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