Lucille’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Lucille
Lucille's Notebook is a lined journal with one name on the cover, hers. The name sits in flowing script above a soft pink watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Lucille's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Lucille
Lucille is the French form of Lucilla, Behind the Name says, and Lucilla was a Roman name, a diminutive of Lucia, borne by a 3rd-century saint martyred in Rome. Wikipedia describes Lucille as a female given name of French origin. Behind the Name singles out its most famous bearer, the American comedian Lucille Ball (1911-1989). Behind the Name gives the French pronunciation as lü-SEEL.
Nicknames for Lucille
Behind the Name lists Lucile as a variant in French and English, and relatives such as Lucilla and Lucia (Ancient Roman), Luce and Lucetta (Italian) and Lucila (Spanish). Lucetta is the playful one, and Luce the stylish one.
Famous Lucilles
Lucille Ball, born in Jamestown, New York, created I Love Lucy with Desi Arnaz, and in 1962 she became the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu Productions, which made Star Trek and Mission: Impossible. Poet Lucille Clifton, born Thelma Lucille Sayles, was Poet Laureate of Maryland from 1979 to 1985, a two-time Pulitzer finalist and winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Poetry. And Little Richard’s 1957 single “Lucille” reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart.
How popular is Lucille?
Lucille is a 1910s and 1920s name. US Social Security data has it at 51st in the 1900s and at its best rank, 29th, in the 1910s. Its biggest decade was the 1920s, when nearly 64,000 American girls were named Lucille, though it slipped to 38th. It fell to 85th in the 1930s and 132nd in the 1940s before leaving the top 200.
Fun facts about the name Lucille
B.B. King named his guitars Lucille. Wikipedia says that in the winter of 1949 two men fighting at a dance hall in Twist, Arkansas, knocked over a barrel of burning kerosene, and King went back into the burning building to retrieve his guitar. The two men had been fighting over a woman named Lucille, and King named that guitar, and every guitar after it, Lucille, as a reminder.
Lucille gift ideas
- For a guitarist. Chord charts and setlists, for a name made famous by B.B. King.
- For a comedy fan. Funny ideas, in honor of Lucille Ball.
- For a poet. Drafts and favorite lines, for a name shared with Lucille Clifton.
- For Grandparents Day. Lucille peaked in the 1910s and 1920s, so it suits a grandmother.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Lucille: the student, the list-maker, the diary keeper, the busy mom. Its 160 lined pages and 6" x 9" format suit daily journaling, study, meal plans, goals or gratitude notes. Plain lines mean no rules about how to use it. Her name on the front makes it easy to spot on a crowded desk.
Why a name on the cover matters
Notebooks tend to multiply on desks and in drawers. One with Lucille’s name on the front is instantly hers: easy to spot, harder to “borrow”, and more personal than a plain cover. For children especially, seeing their own name on something makes it special and encourages them to actually use it.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Lucille’s Notebook? The notebook measures 6 x 9 inches (roughly 15 x 23 cm) and has 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? Use the buttons on this page to find it on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon handles printing, shipping and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes. We publish hundreds of girls’ name notebooks with the same cover design. See our personalized name notebooks page or browse all name notebooks.
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