Mabel’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Mabel
Give Mabel a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Mabel'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 "Mabel's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Mabel come from?
Mabel is a medieval form of Amabilis, says Behind the Name, from the Latin for “lovable”. Mabel and Amabel were common in the Middle Ages, then rare after the 15th century, until a revival in the 19th century that may have been helped by C. M. Yonge’s 1853 novel The Heir of Redclyffe, which had characters with both names.
Other forms of Mabel
Behind the Name gives Mae and May as short forms of Mabel, and Mabelle, Mable, Maybelle and Maybelline as variants. Mae is the vintage favorite, and Maybelline will remind some of the cosmetics brand.
Well-known Mabels
Mabel Normand was a silent-film star, director and writer who appeared in twelve films with Charlie Chaplin and helped start his film career; Wikipedia says she is credited as the first film star to get a pie in the face. And British singer Mabel, daughter of Neneh Cherry, had hits with “Finders Keepers” and “Don’t Call Me Up” and won the 2020 Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist.
Mabel’s popularity
Mabel was a top Victorian name in the US. Social Security data has it at 20th in both the 1880s and the 1890s, when nearly 22,000 American girls were named Mabel, and 30th in the 1900s; its biggest decade was the 1910s, with more than 30,000 girls. It is back in Britain: Behind the Name shows it 16th in England and Wales in 2025.
A few more things about Mabel
Mabel Normand ran her own studio. Wikipedia says that at the height of her career in the late 1910s and early 1920s she had her own film studio and production company, the Mabel Normand Feature Film Company, and sometimes directed the films she starred in.
Gift ideas with Mabel in mind
- For a comedian. Sketch ideas, in honor of Mabel Normand.
- For a new baby in the UK. Mabel is in the top 20 again.
- For a pop fan. Lyrics and playlists, in honor of Mabel.
- For a family historian. Mabel peaked in the 1890s.
A notebook for every Mabel
Mabel’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 “Mabel’s Notebook” on the cover tells Mabel 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 Mabel’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? Mabel’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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