Maria’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Maria
Maria'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 "Maria's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Maria: meaning and origin
Maria is the Latin form of the Greek Maria, from the Hebrew Miriam, the same name that gives us Mary. It is the usual form in many European languages and a secondary form in English, where Mary is the traditional spelling. Behind the Name notes that in Germany, Poland and Italy it is sometimes even used as a masculine middle name. Royal Marias include two ruling queens of Portugal and the Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa.
Nicknames and variants
Maria comes with pet names in dozens of languages. In English, Mia, Mimi and Molly all grew from the same family, and in Dutch the short form Ria is popular. Marita is another pretty diminutive. And in Spanish-speaking countries Maria is often paired with a second name, as in María José or María Elena.
Famous people named Maria
Maria Montessori, one of the first women to attend medical school in Italy, opened her first Casa dei Bambini, or Children’s House, in Rome in 1907, and her teaching method is now used around the world. Maria Callas was the soprano hailed as “La Divina”. And Maria von Trapp’s 1949 memoir inspired The Sound of Music.
Is Maria a popular name?
Maria has never really gone out of style. It was in the US top 200 in every decade of Social Security data from the 1880s to the 2010s, peaking at 35th in the 1970s, when more than 76,000 American girls were named Maria. That makes it one of the steadiest names around: a Maria could be any age at all.
Maria trivia
Maria may be the only name with two famous show tunes of its own: “Maria” from West Side Story and “Maria” from The Sound of Music, where the nuns ask “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” Julie Andrews played Maria von Trapp in the 1965 film. Italy has honored Maria Montessori on its coins and banknotes.
Gift ideas that suit a Maria
- For a teacher. Lesson ideas and classroom notes, in honor of Maria Montessori.
- For an opera fan. Programs, favorite arias and performance notes, with a nod to Maria Callas.
- For a musical lover. Two of Broadway’s great songs share her name. Start a playlist on page one.
- For a new mom. Maria works in almost every language, and so does a notebook for baby’s firsts.
How Maria can use it
Any Maria, 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 Maria 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 Maria’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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