Maureen’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Maureen
Give Maureen a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Maureen'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 "Maureen's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Maureen come from?
Maureen is an anglicized form of the Irish Máirín, says Behind the Name, which links it to the huge family of names descended from Mary. So Maureen is a Mary name with an unmistakably Irish sound. It is a fine choice for a St. Patrick’s Day or Christmas gift.
Other forms of Maureen
Behind the Name lists Maurie, Mo and Reenie as English short forms, with Maurine, Moreen and Maurene as spellings and Máirín as the Irish original. Mo is the sporty one, as tennis star Maureen Connolly showed.
Well-known Maureens
Dublin-raised Maureen O’Hara was a natural redhead known as “the Queen of Technicolor”, and starred in Miracle on 34th Street and The Quiet Man, often alongside John Wayne and in films directed by John Ford; she was known for playing passionate but sensible heroines in Westerns and adventure films. Maureen Connolly, “Little Mo”, won nine major singles titles and in 1953 became the first woman to win the tennis Grand Slam. And English actress Dame Maureen Lipman has seven Olivier Award nominations.
Maureen’s popularity
Maureen was a postwar favorite in the US. Social Security data has it at 172nd in the 1930s, 104th in the 1940s and 101st in the 1950s, when nearly 43,000 American girls were named Maureen, and still 116th in the 1960s. Most Maureens today are mothers and grandmothers.
A few more things about Maureen
Maureen Connolly’s record has never been matched. Wikipedia says she is the only player in history to win a title at all four major championships without dropping a set at any of them. A riding accident in 1954 ended her career at 19.
Gift ideas with Maureen in mind
- For Christmas. A notebook for a Miracle on 34th Street fan.
- For a tennis player. Match notes, in honor of Little Mo.
- For an Irish family. A notebook for an Irish form of Mary.
- For a theater lover. Notes on every play, in honor of Maureen Lipman.
A notebook for every Maureen
Maureen’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 “Maureen’s Notebook” on the cover tells Maureen 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 Maureen’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? Maureen’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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