Melinda’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Melinda
Give Melinda a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Melinda'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 "Melinda's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Melinda come from?
Melinda was created in the 18th century, says Behind the Name, by combining Mel, from names like Melanie or Melissa, with the popular ending -inda. It may have been inspired by Belinda. In Hungary it was popularized by the 1819 play Bánk Bán by József Katona, so it has a life in Central Europe too.
Other forms of Melinda
Behind the Name gives Mindy as the classic short form, with Mel, Missy, Lissa and Malinda as related names. Mindy is breezy and friendly; Mel is quick and practical.
Well-known Melindas
Dallas-raised Melinda French Gates studied computer science and economics at Duke, joined Microsoft in 1987 as a multimedia product developer, married Bill Gates in 1994, and founded Pivotal Ventures in 2015. Melinda Doolittle sang backup for artists such as Michael McDonald and Aaron Neville before she finished third on the sixth season of American Idol. And Melinda Messenger presented the British magazine program Live from Studio Five.
Melinda’s popularity
Melinda had a steady run in the US from the 1950s to the 1980s. Social Security data has it at 162nd in the 1950s, 111th in the 1960s and 91st in the 1970s, when more than 36,000 American girls were named Melinda in each decade, then 137th in the 1980s. Most Melindas today are in their 40s to 60s, which makes this a good pick for a milestone birthday or a retirement gift.
A few more things about Melinda
Melinda has name days in Europe. Behind the Name lists 29 October in Austria and 2 December in Hungary, where the name was popularized by a 19th-century play. It shows Melinda in Hungary’s top 100 as recently as 2010.
Gift ideas with Melinda in mind
- For a coder. Project notes for a future tech leader.
- For a singer. Lyrics for a backup singer stepping into the spotlight.
- For a 50th birthday. Melinda peaked in the 1970s.
- For a name day. A notebook for 29 October or 2 December.
A notebook for every Melinda
Melinda’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 “Melinda’s Notebook” on the cover tells Melinda 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 Melinda’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? Melinda’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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