Minnie’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Minnie
Minnie'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 "Minnie's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Minnie: meaning and origin
Minnie is a pet name with many parents. Behind the Name calls it a diminutive of Wilhelmina, and Wikipedia lists a long string of names it can shorten, including Minerva, Winifred, Margaret, Hermione, Mary, Miriam, Naomi, Clementine and Amelia. That flexibility is part of its charm: almost any family can find a Minnie somewhere in its tree.
Nicknames and variants
Minnie is already a nickname, so its relatives are mostly the longer names it comes from. Behind the Name gives Mina as a variant and Minna, Wilma and Wilhelmina as related forms in other languages. Min works when even Minnie feels too long.
Famous people named Minnie
Soul singer Minnie Riperton is best known for her 1975 No. 1 single “Lovin’ You” and her five-octave range, including the whistle register. Minnie Pearl, the stage character of comedian Sarah Colley Cannon, appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and on Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991. And Minnie Mouse, whose full name is Minerva, first appeared alongside Mickey in Steamboat Willie in 1928.
Is Minnie a popular name?
Minnie was a Victorian superstar. US Social Security data has it as the 6th most popular girls’ name of the 1880s, with more than 21,700 American Minnies, and 13th in the 1890s. It was still 34th in the 1900s and 70th in the 1910s before fading to 194th in the 1940s. Behind the Name says it was last in the US top 1000 in 1971, so a Minnie today is either very senior or very new.
Minnie trivia
Minnie Driver’s real first name is Amelia. Wikipedia says the actress, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Good Will Hunting, got the nickname Minnie from her older sister Kate, who couldn’t pronounce “Amelia” when they were small. It stuck.
Gift ideas that suit a Minnie
- For a Disney fan. Park plans and autographs for a Minnie.
- For a singer. Vocal practice notes, in honor of Minnie Riperton.
- For a country music fan. Show notes, in honor of the Grand Ole Opry’s Minnie Pearl.
- For a family historian. Minnie was a top-10 name in the 1880s.
How Minnie can use it
Any Minnie, 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 Minnie 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 Minnie’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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