Natalia’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Natalia
Natalia'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 "Natalia's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Natalia: meaning and origin
Natalia is the Latinate form of Natalie, says Behind the Name, from the Latin natalis, “relating to birth, birthday”. It referred especially to the birthday of Jesus, giving the name a further meaning of “Christmas Day”. Wikipedia agrees, linking it to the Latin natale domini.
Nicknames and variants
Wikipedia says Natasha is a common Russian diminutive. Behind the Name lists Nat in English, Natalka in Polish and Ukrainian, Natalina in Italian, and Natalie and Nathalie as related forms.
Famous people named Natalia
Singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade was born in Mexico City in 1984 and grew up in Coatepec, Veracruz. Wikipedia says her music mixes pop rock, jazz and folk with poetic Spanish lyrics, and her accolades include 20 Latin Grammy Awards, the most by any female artist, and five Grammy Awards. Her breakthrough single was “En el 2000”, and her father is the Chilean musician Gastón Lafourcade.
Is Natalia a popular name?
Natalia is a 21st-century name. US Social Security data has it at 133rd in the 2000s and 112th in the 2010s, when more than 27,300 American girls were named Natalia. Behind the Name lists forms of it in Spanish, Polish, Russian and many other languages.
Natalia trivia
There is a saint behind the name. Behind the Name says Natalia was the wife of the 4th-century martyr Saint Adrian of Nicomedia, and she is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church. That is why the name has traditionally been more common among Eastern Christians than in the West. In America, Behind the Name adds, the related Natalie was popularized by actress Natalie Wood, who was born to Russian immigrants.
Gift ideas that suit a Natalia
- For Christmas. The obvious one, for a name that means “Christmas Day”.
- For a December birthday. A gift for a Natalia born near Christmas.
- For a music lover. Lyrics and playlists, in honor of Natalia Lafourcade.
- For Hispanic Heritage Month. A notebook for a name loved in Mexico and beyond.
How Natalia can use it
Any Natalia, 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 Natalia 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 Natalia’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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