Natasha’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Natasha
Natasha's Notebook is a lined journal with one name on the cover, hers. The name sits in flowing script above a soft pink watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Natasha's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Natasha
Natasha is the Russian pet form of Natalya, Behind the Name says, and Wikipedia traces Natalia to Late Latin, where it meant “Christmas Day”, from natale domini, the birthday of the Lord. Behind the Name notes that Tolstoy gave the name to a heroine of War and Peace, and that English speakers have used it only since the 20th century.
Nicknames for Natasha
Tasha is the classic short form in Russian and English, and Behind the Name also gives Nat in English and Nata in Russian. Wikipedia lists the parent name, Natalia, and Natalie and Nathalie are its best-known cousins.
Famous Natashas
Natasha Trethewey, born in Gulfport, Mississippi, won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Native Guard and served as US Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014. Singer Natasha Bedingfield’s debut album Unwritten (2004) sold more than 2.3 million copies, and its title track earned her a Grammy nomination.
How popular is Natasha?
Natasha belongs to Generation X and the millennials. US Social Security data has it at 151st in the 1970s, 72nd in the 1980s, when more than 38,200 American girls were named Natasha, and 149th in the 1990s. It had not made the top 200 before the 1970s.
Fun facts about the name Natasha
Tolstoy’s Natasha, Countess Natasha Rostova, meets Prince Andrei at her first ball. Wikipedia says she was partly based on Tolstoy’s wife Sophia and her sister Tanya, and that Audrey Hepburn played her in the 1956 film. The Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 received 12 Tony nominations.
Natasha gift ideas
- For Christmas. The name itself goes back to the Latin for Christmas Day.
- For a poet. A poetry notebook, in honor of Natasha Trethewey.
- For a musical theater fan. Notes for a girl who shares a name with The Great Comet.
- For a new chapter. A blank book for a girl whose story is still unwritten.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Natasha: the student, the list-maker, the diary keeper, the busy mom. Its 160 lined pages and 6" x 9" format suit daily journaling, study, meal plans, goals or gratitude notes. Plain lines mean no rules about how to use it. Her name on the front makes it easy to spot on a crowded desk.
Why a name on the cover matters
Notebooks tend to multiply on desks and in drawers. One with Natasha’s name on the front is instantly hers: easy to spot, harder to “borrow”, and more personal than a plain cover. For children especially, seeing their own name on something makes it special and encourages them to actually use it.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Natasha’s Notebook? The notebook measures 6 x 9 inches (roughly 15 x 23 cm) and has 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? Use the buttons on this page to find it on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon handles printing, shipping and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes. We publish hundreds of girls’ name notebooks with the same cover design. See our personalized name notebooks page or browse all name notebooks.
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