Nichole's Notebook puts her name front and center, written in flowing script across a soft watercolor apple blossom design.
Nichole is a variant of Nicole, says Behind the Name, and Nicole is the French feminine form of Nicholas. Wikipedia says the name goes back to the Greek Nikolaos, from nike, “victory”, and laos, “people”, so it can be read as “victory of the people”. Nicole has been common in English since the mid-20th century.
Behind the Name lists Nicole, Nikole and Nikkole as variants, and Nicki, Nicky, Niki and Nikki as diminutives. Nikki is the classic choice for a Nichole.
Singer and songwriter Nichole Nordeman was born on January 3, 1972, and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she played piano in church. Wikipedia says she got her start at a Gospel Music Association contest in Los Angeles, where a producer noticed her. She has won several GMA Dove Awards, including two for Female Vocalist of the Year, with songs such as “Holy”, “Legacy” and “Brave”. She recorded the album Brave after the birth of her son, Charlie.
Nichole was a 1970s and 1980s spelling. US Social Security data has it at 156th in the 1970s and 106th in the 1980s, when more than 27,200 American girls were named Nichole. That adds up to more than 45,700 girls in two decades.
Nicole was once a man’s name. Wikipedia points to the medieval Frenchman Nicole Oresme as an example of the spelling in use for men. Today the most famous bearer, says Behind the Name, is the American-Australian actress Nicole Kidman, born in 1967. Behind the Name also lists Colette and Nicolette as French diminutives of Nicole.
Any Nichole, 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.
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 Nichole can pick hers out of a pile in a second, at school, at work or on the kitchen counter.
How big is Nichole’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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