Nona’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Nona
Nona'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 "Nona's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Nona: meaning and origin
Behind the Name calls Nona the feminine form of Nonus, and says it was also used in nineteenth-century England, derived directly from the Latin nonus, “ninth,” and traditionally given to the ninth-born child. It lists the name for English use and, rarely, Ancient Roman use. Wikipedia calls it a feminine given name or nickname. A Nona may therefore be a ninth child, or simply a girl with a very old-fashioned, very short name.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name’s family tree for Nona lists only the Ancient Roman and English form Nona, with its masculine form Nonus. Wikipedia describes the name as a nickname as well as a given name. Few families shorten a name this short.
Famous people named Nona
Wikipedia’s list of Nonas includes Nona Gaprindashvili, born in 1941, a Georgian chess player, Nona Gaye, born in 1974, an American singer and actress who is the daughter of Marvin Gaye, and Nona Hendryx, born in 1944, a member of the R&B group LaBelle. It also names Nona Fernández, born in 1971, a Chilean actress and author, and Nona Brooks (1861 to 1945), a leader in the New Thought movement.
Is Nona a popular name?
Nona never appeared in a Social Security top-200 decade table, from the 1880s to the 2010s. Behind the Name’s US chart shows it in the top 1,000 for 85 years between 1880 and 1964, best at 262nd in 1881 and 899th in 1964, its last ranking. Belgium last ranked it 170th in 2012, so it is now a very rare name, and a distinctive one.
Nona trivia
Wikipedia’s Nona page begins its list with Saint Nona, a Christian saint of whom little is known. It also lists Nona Rutland (1907 to 1980), an American horsewoman, and Nona Willis-Aronowitz, born in 1984, an American author and editor. Behind the Name’s note that Nona was often given to the ninth child makes a wonderful family story.
Gift ideas that suit a Nona
- For a ninth child. A notebook for the youngest of a big family.
- For a chess player. A journal for openings and favorite games.
- For a Latin student. A diary for words and phrases, with a nod to the Latin for ninth.
- For a birthday. An old, short name on a simple cover.
How Nona can use it
Any Nona, 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 Nona 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 Nona’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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