Ophelia’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Ophelia
Ophelia'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 "Ophelia's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Ophelia: meaning and origin
Behind the Name says Ophelia is derived from the Greek opheleia, meaning “help, advantage.” It was a rare ancient Greek name, either rediscovered or recreated by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem Arcadia (1480). Shakespeare borrowed it for the daughter of Polonius in Hamlet. Behind the Name notes that, in spite of that sad story, the name has been in use since the nineteenth century.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name’s family tree for Ophelia lists the Spanish and Italian Ofelia, the French Ophélie and the Portuguese Ofélia, plus the Russian and Ukrainian Ofeliya. Wikipedia notes that Ofelia is the Spanish-language spelling. The English form is already graceful, and Ophie would be a natural pet name at home.
Famous people named Ophelia
Wikipedia’s list of Ophelias includes Ophelia Lovibond, born in 1986, an English actress, Ophelia Dahl, born in 1964, a British social justice and health care advocate, and Ophelia Benson, born in 1948, an American author and blogger. It also names Ophelia Settle Egypt (1903 to 1984), an American social worker and sociologist, and Ophelia Dimalanta (1932 to 2010), a Filipino poet.
Is Ophelia a popular name?
Ophelia never appeared in a Social Security top-200 decade table, from the 1880s to the 2010s. Behind the Name’s US chart shows it ranked in 90 years between 1880 and 2025, best at 230th in 1882 and 264th in 2025. Wikipedia says it has been in the US top 1,000 since 2015 and the top 300 since 2022. It is rising in Britain too: Behind the Name shows 81st in England and Wales in 2025 and 56th in Quebec in 2025.
Ophelia trivia
Wikipedia quotes the author Laura Wattenberg, who noted that Ophelia is elegant, exotic and similar in style to the popular name Olivia, but has a more Gothic, romantic sensibility that some parents find appealing. The page also says the name has been the subject of many songs, paintings and films, including the song Ophelia by The Lumineers.
Gift ideas that suit an Ophelia
- For a Shakespeare fan. A notebook for favorite lines, with a nod to Hamlet.
- For an art lover. A sketchbook-style journal, with a nod to the many paintings of Ophelia.
- For a poet. A diary for verses and ideas.
- For a birthday. A romantic, literary name on an elegant cover.
How Ophelia can use it
Any Ophelia, 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 Ophelia 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 Ophelia’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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