Pamela’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Pamela
Pamela'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 "Pamela's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Pamela
Pamela is one of the few names with a known inventor. The poet Philip Sidney created it in the late 16th century for his romance Arcadia (1593), possibly meaning “all sweetness”, from the Greek pan “all” and meli “honey”. Samuel Richardson then used it for the heroine of his novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740), after which it slowly came into use as a real name. Behind the Name says it did not become popular until the 20th century.
Nicknames for Pamela
Pam is the classic short form, and most Pamelas answer to it. The name also has a few rare spellings, such as Pamella and Pamelia, and Behind the Name links it to the rarer names Permelia and Tamela. Pam is easy to say and hard to forget.
Famous Pamelas
P. L. Travers, the author of Mary Poppins, was Pamela Lyndon Travers, born in Maryborough, Queensland. Pamela Anderson became known around the world as C.J. Parker in Baywatch. And Pamela Adlon won an Emmy for voicing Bobby Hill in the animated comedy King of the Hill.
How popular is Pamela?
Pamela was a baby boom favorite. In US Social Security data it was 39th in the 1940s and jumped to 13th in the 1950s, when more than 237,000 American girls were named Pamela. It held on at 14th in the 1960s and dropped out of the top 200 after the 1980s, so most Pamelas today are in their 50s, 60s and 70s.
Fun facts about the name Pamela
Richardson’s Pamela is told entirely in letters and is often called one of the first true English novels, so the name was fashionable in books long before it was popular with parents. P. L. Travers wasn’t born a Pamela at all: her birth name was Helen Lyndon Goff. She took the name Pamela Lyndon Travers after moving to England at 24, and the pen name P. L. Travers came in 1933.
Pamela gift ideas
- For a Mary Poppins fan. A spoonful of inspiration, from the name of the woman who created her.
- For a letter writer. Pamela was a novel told in letters. This one is for drafts, notes and pen-pal news.
- For a 70th birthday. Pamela peaked in the 1950s, so milestone birthdays are coming thick and fast.
- For Mother’s Day. A sweet gift for a name that may mean “all sweetness”.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Pamela: 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 Pamela’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 Pamela’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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