Give Paulette a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Paulette's Notebook has her name in elegant script over a pink watercolor apple blossom cover.
Paulette is a French feminine diminutive of Paul, says Behind the Name. Paul comes from the Roman name Paulus, Latin for “small” or “humble.” Wikipedia adds that Paulette is the French feminine diminutive of Pauline, from Latin Paulina. Behind the Name lists French and English usage, with a French pronunciation close to po-LET.
Behind the Name lists Paula and Paule among the related forms. Polly and Lette are playful extras. Paulina and Pauline are fuller Latin and French forms on the same Paulus tree.
Paulette Goddard, born Marion Levy on June 3, 1910, was an American actress and socialite. Wikipedia says she was a prominent leading actress in Hollywood’s Golden Age, began as a Ziegfeld Girl, and gained notice as Charlie Chaplin’s romantic partner and co-star before a long film career. Born in New York City and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, she moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s.
Paulette is a 1940s name in America. US Social Security data has it at 164th in the 1940s, when more than 15,900 girls were named Paulette. Behind the Name last ranked it 952nd in the US in 1980, and it was 34th in Puerto Rico in 2025. France last ranked it in 1972, at 443rd, long after its American mid-century peak.
Paulette is Paul with a French diminutive ending. Behind the Name says Paul comes from Latin Paulus, “small,” so Paulette is literally a little Paul, turned fashionable in French and then English. The apostle Paul made Paulus famous in Christian tradition, which is why so many European languages still use Paul and Paula today.
Paulette’s Notebook works just as well for a teenager as for a grandmother. It’s 6" x 9", which fits in most bags, with 160 lined pages and no printed layout to work around. Use it as a diary, a school notebook, a planner or a place to collect quotes and ideas. A name on the cover turns an everyday notebook into something personal.
A plain notebook is useful. One with her name on it is a gift. Seeing “Paulette’s Notebook” on the cover tells Paulette it was chosen for her, not grabbed off a shelf, and that small touch is often what makes people keep a notebook going instead of abandoning it after a week.
How big is Paulette’s Notebook? 6" x 9", or about 15.2 x 22.9 cm. It’s a paperback with 160 lined pages inside.
Where do I buy it? Paulette’s Notebook is available on Amazon, which prints each copy to order and looks after delivery and refunds.
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