Pauline’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Pauline
Give Pauline a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Pauline's Notebook has her name in elegant script over a pink watercolor apple blossom cover.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Pauline's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Pauline come from?
Pauline is the French feminine form of Paulinus, Behind the Name explains, and Paulinus is a Roman name derived from Paulus. Wikipedia says Pauline was originally the French form of Paulina, a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning “the little”, hence “the younger”. Behind the Name’s popularity tables show Pauline still ranked in France and Belgium in 2024, so it is far from forgotten in Europe.
Other forms of Pauline
Behind the Name lists Pauleen, Paulene and Paulina as English variants and Paulie as the English diminutive. Abroad, the name becomes Paolina in Italian, Polina in Russian and Pavlína in Czech. Paulie is the friendly choice for everyday use.
Well-known Paulines
Pauline Kael wrote film criticism for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991, and Roger Ebert said she had a more positive influence on the climate for film in America than any other single person. Canadian poet E. Pauline Johnson, whose Mohawk stage name was Tekahionwake, was among the writers who began to define Canadian literature. And Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon’s sister, was the only Bonaparte sibling to visit him in exile on Elba.
Pauline’s popularity
Pauline was a favorite of the early 20th century. US Social Security data has it at 55th in the 1900s and at its best rank, 34th, in the 1910s. Its biggest decade was the 1920s, when more than 64,000 American girls were named Pauline, at 37th. It fell to 74th in the 1930s and 128th in the 1940s before leaving the top 200.
A few more things about Pauline
Pauline Kael’s first book was a surprise hit. Wikipedia says her 1965 collection I Lost It at the Movies sold 150,000 paperback copies, and her fourth collection, Deeper into Movies (1973), won the National Book Award in Arts and Letters, the first nonfiction book about film to win a National Book Award.
Gift ideas with Pauline in mind
- For a movie lover. Film reviews and watch lists, in honor of Pauline Kael.
- For a poet. Drafts and verses, for a name shared with E. Pauline Johnson.
- For a history buff. Notes on the Bonapartes and beyond.
- For Grandparents Day. Pauline peaked in the 1910s and 1920s, so it suits a grandmother.
A notebook for every Pauline
Pauline’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.
Why choose a personalized notebook?
A plain notebook is useful. One with her name on it is a gift. Seeing “Pauline’s Notebook” on the cover tells Pauline 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.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Pauline’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? Pauline’s Notebook is available on Amazon, which prints each copy to order and looks after delivery and refunds.
Do you have other names? We do, hundreds of them. Browse all name notebooks or read how to find a name on our personalized name notebooks page.
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