Peggy’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Peggy
Peggy'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 "Peggy's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Peggy
Peggy is a medieval pet form of Margaret. Behind the Name says it began as a variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret, and that the reason for the change of the first letter from M to P is unknown. Wikipedia describes Peggy as a female first name derived from Meggy and notes that it is often shortened to Peg. Over the 20th century it became a common birth name on its own, separate from Margaret.
Nicknames for Peggy
Peg is the classic short form, and Behind the Name lists Peggie as a variant. Because Peggy belongs to the Margaret family, it shares relatives with Meg, Maggie, Margie, Marge, Madge, Mae, May and Midge, which gives a Peggy plenty of family resemblance.
Famous Peggys
Peggy Lee, born Norma Deloris Egstrom, had a career that spanned seven decades. She sang with Benny Goodman’s band and won Grammys for “Fever” (1958) and “Is That All There Is?” (1969). Peggy Fleming won the 1968 Olympic gold medal in ladies’ figure skating, the only American gold of those Games, and three world titles. And astronaut Peggy Whitson has spent 695 days in space, more than any other American or any woman, and was the first woman to command the International Space Station and, in 2009, the first woman to serve as NASA’s Chief Astronaut.
How popular is Peggy?
Peggy peaked in the mid-20th century. US Social Security data has it 125th in the 1920s, 37th in the 1930s, its best rank, and 42nd in the 1940s. Its biggest decade by count was the 1950s, when more than 84,000 American girls were named Peggy. It slipped to 108th in the 1960s and then left the top 200, so most Peggys today are in their 60s and older.
Fun facts about the name Peggy
Before she was Peggy Fleming the Olympic champion, she was a girl from San Jose who started skating at nine. Wikipedia says her father took Peggy and her three sisters skating, and she later spent more than 20 years as a figure skating commentator on television.
Peggy gift ideas
- For a stargazer. Space facts and night-sky notes, in honor of Peggy Whitson.
- For a skater. Practice logs and competition notes, for a name shared with Peggy Fleming.
- For a jazz lover. Song lists and lyrics, in honor of Peggy Lee.
- For a 70th birthday. Peggy peaked in the 1950s, so big birthdays are here.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Peggy: 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 Peggy’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 Peggy’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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