Penelope’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Penelope
Penelope'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 "Penelope's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Penelope
Penelope probably comes from the Greek penelops, a kind of duck, says Behind the Name, or else from pene, “threads”, and ops, “face, eye”. In Homer’s Odyssey she is the wife of Odysseus, holding off suitors while he is away at Troy. Wikipedia notes that the “threads” reading would give a meaning like “weaver”.
Nicknames for Penelope
Behind the Name gives Pen, Penny and Pene as English diminutives. Abroad the name turns up as Pénélope in French, Pinelopi in Greek and Penélope in Spanish and Portuguese.
Famous Penelopes
Penélope Cruz was born on April 28, 1974, in Alcobendas, Spain. Wikipedia says she made her film debut in Jamón Jamón (1992) and has made seven films with director Pedro Almodóvar, including Volver and Parallel Mothers. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). Behind the Name suggests she may have inspired the name’s rise in the early 2000s.
How popular is Penelope?
Penelope is a 21st-century success story. US Social Security data has it at 44th in the 2010s, when more than 47,600 American girls were named Penelope. Behind the Name says it was already rising fast when Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick gave it to their daughter in 2012.
Fun facts about the name Penelope
Penelope outwitted more than a hundred suitors with a loom. Wikipedia says she told them she would choose a husband once she finished weaving a burial shroud for Odysseus’s elderly father, Laertes. Every night for three years she undid part of the day’s work, until a slave named Melantho discovered the trick and gave her away.
Penelope gift ideas
- For a knitter or weaver. A pattern book for a name tied to the loom.
- For a book club. Reading notes for a group tackling the Odyssey.
- For a Spanish film night. A journal for a fan of Penélope Cruz.
- For Christmas. A stocking gift for a Penny.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Penelope: 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 Penelope’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 Penelope’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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