Philomena’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Philomena
Philomena's Notebook puts her name front and center, written in flowing script across a soft watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Philomena's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Philomena: meaning and origin
Behind the Name says Philomena comes from the Greek Philoumene, meaning “to be loved,” an inflection of the verb phileo, “to love.” It was the name of an obscure early saint and martyr. The name came to wide attention in 1802, when a tomb that seemed to be marked Filumena was found in Rome, thought to belong to another martyr named Philomena. Wikipedia says Philomena was a young woman believed by some to have been a Christian martyr.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name’s family tree for Philomena lists the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form Filomena, the French Philomène and the Lithuanian Filomena. It also lists the related Greek names Phila, Phile and Philo. Wikipedia mentions the Malayalam film actress Philomina as a related form.
Famous people named Philomena
Wikipedia’s list of Philomenas includes Philomena Begley, born in 1950, an Irish country music singer, and Philomena Lee, born in 1933, an Irish nurse who was forced to give up her baby for adoption. It also names Philomena Garvey (1926 to 2009), an Irish golfer, Philomena Gianfrancisco (1923 to 1992), an outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and Philomena Mensah, born in 1975, a Canadian sprinter.
Is Philomena a popular name?
Philomena never appeared in a Social Security top-200 decade table, from the 1880s to the 2010s. Behind the Name’s US chart shows it in the top 1,000 for 63 years between 1880 and 1942, best at 355th in 1915 and 954th in 1942. It has stayed popular in Ireland, where Behind the Name’s last ranking is 100th in 1966.
Philomena trivia
Wikipedia’s Philomena page lists Philomena Cunk, a dim-witted British interviewer and commentator played by the comedian Diane Morgan. It also says the 13th-century Danish mathematician Petrus de Dacia was called Philomena.
Gift ideas that suit a Philomena
- For an Irish family. A notebook for family stories and county memories.
- For a comedy fan. A journal for sketches and funny quotes, with a nod to Philomena Cunk.
- For a golfer. A scorecard-style diary for rounds and favorite courses.
- For a birthday. A name meaning “to be loved” makes a warm gift.
How Philomena can use it
Any Philomena, of any age. The 6" x 9" size is roomy enough for proper writing and small enough for a handbag or school bag. With 160 plain lined pages there’s no fixed layout, so it can be a diary, a gratitude journal, a study notebook, a recipe book or a home for to-do lists. Notebooks tend to multiply in drawers, but one with her name on the front is instantly hers.
The little things that make it hers
There’s something about seeing your own name in print. It makes a notebook feel like it belongs to you, which is a good reason to fill it. It also means Philomena can pick hers out of a pile in a second, at school, at work or on the kitchen counter.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Philomena’s Notebook? About the size of a trade paperback book: 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm), 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? It’s sold on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon prints and ships each copy and handles delivery and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes, the same apple blossom design comes in hundreds of girls’ names. Start at all name notebooks or our personalized name notebooks guide.
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