Polly’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Polly
Give Polly a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Polly'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 "Polly's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Polly come from?
Behind the Name calls Polly a medieval variant of Molly and says the reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown. Molly was itself a pet form of Mary, which gives Polly a very large family tree. Wikipedia agrees that Polly is most often a feminine given name that began as a variant of Molly, and adds that it may also be a short form of names such as Polina, Polona, Pauline, Paula or Paulina.
Other forms of Polly
Behind the Name’s family tree for Polly lists many full forms, including Mary, Maria, Marie, Marion, Maureen, Miriam and Moira. Molly is the closest cousin, and Pollie is a spelling variant. Wikipedia also names Pauline, Paula and Paulina as longer names that Polly may shorten. It is a name with many possible full versions, so every Polly can choose her own.
Well-known Pollys
Wikipedia’s list of women named Polly includes Polly Samson, born in 1962, an English journalist and writer, and Polly Toynbee, born in 1946, a British journalist. It also names Polly Walker, born in 1966, an English actress, Polly Draper, born in 1955, an American actress, Polly Bemis (1853 to 1933), a Chinese-American pioneer, and Polly Smith, born in 1949, the American costume designer who invented the sports bra.
Polly’s popularity
Polly 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 97 years between 1880 and 1977, best at 222nd in 1881 and 796th in 1977. In England and Wales it is still ranked: Behind the Name’s latest rank there is 204th in 2025, so it is a vintage name that has stayed popular in Britain.
A few more things about Polly
Wikipedia’s Polly page lists many fictional Pollys, including Polly Plummer in C. S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew, Polly Sherman, the waitress in the sitcom Fawlty Towers, and Polly Prince, the title character in the film Along Came Polly. Alfred Polly is the hero of H. G. Wells’s novel The History of Mr Polly, and Polly Pocket is a famous toy line.
Gift ideas with Polly in mind
- For a Narnia fan. A notebook for fantasy stories, with a nod to Polly Plummer.
- For a sitcom fan. A diary for quotes and favorite episodes of Fawlty Towers.
- For a journalist or writer. A reporter’s-style notebook for ideas and drafts.
- For Christmas. A cheerful, old-fashioned name on a cover she will use.
A notebook for every Polly
Polly’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 “Polly’s Notebook” on the cover tells Polly 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 Polly’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? Polly’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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