Randi’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Randi
Give Randi a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Randi'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 "Randi's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Randi come from?
Behind the Name has two separate entries for Randi. Randi 1 is an English name, a diminutive of Miranda, which comes from the Latin mirandus meaning “admirable, worthy of being admired” and was created by Shakespeare for the heroine of The Tempest. Randi 2 is a Norwegian and Danish name, a modern form of the Old Norse Ragnfríðr, made of regin, “advice, counsel,” and fríðr, “beautiful, beloved.” Wikipedia agrees that Randi may be a pet form of Miranda or a feminine form of Randy, and that in Norway it goes back to the 1400s.
Other forms of Randi
Behind the Name lists Randy as a variant of Randi 1, and relates Randi to the full name Miranda. Wikipedia adds that in Norway Randi began as a short form of Ragnfrid. Miranda is the natural full form for an English-speaking Randi, and Randy is the spelling to avoid if you want to keep it feminine.
Well-known Randis
Wikipedia’s list of women known as Randi includes Randi Kaye, born in 1967, an American journalist, and Randi Altschul, born in 1960, an American toy inventor. From Norway it names Randi Blehr (1851 to 1928), a feminist, Randi Bakke (1904 to 1984), a pair skater, Randi Hultin (1926 to 2000), a jazz critic, and Randi Heide Steen (1909 to 1990), a singer.
Randi’s popularity
Randi 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 56 years between 1946 and 2001, best at 235th in 1983 and 993rd in 2001. In Norway its last ranking was 85th in 1983.
A few more things about Randi
Wikipedia says the Norwegian name Ragnfríðr was used about three different people in runic inscriptions from the Viking era, and that over 20 people with the name were mentioned in the Regesta Norvegica. It also notes that Randi is mostly a feminine name, though a few men have used it.
Gift ideas with Randi in mind
- For a Norwegian family. A notebook that nods to a Viking-age name.
- For a Tempest fan. A journal for Shakespeare notes, with Miranda’s name inside it.
- For a journalist. A reporter’s-style notebook for ideas and drafts.
- For a birthday. A cheerful, friendly name on the cover.
A notebook for every Randi
Randi’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 “Randi’s Notebook” on the cover tells Randi 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 Randi’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? Randi’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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