Ray’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Ray
Ray'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 "Ray's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Ray: meaning and origin
Behind the Name lists Ray as a short form of Raymond that is often used as an independent name, and says it coincides with the English word for a beam of light. Raymond comes from the Germanic Raginmund, made of regin, “advice, counsel, decision,” and munt, “protection.” Wikipedia also gives Ray as a short form of Rachel. Either way, it is a bright, short name for a notebook.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name’s family tree for Ray lists the full forms Raymond and Raymund, with relatives such as Raimund in German, Raimondo in Italian and Réamonn in Irish. Wikipedia names Rachel as a second full form. Ray is already the nickname, so the choice is simply whether to use Raymond or Rachel as the long version.
Famous people named Ray
Wikipedia’s page for Ray lists Ray Charles (1930 to 2004), an American singer, songwriter and composer, and Ray Bradbury (1920 to 2012), an American fantasy and science fiction writer. It also names Ray Strachey (1887 to 1940), a British feminist, politician and artist, and Ray, born in 1990, a Japanese singer and radio personality who performs under the single name.
Is Ray a popular name?
Ray never appeared in a Social Security top-200 decade table, from the 1880s to the 2010s. Behind the Name’s US chart shows it for girls in 57 years between 1880 and 1936, best at 378th in 1890, while the boys’ version has been ranked in 146 years and was 791st in 2025. England and Wales ranked it 602nd in 2025.
Ray trivia
Behind the Name notes that the writer Ray Bradbury and the musician Ray Charles are two notable bearers of the name. Wikipedia’s page also lists many bearers in politics, music, sport, film, business and science, so Ray is a name that turns up everywhere.
Gift ideas that suit a Ray
- For a science fiction fan. A notebook for story ideas and favorite books.
- For a music lover. A journal for songs and gig notes.
- For a sunny personality. A name that means a beam of light.
- For a birthday. A short name that fits any cover.
How Ray can use it
Any Ray, 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 Ray 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 Ray’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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