Rowena’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Rowena
Rowena'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 "Rowena's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Rowena
Behind the Name says the meaning of Rowena is uncertain. The 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth gave the name to a daughter of the Saxon chief Hengist, and Walter Scott made it famous in Ivanhoe in 1819. Behind the Name offers two unproven guesses: Old English elements for “fame” and “joy,” or Old Welsh elements meaning “spear” and “white”.
Nicknames for Rowena
Behind the Name’s related names for Rowena are Rowina in English and Rhonwen in Welsh. Wikipedia adds the older spellings Ronwen, Renwein and Romwenna from Geoffrey’s manuscripts. Rowena is already a musical, four-syllable name, so many bearers use it in full.
Famous Rowenas
Wikipedia’s Rowena page lists Rowena Jackson (1926 to 2024), a New Zealand prima ballerina, and Rowena Morrill (1944 to 2021), an American science-fiction and fantasy illustrator. It also names Rowena Wallace, born in 1947, an Australian actress, and Rowena King, born in 1970, a British actress.
How popular is Rowena?
Rowena never appeared in a Social Security top-200 decade table, from the 1880s to the 2010s. Behind the Name’s US chart has it in the top 1,000 for 82 years between 1880 and 1963, best at 422nd in 1893. England and Wales last ranked it 993rd in 2000, and the Netherlands 432nd in 2009.
Fun facts about the name Rowena
Wikipedia’s Rowena page says Geoffrey of Monmouth claimed her drunken seduction of King Vortigern created the British tradition of toasting. The name also belongs to Lady Rowena, the love interest in Scott’s Ivanhoe, and to Rowena Ravenclaw, a founder of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books.
Rowena gift ideas
- For a Harry Potter fan. A notebook for house pride and spell notes.
- For a history buff. A journal for medieval tales and Arthurian legends.
- For a reader of classics. A diary for novel notes, Ivanhoe included.
- For Christmas. A storybook name for a storybook season.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Rowena: 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 Rowena’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 Rowena’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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