Sue’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Sue
Give Sue a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Sue'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 "Sue's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Sue come from?
Sue is a short form of Susan or Susanna, says Behind the Name, and Wikipedia adds Susannah, Suzanna, Susanne, Suzanne and Suzette to the list of names it can shorten. Wikipedia notes it is rarely used for men, and that one of the few, a Tennessee lawyer, may have inspired a famous song.
Other forms of Sue
Behind the Name lists Susie, Suzie, Suzy, Suzi, Suz, Suki, Sukie and Sookie as relatives of Sue. Susie is the classic, and Suki is the playful one.
Well-known Sues
Sue Bird went first overall in the 2002 WNBA draft, spent her whole WNBA career with the Seattle Storm, won a joint-record four WNBA titles and is one of two basketball players to win five Olympic gold medals. Britain’s Sue Barker won the 1976 French Open and fronted the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage from 1994 to 2022. And Sue Grafton wrote the alphabet mysteries that began with “A” Is for Alibi.
Sue’s popularity
Sue was at its height in the middle of the 20th century. US Social Security data has it at 125th in the 1930s, 72nd in the 1940s, when nearly 41,000 American girls were named Sue, then 111th in the 1950s and 176th in the 1960s. Behind the Name shows it in the New South Wales top 100 as late as 1958. Most Sues today are grandmothers.
A few more things about Sue
The song “A Boy Named Sue” was Johnny Cash’s only top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Shel Silverstein wrote it, Cash recorded it live at San Quentin State Prison in February 1969, and it spent three weeks at No. 2. Wikipedia says a Tennessee attorney named Sue K. Hicks may have helped inspire it.
Gift ideas with Sue in mind
- For a basketball fan. Game notes, in honor of Sue Bird.
- For a mystery reader. A notebook for plotting from A to Z.
- For a grandmother. Sue peaked in the 1940s.
- For a tennis fan. Notes from every Wimbledon fortnight.
A notebook for every Sue
Sue’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 “Sue’s Notebook” on the cover tells Sue 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 Sue’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? Sue’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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