Susannah’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Susannah
Susannah'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 "Susannah's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Susannah: meaning and origin
Behind the Name calls Susannah a form of Susanna found in some versions of the Old Testament and lists its usage as Biblical. Wikipedia says it is an English version of the Hebrew name Shoshana, meaning “lily.” Variants include Susanna, Susana, Susan, Suzanne and Susie, so it sits in a very large family.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name gives the English short forms as Sue, Susie, Suzy, Suki, Sukie, Suz, Suzi, Suzie, Sookie and Zanna. In other languages it lists Sanne, Sanna, Suse and Zsuzsa. Sue, Susie and Zanna are the friendliest choices.
Famous people named Susannah
Wikipedia’s list of Susannahs includes Susannah Constantine, born in 1962, an English fashion advisor, and Susannah Harker, born in 1965, an English actress. It also names Susannah McCorkle (1946 to 2001), an American jazz singer, and Susannah Darwin (1765 to 1817), the mother of Charles Darwin. Its list also has Susannah Fiennes, born in 1961, a British artist, and Susannah Grant, born in 1963, an American screenwriter and director.
Is Susannah a popular name?
Susannah 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 13 years between 1967 and 1979, best at 862nd in 1973. In England and Wales it last ranked 989th in 2011.
Susannah trivia
Wikipedia’s plain Susannah page is about an opera in two acts by the American composer Carlisle Floyd. The given-name page also lists Susannah Martin (1621 to 1692), executed during the Salem witch trials, and Susannah Scaroni, born in 1991, an American wheelchair Paralympian.
Gift ideas that suit a Susannah
- For a flower lover. A journal for garden plans, since the name means “lily.”
- For a jazz fan. A notebook for gigs and records.
- For a Darwin fan. A field notebook for nature walks.
- For Christmas. A classic Biblical name for a cozy gift.
How Susannah can use it
Any Susannah, 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 Susannah 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 Susannah’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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