Tatiana’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Tatiana
Tatiana'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 "Tatiana's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Tatiana: meaning and origin
Tatiana is the feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the family name Tatius, says Behind the Name. It was the name of a 3rd-century saint martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus, and it became common in Russia and Eastern Europe through Orthodox Christianity. Wikipedia traces Tatius back to Titus Tatius, a legendary ruler of the Sabines.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name gives Tania, Tanya, Tiana and Tianna as English short forms, with Tanja in German, Dutch and Swedish and Tânia in Portuguese. The English spellings Tatianna and Tatyanna are variants. Tanya and Tania are the classic nicknames.
Famous people named Tatiana
Wikipedia’s list of Tatianas includes Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (1897 to 1918), the second daughter of Emperor Nicholas II. It also names Tatyana Ali, born in 1979, an American actress and singer, and Tatjana Patitz (1966 to 2023), a German model.
Is Tatiana a popular name?
Tatiana 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 41 years between 1980 and 2021, best at 213th in 1999. It does better elsewhere: Moldova ranked it 43rd in 2023 and Slovakia 46th in 2010.
Tatiana trivia
Wikipedia says Saint Tatiana is the patron saint of students, and that students are celebrated in Russia on Tatiana Day, January 25. She is also the patron saint of Moscow State University. The name was also given a literary boost by Tatiana Larina, the heroine of Pushkin’s verse novel Eugene Onegin.
Gift ideas that suit a Tatiana
- For a student. A notebook for classes, finals and January 25 celebrations.
- For a ballet or opera fan. A log for performances and favorite arias.
- For a literature lover. A journal for Pushkin and Russian novels.
- For Christmas. A grand name for a grand holiday gift.
How Tatiana can use it
Any Tatiana, 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 Tatiana 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 Tatiana’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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