A simple, pretty journal made for one person: Tricia. Her name is set in script above pink watercolor apple blossom on the cover.
Tricia is a short form of Patricia, says Behind the Name. Patricia is the feminine form of Patricius, the Latin name behind Patrick, which meant “nobleman, patrician”. Behind the Name says Patricia probably wasn’t used as an actual name until the 18th century, beginning in Scotland. Tricia drops the first syllable and keeps the brisk, friendly end of the name.
Behind the Name lists Pat, Patsy, Patti, Pattie, Patty, Trish, Trisha, Trecia and Tresha as related English forms. Trish is the quickest nickname for a Tricia.
Tricia Nixon Cox, born Patricia Nixon on February 21, 1946, is the elder daughter of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. Wikipedia says she played a ceremonial role in her father’s career, joining him on campaign stops and state trips around the world. She married Harvard Law student Edward F. Cox in a White House Rose Garden ceremony on June 12, 1971.
Tricia is a 1970s name. US Social Security data has it at 144th in the 1970s, when more than 20,500 American girls were named Tricia. Behind the Name says it last ranked in the US top 1,000 in 1994, at 807th, and was 89th in Canada in 1972.
A Tricia threw a White House Halloween party. Wikipedia says that in 1969 Tricia Nixon hosted a Halloween party for 250 children at the White House, and the actor Jonathan Frid, who played the vampire Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows, came along. The same year, a future president, George W. Bush, took her on a date that ended early.
Whether Tricia is eight or eighty, a 6" x 9" notebook is a comfortable size: big enough to write in properly, slim enough to carry. The 160 lined pages don’t come with a set layout, so she decides what it’s for. Journal, planner, class notes, recipes, travel log or doodle book all work. And with her name on the cover, nobody will mistake it for theirs.
Personalized gifts show you thought about the person, not just the occasion. A notebook with Tricia on the cover is affordable, useful every day and still feels special. It’s also a safe choice when you’re not sure of someone’s style, because everyone needs somewhere to write things down.
How big is Tricia’s Notebook? It’s 6" x 9" (about 15.2 x 22.9 cm), with 160 lined pages in a paperback cover.
Where do I buy it? On Amazon. It’s printed on demand and shipped by Amazon, so delivery and returns go through your usual Amazon account.
Do you have other names? Plenty. If you’re shopping for more than one person, see all name notebooks and our personalized name notebooks page.
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