Verity’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Verity
A simple, pretty journal made for one person: Verity. Her name is set in script above pink watercolor apple blossom on the cover.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Verity's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
What does the name Verity mean?
Verity comes straight from the English word meaning “truth,” says Behind the Name, which traces it to Latin verus, “true, real.” Wikipedia adds that it derives from the Latin noun veritas and matches Alethea, a Greek name for “truth” first used in England around 1585. Both sources describe it as a virtue name: the Puritans and Quakers liked it because truthfulness was seen as a desirable quality in women.
Verity nicknames and other forms
Behind the Name links Verity to Veritas, the Roman goddess of truth, and to the rare English form Verda. Wikipedia lists older spellings such as Veretie, Verety, Verita and Veritie. The name is already short, so most Veritys use it whole.
Some famous Veritys
Verity Lambert, born November 27, 1935, was an English television and film producer. Wikipedia says she was the founding producer of Doctor Who in 1963, when she was the BBC’s only female drama producer and its youngest, and her later credits include The Naked Civil Servant, Minder, Widows and Jonathan Creek. From 1985 she ran her own company, Cinema Verity, and she kept producing until the year she died in 2007.
Verity through the decades
Verity is more of a British name than an American one. It has never appeared in a Social Security top-200 decade table, from the 1880s to the 2010s. Behind the Name’s England and Wales chart ranks it every year from 1996 to 2025, best at 294th in 1997 and 436th in 2025.
Did you know?
Wikipedia says Verity Lambert’s production company, from 1985, was called Cinema Verity, so her own first name was on the door. It also lists Verity in fiction: the assistant at Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and the murder victim Verity Hunt in Agatha Christie’s Nemesis.
Gift ideas for a Verity
- For a truth-teller. A journal for honest thoughts and daily reflections.
- For a Doctor Who fan. A notebook for episode notes and TV-history reading.
- For a mystery reader. A log for whodunits and Agatha Christie rereads.
- For Christmas. A virtue-name journal to start the new year.
Who is it for and how she can use it
Whether Verity 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.
Why personalized works
Personalized gifts show you thought about the person, not just the occasion. A notebook with Verity 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.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Verity’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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