Violet’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Violet
Violet's Notebook is a lined journal with one name on the cover, hers. The name sits in flowing script above a soft pink watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Violet's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Violet
Violet comes from the English word for the purple flower, says Behind the Name, from the Latin viola. It was common in Scotland from the 16th century and came into general English use in the 19th. Wikipedia adds that flower names were especially popular in the US from about 1880 to 1910, which is when Violet first rose.
Nicknames for Violet
Behind the Name gives Vi as the short form of Violet and Viola as its variant, with Violette in French and Violetta in Italian. Wikipedia lists Violeta in Spanish and many other languages. Vi is tiny and bright; Violetta is operatic.
Famous Violets
Violet Jessop, called “Miss Unsinkable”, survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and of its sister ship Britannic in 1916, and was aboard the Olympic when it collided with a warship in 1911. Irishwoman Violet Gibson tried to assassinate Mussolini in 1926. And readers know Violet Beauregarde, the gum-chewing girl in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
How popular is Violet?
Violet has had two lives. US Social Security data has it at 79th in the 1910s and 93rd in the 1920s, when about 30,000 American girls were named Violet. Wikipedia says it then fell out of the top 1,000 by 1960, came back in 1990 and reached 20th by 2022; it was 57th for the whole 2010s. So a Violet could be 100 or still in kindergarten.
Fun facts about the name Violet
Violet Jessop was born on the Pampas near Bahía Blanca in Argentina in 1887, says Wikipedia, before working as a stewardess on ocean liners and as a nurse in World War I. Behind the Name shows Violet ranked 13th for American girls in 2025.
Violet gift ideas
- For a gardener. Planting notes for a flower name.
- For a new baby. Violet is in the US top 20 again.
- For a great-grandmother. Violet peaked in the 1910s and 1920s.
- For a Roald Dahl fan. A notebook, with no blueberry gum required.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Violet: the student, the list-maker, the diary keeper, the busy mom. Its 160 lined pages and 6" x 9" format suit daily journaling, study, meal plans, goals or gratitude notes. Plain lines mean no rules about how to use it. Her name on the front makes it easy to spot on a crowded desk.
Why a name on the cover matters
Notebooks tend to multiply on desks and in drawers. One with Violet’s name on the front is instantly hers: easy to spot, harder to “borrow”, and more personal than a plain cover. For children especially, seeing their own name on something makes it special and encourages them to actually use it.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Violet’s Notebook? The notebook measures 6 x 9 inches (roughly 15 x 23 cm) and has 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? Use the buttons on this page to find it on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon handles printing, shipping and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes. We publish hundreds of girls’ name notebooks with the same cover design. See our personalized name notebooks page or browse all name notebooks.
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