Virginia’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Virginia
Give Virginia a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Virginia's Notebook has her name in elegant script over a pink watercolor apple blossom cover.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Virginia's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Virginia come from?
Virginia is the feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius. Its original meaning is unknown, but it has long been linked with the Latin virgo, “maid, virgin”. A Roman legend tells of a young woman called Verginia whose father killed her to save her from a corrupt official. The name became much more popular in America than elsewhere, perhaps because of the Colony of Virginia, which was named after Elizabeth I, the “Virgin Queen”.
Other forms of Virginia
Ginny and Ginnie are the classic nicknames, and Ginger is the cheerful one. Gina and Jinny are popular too, and old-fashioned Virgie is due a comeback. In French, a Virginia might be Gigi. Harry Potter fans know Ginny Weasley, whose full name is Ginevra, not Virginia.
Well-known Virginias
Virginia Woolf wrote Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse and the essay A Room of One’s Own. Virginia Apgar invented the Apgar score, still used to check every newborn baby’s health. And Virginia Hall was an American spy in France during World War II, called by the Gestapo “the most dangerous of all Allied spies”.
Virginia’s popularity
Virginia was a top 10 name in the early 20th century. US Social Security data has it 10th in the 1910s and 7th in the 1920s, when nearly 170,000 American Virginias were born. It slipped gradually after World War II and fell out of the top 200 after the 1980s, so many Virginias today are grandmothers and great-grandmothers.
A few more things about Virginia
Virginia Dare, born in 1587 on Roanoke Island, was the first English child born in the Americas. She was named after the colony, and nobody knows what happened to her: the whole Roanoke settlement disappeared, and became known as the Lost Colony. In 1897 a girl called Virginia O’Hanlon wrote to the New York Sun, and its reply, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”, became the most reprinted newspaper editorial in history.
Gift ideas with Virginia in mind
- For Christmas. “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” A gift with a famous Christmas line behind it.
- For a writer. Every writer needs a room, and a notebook, of her own, as Virginia Woolf knew.
- For a nurse or midwife. Shift notes and reflections, in honor of Dr Virginia Apgar.
- For a family historian. Dates, places and stories, inspired by the mystery of Virginia Dare.
A notebook for every Virginia
Virginia’s Notebook works just as well for a teenager as for a grandmother. It’s 6" x 9", which fits in most bags, with 160 lined pages and no printed layout to work around. Use it as a diary, a school notebook, a planner or a place to collect quotes and ideas. A name on the cover turns an everyday notebook into something personal.
Why choose a personalized notebook?
A plain notebook is useful. One with her name on it is a gift. Seeing “Virginia’s Notebook” on the cover tells Virginia it was chosen for her, not grabbed off a shelf, and that small touch is often what makes people keep a notebook going instead of abandoning it after a week.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Virginia’s Notebook? 6" x 9", or about 15.2 x 22.9 cm. It’s a paperback with 160 lined pages inside.
Where do I buy it? Virginia’s Notebook is available on Amazon, which prints each copy to order and looks after delivery and refunds.
Do you have other names? We do, hundreds of them. Browse all name notebooks or read how to find a name on our personalized name notebooks page.
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