Wilma’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Wilma
Wilma'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 "Wilma's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Wilma: meaning and origin
Wilma is a short form of Wilhelmina, says Behind the Name, and German settlers brought it to America in the 19th century. Wikipedia describes it simply as a feminine form of William. It still has a strong following in Sweden, where Behind the Name shows it ranked 32nd in 2025.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name lists Vilma as a variant across Europe, Velma in English, Wil and Willy in Dutch, Minna in German and Williamina in Scottish use. Willy is cheerful; Velma will make Scooby-Doo fans smile.
Famous people named Wilma
Wilma Rudolph overcame polio as a child and won three gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics, the first American woman to win three golds in track and field at one Games. Wilma Mankiller was the first woman elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. And cartoon fans know Wilma Flintstone, the level-headed half of Bedrock’s best-known couple.
Is Wilma a popular name?
Wilma peaked in the 1920s. US Social Security data has it at 147th in the 1900s, 90th in the 1910s and 68th in the 1920s, when more than 39,000 American girls were named Wilma, then 75th in the 1930s and 129th in the 1940s. Behind the Name shows it leaving the US top 1,000 after 1973, so most Wilmas today are great-grandmothers.
Wilma trivia
Hurricane Wilma holds an Atlantic record. Wikipedia says its pressure fell from 982 to 882 millibars in 30 hours in October 2005, making it the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record by pressure. The name Wilma was retired from the hurricane lists in 2006 and replaced with Whitney.
Gift ideas that suit a Wilma
- For a runner. A training log, in honor of Wilma Rudolph.
- For a community leader. Meeting notes, in honor of Wilma Mankiller.
- For a Flintstones fan. A notebook for Bedrock’s sensible one.
- For a family in Sweden. Wilma is a top-40 name there.
How Wilma can use it
Any Wilma, 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 Wilma 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 Wilma’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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