Yolanda’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Yolanda
Give Yolanda a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Yolanda'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 "Yolanda's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Yolanda come from?
Yolanda comes from the medieval French Yolande, which Behind the Name says was probably a form of Violante, from the Latin viola, “violet”; it may instead be Germanic. Wikipedia links it to the Greek Iolanthe and the violet flower. It was a royal name, borne by a 12th-century empress of Constantinople and her descendants in Hungary and Spain.
Other forms of Yolanda
Behind the Name lists Yolonda as an English variant, and Wikipedia calls it an African-American spelling. In Europe the name appears as Yolande, Iolanda, Jolanda and Jolanta, with Jola as a Polish pet form. Any shorter pet name is a family choice.
Well-known Yolandas
Gospel singer Yolanda Adams was born in Houston and taught school there before singing full time. Wikipedia says she has sold more than 10 million albums and won four Grammy Awards, and she was the first gospel artist to win the Grammy for Best Gospel Song. In 2020 she opened Super Bowl LIV with “America the Beautiful”.
Yolanda’s popularity
Yolanda had its run from the 1950s to the 1970s. US Social Security data has it at 172nd in the 1950s, 138th in the 1960s, when more than 28,400 American girls were named Yolanda, and 116th in the 1970s. Behind the Name lists December 17 as its name day in Spain.
A few more things about Yolanda
Tchaikovsky’s last opera is about a Yolande. Wikipedia says Iolanta is based on a Danish play, King René’s Daughter, a romanticized account of the life of Yolande de Bar, whose heroine is a blind princess. It premiered in Saint Petersburg on December 18, 1892, on a double bill with his last ballet, The Nutcracker.
Gift ideas with Yolanda in mind
- For a choir member. A song notebook, in honor of Yolanda Adams.
- For Christmas. A gift for a name tied to the night The Nutcracker premiered.
- For her name day. Spain celebrates Yolanda on December 17.
- For a gardener. A garden journal for a name linked to the violet.
A notebook for every Yolanda
Yolanda’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 “Yolanda’s Notebook” on the cover tells Yolanda 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 Yolanda’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? Yolanda’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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