*** This giveaway is now closed – see who won below! ***
After 10,000 interesting name origin stories, random.org has selected our winners as… Beth (who says “my dad picked it out and to this day I’m whole heartily a daddy’s girl.”) and Chelsea (who’s name story is: “My parents got my name from the 1981 movie, On Golden Pond. ‘Chelsea’ was played by Jane Fonda”) Congrats!
I realize from the name Online Fabric Store, you might have trouble guessing what this online store sells, so allow me to solve that mystery for ya. Fabric! And seemingly every kind of fabric – like upholstery, decor, quilting, apparel and even garden fabric. Which means that this week’s two winners (who are each getting $250 to spend there) could tackle anything from sewing some pillow covers or making a duvet to redoing the curtains in an entire room. And the cool thing about their system is that the more yardage you buy, the cheaper each yard gets – and once you get over that $50 mark, your shipping in the US is free.
- PRIZE: A $250 gift card to Online Fabric Store
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “FABRIC ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …what’s the meaning behind your name? Does it carry some special significance within your family? Or is there a cool story behind how your parents picked it? Have you always wished it was something else?
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
- PRIZE SHIPS: Wahoo, this giveaway is available worldwide!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winners. Good luck…
- ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Online Fabric Store.
Marina says
FABRIC ME! My name means the one that comes from the sea in Latin!
Alicia says
Fabric Me, Please! So funny, I’m on the lookout for fabric making some roman shades… this would be fab.
My first name is just a rando…. middle is my great grandmother’s name.
Becky F says
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No special story behind my name, but I am grateful that my parents decide to reject my grandpa’s choice for me: Kolinka.
Gia says
Fabric me!
My names means the one who spreads happiness… and I will like to believe that ;)
Chelsea W says
FABRIC ME!
my name means port of ships. my grandfather worked in the navy so that’s how it came to be!
Sarah says
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My name means Princess, but my mom chose it because you “could find it on a pencil or a coffee mug”, so that is pretty significant.
Laragh Dooley says
Fabric Me! I am named after a town in Ireland where my parents honeymooned!Pronouned like Lara but with the gaelic spelling.
Meghan says
FABRIC ME!
Meghan is a “good Irish name” and used to be a nickname for Margaret (My Grandmother). Thankfully it was suggested by my Godmother and my parents other option, was absolutely horrible!
Cecily B says
FABRIC ME!!!
Cecily \ce-ci-ly\ as a girl’s name is pronounced SES-i-lee. It is of Latin and Old Welsh origin, and the meaning of Cecily is “blind; sixth”. From the medieval vernacular form of Cecilia.
It’s not a family name, and I’m not Welsh. I guess it’s better than my parents other choice – Genevera.
Sunayna says
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My name is Sunayna. It’s a Sanskrit word that means “beautiful eyes”. I used to be pretty shy about my name because its so hard to pronounce – it made for some embarrassing situations as a kid. But now that I’m sort of grown up, I love it!
Annie says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after my great grandmother. Let me tell you that being named Annie and having curly hair is a really good way to get sick of “The Sun will Come Out Tomorrow” really fast.
Liv says
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My full name means “a symbol of peace” but Liv (which is how I’m mostly known to the world) means, according to one website “elf army”. I still get the occasional Christmas card addressed to elf army-the poor postman must get so confused!
jamie says
FABRIC ME!
I am the third child (2nd girl) of 4. When it came to naming me, my parents couldn’t agree and my mom said to my dad (James) as a joke, “Well if it’s a girl, we could name her after you and call her Jamie” to which my dad replied “I like that”. Well the joke’s up (or not up?) and here I am!
Zulfa says
FABRIC ME!
My name means “The chosen one, chosen to be newr to God” and it was picked by my Gran?
Dana says
Fabric Me!!!
My mom and dad knew a lady that had the name Dana and they liked it.
Mrs Patty says
FABRIC ME! I was named after a soap opera star!
Jana says
Fabric Me! Yes, my name is one NO One could ever pronounce correctly all the years I was growing up! I HATED it, my mother read it in a book. Now I like it, though I have met several young women with “my” Name!
Anne D. says
Fabric me! I believe my name means “gracious” and is related to the name “Hannah.” For awhile in 4th grade I went by my middle name, Renae, because Anne seemed so ordinary (but usually as a middle name).
Maija says
Fabric ME!!! My name is Finish, from my dads side of the family. I as a child I hated it, but now I love the connection and meaning it gives me to my past.
Sarah says
FABRIC ME! My name means “princess” in Hebrew. I don’t think there is any familiar significance to it.
Christa says
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My parents told me my name meant Nordic Princess. Although I’ve never seen that meaning in any baby book I’ve looked at.
Samma says
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C’mon, new curtains!
I was named for my mom’s best friend Sandy. And my best friend is Kathi, which is my mom’s name. So we’re 2 generations of bestie Sandra & Kathi’s!
boice says
FABRIC ME … please, please, please!
no cool name story, unfortunately.
Minette says
FABRIC ME! My parents picked my French name because of my
Mom’s French heritage.
Laura says
Fabric me…no meaning and always wished it was something more unique, and not so common
Kathy says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after my Mom’s sister :).
Chelsea S. says
My first name came from the 1980s movie “On Golden Pond”- My mom loves Jane Fonda, and her character in the movie was Chelsea. My middle name, Rose, is both of my great grandmothers first names. So that’s how Chelsea Rose came about!
Meagan B. says
FABRIC ME! My name was chosen because it is very Irish. Because with red hair I obviously also needed a name that sounded irish…
fran says
Fabric me —I was named after my dad —I look a lot like him
Kayla says
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I was actually named after a character on Days of our Lives!
Olivia says
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My parents had a name picked out but changed it 2 weeks before I was born.
Melissa G. says
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No real “reason” for my name, BUT in highschool my friend Amy’s parents and my parents became great friends and we went on many vacations together as big giant families. Well one night over dinner we were talking about names and My parents at first wanted to name me Amy and her parents wanted to name her Melissa!! random!!
kate says
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I was named after a cat. My mom had to give away her cat after getting married because my father was allergic, ie I’m named for a cat.
Amy O says
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My name is actually pretty boring- as the first child, they had a lot of time to figure out what they wanted. My sister, however, has a great story. They originally named her Laura- had that printed on her birth certificate and everything. A few hours later, decided they didn’t like that and changed it to Elisabeth.
Christine says
FABRIC ME!
I’m not sure if there is any special reason behind my name, other than the fact that my parent’s liked it. I always liked being the only Christine is nearly all of my classes growing up.
Katie says
Fabric me! My name is Katie, but it’s just Katie – not short for anything. No interesting meaning other than that tid-bit!
Anna says
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My parents met an Anna, liked the name…that was it. Not too exciting. My middle name, Rose, is after my grandmother, Rosalia (she always hated her name, but I think it’s romantic:)
Chez says
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My name (Chez) means “house” in french, but my grandmother told my mom it meant “beautiful.” It was the pre-google days, and I guess no one thought to look it up in a french-english dictionary. :) My 2nd daughter (due this month) will have the middle name “Belle” – which actually DOES mean beautiful in french! Righting a generational wrong! ;)
Michelle S says
Fabric me! My dad actually named me. Don’t tell my mom, but I’m kinda glad he did. Even though I like the names mom picked out for me, my initials with have been KEG. Yeah, like I needed any more encouragement to be a crazy person in college.
Sarah says
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No special ties with my name. I’m really excited though, because I get to begin looking at names for my first (due in September). I hope to incorporate some meaning or family ties, but we’ll see :)
Amber says
FABRIC ME! I wish my name was something other than tree sap :)
Emily says
“FABRIC ME!”
My full name is quite possibly the most generic name you can get. Seriously, it might as well be Jane Doe. The kicker of it all is that my mom chose my name because it was something she’d never heard before. Twenty-four years later, it’s now one of the most common names around. Getting an email or website address is next to impossible!
Susan says
FABRIC ME!
No special meaning to my name — my parents just liked it and wanted my first name to start with S to match my then-last name of Spencer.
Andrea says
FABRIC ME!
My name, Andrea, was my mother’s favourite babysitter’s name when she was young.
Carly @ Createlive says
FABRIC ME!
My mother, a Kindergarten teacher, named me after her favorite student :)
Heather says
FABRIC ME!
My sister chose my name and my parents liked it:)
mel zeiger says
FABRIC ME!!! My name is Melissa which means “honey bee”. My parents were told I was going to be a boy and when I popped out they had no idea what to name me, so they went with one of the nurses’ names :)
Jessica D. says
FABRIC ME!!
My parents just liked the name, and they like me, so I guess that it worked out well ;P
Bethany says
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Many people think my name is after the town in the Bible because my Dad is a pastor. However, he just had a dream before I was born that I was really jealous that my brother and sister’s names started with ‘b’ and mine didn’t so they named me Bethany.
Beth says
Fabric me! I got my name, Beth, because of its religious meaning(it means house of God in Hebrew).