*** 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.
Alyssa v. says
FABRIC ME!
My Dad wanted my name to be Adrienne and my Mom wanted to name me Lucy after my grandmother, but they chose Alyssa!
Nicole says
Fabric me! My dad picked my name out of the obituary…no idea why but that’s what he picked.
Brittany Hise says
Fabric Me!! I don’t think there is a meaning behind my name. I was born, my mom said, “Hello Brittany” and that was all she wrote :)
Rose says
FABRIC ME!!
I was named after an aunt. I’ve always wanted a different name though.
Kerrie says
Fabric Me!
Yessy says
FABRIC ME! My siblings names start with a Y so to continue the tradition, my parents wrote down a whole bunch of “y” names, threw them in a bag and picked at random! :)
Hilary says
FABRIC ME!
I am adopted! I’ve always wondered why I’m named Hilary, it’s somewhat uncommon, but I remember in Kindergarten telling everyone I was named after Hillary Clinton. Definitely false!
MegP says
FABRIC ME!
My Mom and I still joke about my childhood hobby of complaining that she didn’t name me Gina (which worked SO well with my maiden name).
Alison says
Fabric Me!!!
My name is one that has good meaning behind it. According to the internet my name means ‘noble’ or ‘exhaulted’, but that is not why my parents named me this. My dad rebuilds old cars and motorcycles so naturally he is a motor head. I am actually named after the Alison Engine which is/was used in airplane engines. If I was a boy I would have been Austin after the car Austin Healy. When I was younger I had a friend named Shelby who was named after the mustang, and naturally our fathers would joke and mine would always say,”my daughter has more horsepower than yours!” All in all I love my name and am proud of it :) Hope you enjoy my story.
Jessica says
FABRIC ME! Sadly I’m not sure how my parents decided on my name… I’m def going to ask them now though!
Deanne says
Fabric me!
Deanne means leader-which I think is pretty true of my character.
Laurie says
FABRIC ME!
No special meaning that I know
Emily says
FABRIC ME! My first name was one of my mom’s favorites and my middle name, Ann, is after my aunt and grandmother.
Kait says
Fabric me!
Marlo says
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I love the meaning behind my name. I was named after the first part of both of my grandmothers’ names: Martha and Lorraine. My parents combined them to get Marlo. I think it’s neat to be able to carry a part of both of them with me forever. And it’s just different enough, not TOO different :)
Allison says
FABRIC ME! my middle name is a family name :)
Dana Wells says
FABRIC ME! My name means “bright as day” as I was born at 4:42am. It was going to something else, but my parents changed their mind and I’m glad they did! I love fabric, and have a sewing machine that I’m learning to use! What a great way to expand a stash!!Thanks!!
Kerrie says
My name is Kerrie. My mother walked a lot when she was pregnate with me…she walked with my Uncle Kevin, my Uncle Terry and my Aunt Connie. She picked the spelling of my name because of them three! KE for Kevin, RR for Terry and IE for Connie. I think it’s pretty cute and a little corny too! ;0)
Trude says
FABRIC ME! My name is pronounced like True-duh, so you can imagine how much fun that was growing up. But really, I love it. Not only because people remember it, and never know anyone else by that name (it’s not even that common in Norway, where I was born), but also because of how sensitive it’s made me to other getting other people’s names spelled and pronounced correctly. That can only be a good thing, right?
Jessica says
FABRIC ME!!!
My name is a family name there has been a Jessica in every generation since the 1800’s
bridgett says
FABRIC ME :) There is no story behind my name, but I wouldn’t change it for the world! I rarely come across another Bridgett and was the only one in school growing up!! FABULOUS giveaway!!! xo
Denise says
FABRIC ME! I’m the fourth of nine children and we all have D names. The first three were fairly common in the fifties…Diane, Debby, and David. I was number four and the names started getting a little less common. The last two of our family were twin girls, making our family all girls with my one brother. Ugh, my poor parents raising eight girls through adolescence!
Megan says
FABRIC ME!
My name means pearl, which never had any significance until I was much older. When I turned eighteen, my father bought me a pearl necklace, and told me he’d always loved my name so much, and thought that “pearl” was a great symbol for me. My father passed away five years later, but not after watching me walk down the aisle wearing my pearl necklace. Now I could never wish for anything different :-)
kerri a. says
Fabric Me!!
Ellen says
FABRIC ME
My name is kind of a compromise of what my parents wanted to name – my dad wanted Nellie after his mother and my mom wanted Ann after her mother. So I wound up being named Ellen Ann.
Dixie says
Fabric Me!
My first name is Dixon, nickname “Dixie.” My parents wanted to name the first girl after both grandmothers– Edith and Elizabeth. They opted for My grandmother Edith’s maiden name Dixon so I wouldn’t be Edith Elizabeth. Edith might be more fashionable now thanks to Downton Abbey!
Jamie says
FABRIC ME!!
I work a lot over email and people are always confused when they meet me for the first time because they’re expecting a 40-yr old Male… Not 30-something female. Maybe I should start signing off on my emails with xoxo? Xoxo, Jamie
Beth says
Fabric me!
Nothing significant behind my name. My parents just liked it!
Eric says
FABRIC ME! I need to get a valentines day gift for my wife and she would love this! Don’t know about my name though.
Shelby says
I have been wanting to reupholster a chair I bought for $20 and this would be more than perfect!
P.S. found you guys last week and I’m a little in love with your house!
Kathleen says
Fabric Me!
There’s no real meaning behind my name – just that my parents both liked it. This does make me think a little bit harder about what to name our baby. She’s set to arrive in May :)
Laura says
FABRIC ME!
My married name means “sandwich” Polish… which means I am now Mrs. Sandwich. As a teacher this always cracks the kids up :)
Vanessa says
FABRIC ME! Nothing special behind my name but my mom told me I was named after Vanessa Redgrave.
Sanae says
FABRIC ME!
My name Sanae (pronounced like sun-eye) is Japanese and it literally means “Fastest Growing Rice.” But my mom always told me that it had a deeper meaning–since rice is one of the “treasures” of Japan, to be the fastest growing rice was special and significant.:) I hated my name growing up because no one could pronounce it right and when you’re a kid, you don’t want to stand out. But as I got older I ended up loving it. When I introduce myself now, I have a clever way of making sure people remember how to pronounce it so it’s worked out!:)
Jade says
FABRIC ME! Mine is a family name of sorts.
Jenny says
Fabric me.
I think Jennifer was on the top ten list during the late seventies and early eighties. I always had several other girls in my class with the same name. Nevertheless, I am thankful for my wonderful parents who gave me it to me, common as it may be!
Chloe Collins says
“FaBrIc Me”!
Hello,
I wish I could say that their is some significance to my (alias) name – but I decided on this name to mainly increase my creativity now and in the future. Thank you.
Sarah S. says
Fabric me!
My name was my great-grandmother’s, and my middle name is from my grandma
Melissa says
Fabric me! My name is Melissa and I was named after the actress from little house on the prairie
Moira says
“FABRIC ME!”
No special meaning, but I’m eternally grateful they choose it in preference to their other option, Inis.
Brenda says
Fabric me!
my parents started looking and when they saw Brenda,said there you go. Nothing crazy just found what they were looking for :)
Rachel Samdahl says
FABRIC ME!!!
My name is Hebrew for a female sheep… but my middle name is Elaine, which means “shining light”
Caitlin says
FABRIC ME!
My parents picked Caitlin because it was unique at the time… not so much two years later when every little girl was being named the same thing! Everyone called me Cat growing up though. They were also fans of “Who’s the Boss?” back in the day so my middle name is Alyssa after Alyssa Milano. Luckily, I’ve always loved both names!
Margilyn says
Fabric ME:)because I desperately needed to change my curtains in my humble home.I currently have white curtains and I need some colors to brighten up my day :) . My name is a combination of my mothers name Marilyn and my fathers name Gilbert yay for that ! ( lol)
Jules says
FABRIC ME! There is no significance behind my name. It was between Julie and Lucy. Julie was the winner but I would have loved to be named Lucy!
Wendy in NE says
Fabric me! My name (first and middle) is Wendy Knight. As in ‘windy night’. Yes, someone was high. But I ain’t namin’ names!
Carla says
FABRIC ME! Nothing special about my name, but I still like it!
Monica says
Fabric me!
Victoria Douglas says
FABRIC ME! Fabrics selections in New Zealand are too small, I need this! :-)
Ariel says
FABRIC ME!
My name was chosen from a baby book… on the boy side. However, after the little mermaid came out (way after I was born), lots of little girls had the name.