*** 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.
Erin says
FABRIC ME! I was named after the Ontario town of Erin where my grandparents lived. I’m also a man. But the name Aaron wasn’t popular that long ago so this spelling wasn’t “the girl way” yet.
Meghan A. says
FABRIC ME!
Megan says
Fabric me! My parents named me after a soap opera star. They loved all my children!
Madison says
FABRIC ME! I got my grandmother’s name!
Kim Pollard says
FABRIC ME! Nothing super meaningful about my name (that I know of) Just like that I’m a little different KimberlEE.
Renee says
FABRIC ME!
Love my family name!
Emily says
Fabric Me! Emily for my great grandmother and Tennille for Toni Tennille from Captain & Tennille. :D
Jenny says
FABRIC ME! Thanks a million!
Amanda says
Fabric Me!
I always wished my first name was my middle…Victoria.
Courtney says
FABRIC ME!
My first name has no special significance other than my parents thought it was pretty. My middle name is a family name from my dad’s side of the family: drake which means small snake dragon…
Heidi says
FABRIC ME!
Absolutely no special meaning… Mom just liked the name :)
Kendra L. says
FABRIC ME!
Kendra means ‘knowledge’ or ‘wisdom’…… no pressure or anything ; )
Patty says
FABRIC ME!
My name is Patricia since I was born two days after St. Patrick’s Day. (I would’ve been Patrick if a boy, my mom always said.)
I’ve always liked my name except in high school. I thought it was too old-fashioned. I wanted to be a “Trish.” Now that sounds just as old-fashioned.
Tina C. says
Fabric me!
No story behind my name except that my parents liked it.
Jennifer says
Fabric me! My name was one that both my parents could decide on : ]
Mary says
FABRIC ME! I’m actually the sixth Mary Elizabeth in my family, so it has a lot of special meaning to me and my family. :)
Alicia says
My Mom named me after an actress. The funny thing is–no one pronounced my name right when I was a baby so what my Mom actually intended on calling me, didn’t stick.
Oh, FABRIC ME!!
Lexie says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after the awesome 80s movie “Ice Castles”. My parents loved that movie!
kimberly says
fabric me! I was named after my dad’s best friend. A man named Kim!
Amanda says
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I was named after a character on a soap opera, or the Don Williams song, depends which story my parents feel like telling. Personally, given that my name was about the 3rd most popular girl name of the 80’s, I think they could have heard it anywhere.
Sarah says
Fabric Me! I have my grandmother’s name, but her’s is spelled without the ‘h’. I was almost named Sarah Elizabeth, but my dad suggested Sarah Marie, and that’s what stuck. My sister ended up getting Elizabeth as her middle name.
Julia B. says
Fabric Me! I am honestly not sure why my parents picked my name…I think they both just liked it.
Heather Huron says
FABRIC ME!!!!!
Not really anything special in the choosing of my name… But my middle name “Michelle” is after m Mom :)
Leslie C. says
FABRIC ME!
My parents picked my name(Leslie Dawn) for a couple of reasons: my mothers grandfather was called LD, and Dawn is from my dads middle name Don, plus my dad said all of the Leslie’s he ever knew were kind and beautiful!
Danielle says
Fabric me! Lauren Danielle. I was named after a grandfather (Loren). Danielle was from Ms. Danielle Steele, I believe! Haha.
Leah says
FABRIC ME! It was in a song from what I remember…but my dad wanted Beulah (one to be married) so I feel lucky!!
Dana Marie says
FABRIC ME! I was named for a girl my mother was friends with in high school. No significance to my middle name but my sister’s is the same.
Jenni says
FABRIC ME! No stories about my name. My mom did spell it differently though. Way before the how strange can we spell a name craze.
Maria says
Fabric me! My parents wanted a name that worked in English and Danish.
Kristen H says
Fabric me! My middle name is in honor of my great grandmother.
Gwenda says
FABRIC ME! My parents named me after a dear old maid that lived in a Victorian mansion that they photographed once. (They are photographers, not just creepy, peeping Tom`s.)
Jennifer S. says
FABRIC ME!
No meaning; my parents liked it and it was trendy.
Angelina galloro says
Fabric me…….
My name is after my nonna ….. It is traditional and Italian … I love it !!!!
Lisa says
Fabric me! I have an unusual name but never found out the meaning of it before I lost my parents at a young age. So I can only speculate.
Lorelei Reed says
Fabric me! (please!) My name is Lorelei which would be exciting if my parents had KNOWN about the Lorelei Rock in Germany where the beautiful mermaid lounged and combed her hair while singing and luring the sailors to crash …all except the crashing part! Instead there was a little known Opera star named Lorelei Kilburn they heard the name on TV and TA DAH: Me, no sleek (albeit scaly and legless) beauty, alluring to men, instead a chubby (amateur) soprano with frizzy hair who is always cast in the role of “friend” rather than “sweetheart” and my “rock” a not-even-yet-paid-for new couch virtually destroyed by the feral kitten I rescued in August…a LONG way to get to the REASON I would love the fabric…to sew a slipcover to cover the damage!
Rin says
Fabric me! As far as I know, my parents wanted me to be athletic so they named me after a bowler and a tennis player. Didn’t work out the way they wanted to though, I’m not athletic at all. :/
Joan Butterworth says
FABRIC ME! No exciting story- I am named for my wonderful aunt.
Jasmine says
FABRIC ME!
My name is a flower. But it doesn’t have any meaning in my family, my parents liked it Nd it continued the ‘J’ theme
Rebecca says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after the Shirley Temple movie “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm”. My mom had a thing for Shirley Temple. So strange.
tiff says
FABRIC ME!
Jennifer says
FABRIC ME! My mom just liked my first name and my middle name is the same as my aunt’s. I used to wish I had a different name because it seemed like everybody was named Jennifer, but I’m over it now :)
Amber says
FABRIC Me!
Please?!!
Amber means “the sky!”
sandra says
Fabric me!
My name is a combination of my parents’ names: Santo=Sandra Lynda=Lynn. Love it!
Emily says
FABRIC ME!!!!
laura says
fabric me!
my parents picked a name based on the fact that it couldn’t be shortened. they wanted me to be called by my full name. i’m still laura so i guess it worked :)
Teresa says
FABRIC ME! I was going to be Heidi but there were a couple other Heidi’s born a little earlier than I was in our small small town. And Heidi Holst would have been awful! Terry was the boy name and it became Teresa for me!
Kim S. says
Fabric Me!
My parents liked just liked it.
Emily says
FABRIC ME! I am Emily Elizabeth… like in Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Rebecca Lynn says
FABRIC ME!
I have no cool story behind my name, sorry :(
Stacey says
Fabric me! No special meaning behind my name and back in the day, I always wished it was Jessica.