*** 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 R. says
Fabric me! My name is Irish after Irish background on my paternal grandpa’s side of the family. He was adopted and knew very little about his heritage, other than from Irish descendants. I’ve always loved my name; as did my grandpa — he passed away before my 2nd birthday and loved me from day one!
Felicity says
Fabric me!
Just their fav from a baby book … the same one we used to name our baby. My name is underlined in red, it’s pretty cute.
Kaetlyn says
FABRIC ME!
My parents originally chose Katherine, but then discovered the name Caitlin, Katelyn, etc, in a baby name book. In 1978 the name was still unique. My parents had never heard it before, so I like to think that I was among the first of the Kaetlyns;) As for the wackadoo spelling, my mom (who has gorgeous penmanship) practiced writing out different versions until she hit on one that she found to be the most aesthetically pleasing.
libby says
FABRIC ME! Im one of the lucky ones to have two names, officially Elizabeth, but have been called Libby from birth. I asked my mum why they didnt just call me Libby, her answer ‘I dont know’ haha
Eva says
Fabric me! My name is the Spanish version of Eve but I was supposed to be named Helen. I was born in Cuba and my mom thought Helen was very American sounding, but when I was born prematurely and almost died, they decided to go with a bible name.
Amanda says
FABRIC ME! I don’t think there is any interesting story about my name…but I like it!
Debby says
Fabric Me! My parents have a tradition to let their parents choose the name, so I was given two unfortunate names, so they named me Deborah as my first name because they liked it, and the other two a middle names. Thankfully, they didn’t pass on that tradition to us and we chose our own kids names!
Jess says
FABRIC ME!
If you asked my mom, she would tell you a sweet story about how I’m named after my grandfather–Jesse.
My father, on the hand, seems to remember to agreeing to the name because he was quite keen on Katherine Helmond’s character, Jessica Tate on Soap. Otherwise known more commonly to me as Mona from Who’s the Boss.
Needless to say, I tell people my mom’s version of the story.
Lindsay says
Fabric Me! Please!
I’m named after my grandmother.
Jenn says
FABRIC ME!
No special meaning behind my name that I know of, except that it starts with J. Both my parents’ names start with J as well as my brother’s. Overall, I’m fine with my name, especially after I shortened it :)
colleen says
fabric me! colleen- irish for “girl” and so incredibly 80s
Rashmi says
Fabric me ! Rashmi. Means rays in Sanskrit . My parents had a friend who’s sister was names rashmi. They thought the name was cool and so I was named thus.
Lisa says
Fabric Me!
There is no exciting story about my name :( I think I have been inspired to make one up :)
Jenn Prather says
Fabric me!! My first name is from a friend that my mother had and my middle name is sort of an ode to my grandfather and dad! They are Larry and Lawrence and my middle name is Lauren!
Danielle says
Fabric me!
My mom named me Danielle because she wanted to call me Dani. That never worked out and everyone calls me Dan!
Kathy says
FABRIC ME! PLEASE :-)
Nothing special I can tell you about my name except that I have always been very happy with it!
Autumn Penz says
My parents knew a girl who had the same name and liked it and copied it :)
Stephanie M. says
FABRIC ME!! My first name is just a name my parents like, but my maiden name ‘Hatfield’ has historical significance. I’m a direct descendant of the famed Hatfields’ from the Hatfield and McCoy feud in WV/Kentucky. I’ve always lived in WV so I was constantly asked if I was related, which was fun! (P.S. My grandmother died a McCoy!)
LindsayB says
FABRIC ME!
Kris says
FABRIC ME! I’m named after a family friend; he was beginning college when I was born, and my parents liked him so much – and figured my name would sound great from the sidelines of any sporting event – that they passed his name to me. My middle name comes from another family friend.
Jenn says
FABRIC ME!!
my name has no special significance… Jennifer Lyn.. there were 3 Jennifer Lyns in my grade 6 class. but my nickname as a child on the other hand… Princess Frowns-a-lot, has significance, which I think is pretty self explanatory :(
Linda says
FABRIC ME!
Thank you!
hira says
FABRIC ME!! My name in greek means a goddess. The queen of Gods and the wife of Zeus
In Indian language, my name means a diamond
In Arabic, its the name of a sacred cave
Phew! Looks like my parents did a lot of research
Louise in NE OK says
Fabric me. My name is Louise….I don’t like ‘Lou’, but I don’t mind Louie. When “The Jeffersons” (most of you will have to look that tv show up) were on t.v. I was called ‘Weezie’ a lot! ha
Georgie says
FABRIC ME!
My middle name is after my grandmother. As it turns out we have quite a likeness and my elderly great-aunt suffering dementia even once thought I was my grandmother from earlier time.
Laura says
FABRIC ME!!
I’m named after my sweet late grandma.
Corrie says
Oh please, FABRIC ME….my name is Corrie. It has no special meaning other than my mother really wanted me to have an alliterative name and my maiden name started with a “K.” My new surname starts with a G and she put in a vote for me to name my son “Gordy” for the same reason. My son is not named Gordy.
Katherine says
Fabric Me!
I just got married…so I’m excited to have a new last name that will represent our new family!
shanna gilbert says
Fabric Me!
brynne says
Fabric me! I’m named after my great grandma Bessie
yvonne says
fabric me!
Emily Johnston says
Fabric me!
My mom picked my name from a song, I think.
I’m ever so grateful that she gave me a less common name and yet it’s not totally wack-a-do (unlike some friends who named their girl Fern. I may only ever refer to the poor kid as Ferngully).
Also THANK YOU $herdog! I’m completely obsessed with Thrift Store (HOW did I miss that memo?!?) and dragging a couple girlfriends thrifting on my bday on Friday. I will not commit to only spending $20. And I’ll refrain from switching pricing tags, too.
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Berenice says
FABRIC ME!
The second E is silent. It’s there for the Spanish pronunciation. It used to drive me crazy so in high school I started dropping it just to Bernice so people would stop calling me Berry-nice. It didn’t work. Lol!
Amy says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after Amy in Little Women. My middle name is May, which was my Nana’s middle name. Coincidental (or not…parents???) my first name and middle name have the same letters, just rearranged. I always joked that I needed to marry Mr. Yam so that my name would be Amy May Yam – same three letters for all three names and my initials would spell AMY. Alas, I married a wonderful man who is not Mr. Yam.
Julia says
FABRIC ME!! My first name, Julia, is not out of the ordinary, but my middle name is Xochitl– it means flower in Aztec. My parents met in a garden in Mexico named the xochquetzal– hence the middle name. I feel like I have the best monogram ever “JXO”!!
Sooze says
Fabric Me!
Susan – “full of grace”…hard to embody but I try….
Claire says
Fabric Me! My mother wanted a French name and my dad wanted a one-syllable one (weird, right?!), and Claire seemed to be the only choice!
Ashley says
Fabric Me Please!
John says
FABRIC ME! John is a family name!
Kristin says
Fabric Me! I was actually supposed to be a boy. My name is simply the girl version of the boy name picked out for me. Whomp. Whomp.
Sally says
Fabric Me!!! Nickname for Azalea in Spanish. I was named after an actress in a spanish soap during the time my mom was pregnant with me.
Kate says
FABRIC ME!
My mom named me after a character on a soap opera that she was super into. Kinda weird, but I guess you can get name inspiration fom anywhere.
Brooke says
FABRIC ME! My mom named me after Brooke Shields – I mean, what is more cool than that? :)She liked to pretend she knew her personally ;)
Elisa says
Fabric me!
Elizabeth B. says
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Beth L. says
FABRIC ME! My very Catholic name honors several of my ancestors.
Ann L. says
FABRIC ME!
My first name means Full of Grace in Hebrew. My middle name, Marion, was my Grandpa’s name on my mother’s side.
Megan says
Fabric me!! apparently my name means ‘pearl’ which is neat since that is also my birthstone!
Amanda Telford says
FABRIC ME!! Pretty, pretty please, all the way from Australia. Very excited this giveaway is worldwide. Love your blog.
In desperate need of some fabric to start decorating our new house.
Either my first or middle name(Ruth) was after one of the nurses who delivered me.
Jacki says
Fabric me! My mom tells me that I was named after jack daniels…she swears it’s a joke…but I dunno….she really likes her jack.