*** 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.
Elizabeth M. says
FABRIC ME!
Callie Dunn says
FABRIC ME!
My second name, Mary, belonged to my grandmother so it’s very special to me. We’re very similar and we’ve always said it must be the name, ‘Miss Mary, quite contrary’!
Marilena says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after the protagonist of the German movie “Marleneken”. My name is also a combination of the names “Marie” and “Lena”, which are both very popular in Germany.
Although most people mispronounce or misunderstand my name at first (because of its rareness), I really really like it!
Susanne says
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My name means lily (or lotus flower or rose) and I was named after my grandmother.
Kristin H. says
Fabric me! No meaning! Parents just liked it :)
Briony says
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My great grandmothers nick name was Briony, because her surname was O’Brien – I love having a family connection to my names origins.
Karen says
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My mother said it was the name she loved and you couldn’t shorten it into a nickname. She wasn’t fond of nicknames :^/
Anna says
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My name means grace in hebrew. My parents just really liked the name, though i was tiny when i was born and i think it was also a hope that I would make it! (which i did ;) ). Ps: I’m lovin’ this fab freebie!
Joanna says
Fabric Me! My middle name is more amusing – before I was born there was a TV show my older sister (5 y.o. at the time) loved, and she begged my parents to name me after the main character; they compromised in making that my middle name… and today my sister doesn’t even like the name! geez… :)
Fiona @ Jackadaw says
FABRIC ME!
My parents named me Fiona because they didn’t know any others. My first day in pre-school there was two others and I spent the next 13 years at school with them.
Maya says
FABRIC ME!! My name means “from the hand of G-d” (if spelled the way I do in Hebrew), and I chose it when I converted to Judaism. :)
Erin J says
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My name means ‘peaceful spirit’, but may not be the perfect fit for me since I’ve been accused of being a fiery redhead on more than one occasion!
Ruth says
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My mum was a Christian and the book of Ruth was the first book she read while pregnant with me. In the Bible, Ruth stuck with her mother (in-law) Naomi, and would not leave her. My mum is a single parent and we have been very close; 32 years later she is still my best friend! This is the reason I love my name :-)
Cara says
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I was supposed to be Carrie, but Mom was pregnant with me when Stephen King’s book Carrie came out, so they changed it to Cara! LOL I was obsessed with Stephen King in high school.
Maria-Jade says
FABRIC ME!!!
People ask me all the time how I got my name, but there really isn’t any story behind it. My parents just liked it!
Amanda says
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My mom named me Amy at birth, but changed her mind 3 days later because she thought Amanda “was prettier”. As a kid, I wished she had left it at Amy, since Amanda was easy to make fun of (A-man-DUH lol)…but at 28, I can now say that I’m so glad she didn’t. :)
Now, please randomly draw my name as the winner, because I need to make curtains for two rooms in our house, and some cute things for our 2 month old baby girl. :)
Di says
FABRIC ME! My last name is derived from the Italian verb barattare, which means to barter or trade. My family laughs about this because we are all bargain shoppers, my father being the king of ‘a good deal’ ;-)
Rachael says
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I have three middle names: the first two are the names of my maternal great-grandmothers and the third is my Austrian grandmother’s maiden name. My mum didn’t agree to that last one, but that’s what happens when you send your husband off to register your baby I guess! She never did that again!
Jessica says
My name is fairly standard for when I was born (there were three of us in my class at secondary school), but I have been through three last names in my twenty-two short years on this planet, what with my mother’s divorce and remarriage and my recent nuptials! Let’s hope this one sticks!
Jessica says
And FABRIC ME!!!
Megan says
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My name has no special meaning. My parents couldnt agree on any of their first choices and so it’s what I ended up with. I always hated it when I was a kid, but I like it now. My daughter, on the other hand, has a name from each side of her family. Her first name from mine, her middle from my husband’s.
camilla says
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apparently i was named camilla after a black and white french vampire film where the vampire would change around the spelling of her name when she approached potential victims…mwahahaha
Emma says
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My parents wanted a name that was common, boring, and didn’t shorten easily. Of course, everyone calls me Ems!
Lucy says
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“Lucy” means bringer of light. No special significance within my family exactly, as I may have randomly picked that name in kindergarten. It stuck around however as a decoy name for those who could not pronounce my real name– which is “agile waterlily”– of course it sounds prettier (and less literal) in Chinese!
Jennifer R. says
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My mother just liked the singer Jennifer Rush a lot ;)
Sarah says
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My name is Hebrew for princess, which was my favourite fact as a little girl. However, my mum told me that my dad chose it as he dated a lovely girl called Sarah once. How romantic!?!
Kim says
FABRIC ME! My parents heard the name Kimberly Anne on a radio talk show and knew that was the name if they had a girl. Waaaayyy back then the sex of the baby was a surprise and I was not the boy to carry on my fathers name. LOL No worries the boy came at child #4!
Wardah Arina says
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My name means rose. Its feminine, romantic and i love it. I have to say that my siblings are jealous of me coz my name is the coolest but that’s the advantage of being first born. I assumed that probably my parents were too lazy and settle for common name for them. Haha
Pamela says
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My name means honey or all sweetness. My parents actually thought that I was going to be a boy, and so they had the name Peter picked out for me already!
Corey says
FABRIC ME!! My great grandma was named Cora, so my name was a newer version of hers.
Ewo says
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I think my name (Elodie) means “flower fields” but I’m not sure!!
Annelies says
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I was named after my grandmother’s best friend, a wonderful lady. She’s now 80 and still going strong !
Carol says
FABRIC ME!
Carol = Beautiful song
Nicole says
FABRIC ME! I share a name with a nice girl my mom met at summer camp (they were both counselors). I’m not named after her, per se, but there were good associations with the name.
Cindy says
FABRIC ME! My name does not have any significant meaning that I know of. My full name is Cynthia, which I’ve never been called.
Masey Nicita says
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My Mum flipped around the letters in my grandma’s name (Esmay) to come up with Masey.
Sandy says
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My parents picked my name before I was born – my dad even wrote a poem about me coming and used the name in it. It’s just a name they both liked!
Jami Freund says
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My dad told my mom before they were even married that if he had a daughter, her name would be Jami. He got what he wanted!
Amy says
FABRIC ME!!!! I have no idea about the story behind my name. Only that they had a ton of boys names picked and only one girls name. I think they thought they would have a boy!!!
Fran says
My name (Frances) means ‘free’. It’s a bit of a granny name, but I love that not many people share if. My family call me Francesca or cesca sometimes cause they’re Italian.
Fran says
And… Fabric me!
Kendall R says
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When my Mum was pregnant she binged on terrible television – apparently the inspiration for my name came from an episode of Dallas where a character paged his secretary named Kendall. Classy.
Bonnie says
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No amazing story really. My mom had always loved the name and my dad liked it too. :)
Sheenah says
FABRIC ME! My parents were expecting a boy, so they didn’t even have a girl’s name picked out. Since I was born in 1984, Sheena Easton was their inspiration for my name.
Sarah says
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My name means princess in Hebrew. No special reason though!
Lauren says
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Ralph Lauren??
Emma Louise says
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I’m actually known by my middle name Louise, my parents choice, not mine. They decided I would not be able to live my life without a middle name!
I was actually nameless for about a week after I was born – my Dad had to work away, and so a name wasn’t chosen until he was back.
My great grandmother wanted me to be called some kind of old fashioned family name, and was so unimpressed by my name, that she called me ‘the little girl’ for at least three years!!
Melanie says
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My name is Melanie, which means “dark one.” In college I went on an eyeglass-ministry trip to Madagascar. One of the men there (a seminary student who didn’t speak English) asked me my name through a translator, and then the two of them starting cracking up. When I asked what was so funny, they said, “Your name means black! And you are white!” :-)
Marie says
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My name (Marie Louise) is my two grandmother’s middle names. I have always liked Marie, but hated Louise (kids always called me “Marie Louis”!).
Ashley s. says
Fabric me! I was named after my moms fav soap opera character