*** 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!
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- 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.
Jayme says
FABRIC ME! My mom wanted a name close to hers “Jayne”, so she picked Jayme. She has a thing for the letter Y and tried to get me to name my son “Jaymes” instead of James. Uhh, no thanks!
Megan McC says
FABRIC ME! I love my name – even though the doctors told my parents I was going to be a boy, they just knew I was a girl and only picked out one girl name.
Ashley says
FABRIC ME!
My name means “From the Ash Tree meadows” and I have no idea what that actually means. My name had no real significance to my mom when she picked it other than she liked it. I am totally fine with my name as it is, I just wish it had a cooler “meaning”.
malibou says
FABRIC ME!
My real name is a combo of my parent’s names. I have never met another person with my name. I have always liked it perfectly well, and I certainly have some funny stories because of it.
susan says
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My name is Mary Susan. The Mary is a family name in the maternal line and Susan came from the fact that my parents always wanted a little girl named Susie. They wanted this so badly they actually named a little dog they got early in their marriage “Susie”. I always joked I was named after the dog!
Ashley says
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Ashley means from an ash tree (so boring)
Kelly Speer says
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My mom liked Jacqueline Smith from Charlie’s Angles, so she named me after her character.
Sarah Arnold says
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My name means princess and my middle name was from my grandmother. I love the heritage!
Jane Nelson says
FABRIC ME! There’s no significance to my name – my parents just saw it in a baby name book and liked it. But I love it! I like that its short and sweet and not very common.
Angelica Smith says
Fabric me! My name is a family one.
Amy S says
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Sarah says
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I have a family name
Jenee P says
FABRIC ME!! My name, Jenee, is a combination of Jenna and Renee… that’s what my mom always told me. And she spelled it just like Renee so as not to be confusing… but turns out its still confusing.
Jen says
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Apparently my parents weren’t feeling very creative, since I’m one of the millions of Jennifers born in 1981. :) I do sometimes wish they had chosen something a little more original since I have, oh, roughly 72 friends who share my name. But my brother wanted to name me Tiffany, so I’m glad they went with the trend! (Not that there’s anything wrong with that–I’m just NOT a Tiffany!)
phoebe says
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I wasn’t named until I was 2 months old. My mom knew I was Phoebe but my dad thought for sure I was Rebekah. Took ’em two months to figure it out. And my little sister was named Rebekah.
Alex says
Fabric me!! I need to make new roman shades for my living room!
No special meaning behind my name, when I was young I wished I had a girls name but now I’m happy with my gender neutral name.
Kendra says
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My name means ‘knowledgeable.’ Jury’s still out on if that’s true or not…
Jenny Thompson says
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My mom says I am named after a soap actress – I forget her last name though.
Monica says
I’m not sure of the last name either but I am sure it was Jenny from All My Children. :)
Ali K. says
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My first name, Allison, is a nod towards my paternal grandfather whose name is Albert. We also have the same initials ACK. When he’s around we call him Big Al and I go by Little Al.
Melody says
Fabric Me! There’s no story behind my name, but my daughter is named after Shakespeare’s Beatrice.
Kay says
FABRIC ME! ..My name is actually the name of a character on the soap opera my mom watched while she was on forced bed rest while she was pregnant with me. She said she spent 3 weeks watching soap operas and got hooked on The Bold and The Beautiful.
Emily says
FABRIC ME!
I am named after my great, great grandmother. I really like my name, but I kind of hate that it became super popular. So now when I’m having my midlife crisis, there will be a bunch of hot 20-something Emilys running around.
Courtney Edwards says
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Renee says
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My mom picked my name off a mailbox.
Anna says
Fabric Me! My name means “one of grace.” Both my mom and grandmother’s middle name is Anne, so I was named after them. Also, my middle name is Rebecca, which is my aunt’s first name. :)
Charmaine says
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My name means little song of joy.
Wrenaria says
FABRIC ME! My parents named me Kimberly, but my best friend started calling me Kimmy in 8th grade and it’s stuck ever since.
courtney says
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My name is Courtney and my parents thought I was going to be a boy, but felt it could go either way. I think I was named after someone my mom babysat for, yet she loves to say how tacky it is to not use a family name! Ironically, I named my daughter after her and my sister and we call her by her middle name, which was not a family name!
Alison says
Fabric me! My name was supposed to be Belinda (random), there was another baby at the hospital named Alison and my parents decided they liked that better, thank goodness!
Michele says
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I was supposed to be a boy and they were going to name me Michael after my dad. They settled for Michele. I like it for a name. :)
Amy says
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Ashley says
FABRIC ME! (please)
My mom picked out the name Lucy Zenith for a daughter when she was younger. In a last minute decision, she chose Ashley instead. At the time she thought it was VERY original. Alas, there were many other families who had the same idea. I grew up with at least 4 other Ashleys in my grade. Sometimes I wish my name was Lucy Zenith!
Lindsay S. says
FABRIC ME! I was named after Lindsey Buckingham haha.
Kathleen says
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I turned up as a boy on the ultrasound, so when I came out as a girl, my name was the first one my parents could agree on.
Amy Steinberg says
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I was supposed to be named Amanda, but my brother couldn’t say it, so they went with Amy instead. When I was younger, I thought it would be way cooler if it was spelled Aimee.
Christy says
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My name is actually my nickname that my parents gave me as a kid. It quickly became clear that Christine was far too serious for a me as a child, so Christy it was.
Amy says
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My name means “beloved.” My parents picked it because they liked it (along with a million other parents in the late 70’s…I graduated with 7 Amy’s!!!!). My dad has always joked that they should have named me Georgette because I was born on George Washington’s birthday. I think I would have made an awesome Georgette, Georgie, or (my personal fav) Gigi!
Meredith T. says
FABRIC ME! – No special meaning, just chosen from a baby book :)
Kimberly says
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Unfortunately, my parents only had a boy’s name picked out for each of their children’s births (we were all girls). So as we each entered the world not as “William Daniel,” they had to just pick a name they liked. As a result, there’s no sweet meaning behind my name, but at least they chose a name they liked!
Whitney says
FABRIC ME! Whitney means “white island”, but that had nothing to do with why my parents named me that, they just liked the name. I love my name, I like that not alot of people have my name and I like that everyone calls me Whit.
Kate says
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Adriaan says
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For my first name, I am named after my great-grandfather on my mother’s side, but the girl spelling. And my middle name is my paternal grandmothers maiden name.
Sharmin says
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My name means shy or humble–it was actually the 2nd name they chose for me. After I was born, they changed their minds, so now I have 2 birth certificates, which different names on them!
Emily R says
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My parents picked Emily because it was not very popular in 1979. However, now it seems that every single child I come across is named Emily. I will say, it was really nice to grow up a the only Emily in class, and for the most part, the only Emily my age now.
Jen says
FABRIC ME!
My great grandmother’s name was Jennie. I wasn’t named after her but I like to pretend I was!
Jillian says
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My first name was just something they liked and it was unique at the time. My middle name is also my mom and grandma’s middle name. :)
Cory says
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I am named after my great-great grandmother!!
Christy Q says
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My mom picked my name after the book “Christy” by Catherine Marshall.
Lorrie says
FABRIC ME!! No signifigance to my name but the spelling is kinda unique. My Mom wanted it to be different than all the other spellings.
Charmaine says
Whoops spelled that wrong…
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