*** 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.
Maria Piazza says
My name was the only name my Mom picked out; even befor she knew the sex. I LOVE my name, and have never wished to change it.
Leslie says
Fabric Me! My parents wanted to honor my grandfather so they gave me a similar, though feminine version of his name, Lester. I became Leslie!
LoquaciousLaura says
FABRIC ME!!!
@Ali Miller, for a while in elementary school I wanted to go by my compound first name (which no one has ever, ever called me). It was confusing for teachers and looking back, total eye-roll!
I have four names; at first it was going to be three, because my parents wanted both their last names in my name, so I’d be Laura Momsname Dadsname. Then my father’s mother died while I was in utero, so I got her name stuck on there, Anna Laura Momsname Dadsname, but I’ve only ever been called Laura (except for aforementioned highfalutin’). So when my little bro was born, my parents gave him four names too, so he wouldn’t be jealous ;) Unfortunately he has not chosen to continue the four-name insanity with his first babe, just born yesterday! I admit having four names is very confusing, I just recently had a doctor’s office demand that I give them “either my ‘real’ first name or ‘real’ middle name” — I’m like, uh, whatever works for your system?? But I also kinda like it.
Christine says
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My name means “Christian.” My middle name is after my Grandma, and–as much as I love her–I can’t stand the name. Ah well.
Shondra says
Fabric me! My parents are hippies and they picked my name from a new age name book :) I wasn’t a fan as a kid, but now I love it!
Emily says
FABRIC ME!!
My mom named me after a soap opera character, Emily Stewart on As the World Turns.
Stephanie says
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My mom heard “Stephanie” in her workplace when she was pregnant with me and thought it was something she didn’t really hear a lot… well fast forward 5 years and I was one of three Stephanies in my kindergarten class! I thought if I was going to be one of so many, my name should at least be spelled “cool” and wanted it to be Stefany or something like that… now that I’m older, I’m SO thankful it’s just the good ol’ traditional Stephanie!
liz says
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My name evidently means “promised of god”, though I’ve seen different translations from the Hebrew. I always liked its meaning.
Brini Isaacs says
Fabric me!!
My parents found my name in a baby book and thought it sounded pretty :)
Connie K says
Fabric ME! no story behind my name. Boring, I know.
Sally says
“FABRIC ME!” I was named after my Grandmothers! Sweet!
Lori J says
Fabric Me!!!!!!!
I don’t know what my name means, but I was named after my Great Grandmother Laura.
Heather b says
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Not named for any special reason..
Whitney says
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My name is Whitney and I really kinda hate it! ;) My mom read it in an old English book and she fell in love … but all I think about is Whitney Houston. RIP. ;)
Lindsay says
Fabric me! By the linden sea, apparently. So no real meaning, but I love my name!
Nicolle says
Fabric Me!
Nicole K. says
FABRIC ME! My dad always thought the name Nicole was pretty so when they found out I was a girl, he immediately suggested it. My mom was surprised he was so excited for a girl and had a name ready right away (she comes from 5 sisters, and he was the youngest after 4 sisters). She smiled and said ‘sounds perfect’ and never thought to brainstorm any other names for me.
Ryan says
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My parents named me Ryan, which would be normal if I were a boy. They wanted to give me an Irish name, that at the same time would be unisex and not hinder any opportunites in my future. Not sure why they didn’t add an extra “n” or anything fancy at the end, but they didn’t!
cm says
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Teresa says
Fabric me! My middle name is Gail, which I hated as a child…when kids would ask what my middle initial “G” stood for I would always say ” I don’t want to say…my middle name is gross!”. A few kids took me at my word and said very sympathetically ” Wow, if my middle name was “Gross” I wouldn’t want to let anyone know either!”.
Beth W says
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I’m named for my great grandmother, Elizabeth. My parents called me Beth, but let me choose whether I wanted to keep that nickname or change to something else when I was younger and I liked it enough to keep it :)
K.Moore says
Fabric Me!!n :-)
carole says
Fabric Me! My first name is after my mother Carolyn. My middle name is my father’s middle name
Abby J. says
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My full name is Abigail, which means ‘source of joy.’ I’ve always loved it. I was almost Hillary, which I like much less than Abigail. If I was a boy, I would have been either Daniel or Hunter, both of which are nice boy names.
Carson says
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My mother was a fashion design major in college and so my name, and my siblings names, are all based on her favorite fashion/fabric related things!
Carson – Carson Pierre Scott
Parker (brother)- Her favorite designer at the time
McCall (sister)- after McCall patterns
jules says
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I don’t know how they decided on my name but my dad liked samantha and my mom liked sabrina. Ended up with julie which sounds way better than either of those with my last name
Aubrey says
FABRIC ME! My dad said he always wanted a daughter named Aubrey and he named me after the song by Bread. :)
Alicia says
Fabric me! Wish I had a cool story with my name other than my parents loved it. I love it too
Elaine says
FABRIC ME! My name was originally supposed to be Emily but a friend of my mom’s named her daughter that first. Turns out it’s a good thing I’m not an Emily as that ended up being the name of the woman my brother married – might not have worked out that way if we had the same name!
JulieH says
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Amber says
FABRIC ME! My name is Amber May. Guess which month I was born in!
Stephanie says
FABRIC ME! My parents picked out a name and it was “stolen” by my Aunt (who had my Cousin just weeks before I was born)! I’m told it was quite the scandal!!
Melissa says
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My name means honeybee in Greek. The story goes, before I was born, my dad wanted to name me Sarah but my mom wanted Melissa. While my mom was in labor, there was a commercial that played constantly on the t.v. for Sarah Chevrolet. They got so sick of hearing the commercial all the time that my mom’s choice won out.
Jen says
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My name – Jennifer – was the most popular name in 1982, the year I was born. So I was always one of 4-5 in every class. And there’s no meaning behind it – my parents just liked it and agreed on it!
Brittney Everett says
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The Spelling of my name is unique and I love that my mama’s name and mine end the same! He is MelaNEY and I am BrittNEY. Both are fairly unique spellings!
My middle name is My Dad’s Middle Name and my Maternal Grandfather’s name put together. David Lynn (dad)and Allan (Al) became Lynnal! I LOVE THAT!!!! it’s pronounced Lynn- Al not Lynol as some of my friends like to joke!
Rachel says
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I honestly don’t know…I think it was either becuase it was a family name or a biblical name…not sure their actual reasons…
Jenni says
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Nothing special about my first name (except that Jennier was the #1 name for girls from like 1980 to 1988 – good grief). In order to try and assert a shred of individuality, I changed the spelling from Jenny to Jenni in fifth grade. It took forever for me to get that to stick and even my parents still spell it wrong on occasion to this day. :)
Lauren says
FABRIC ME!
No special meaning behind my name
Sierra says
FABRIC ME! My dad is a veterinarian and while my mom was pregnant with me, they heard one of their clients calling to his daughter. He said either Sara or Sierra, and my parents decided they liked the name Sierra better!
Lea says
FABRIC ME!!
No special meaning… but I’d love to tackle a few fabric projects!
Anna says
Fabric Me! My parents named all of us kids (4 of us) after names in the Bible (Sara, Anna, Joseph and Peter). I have always liked it, too. We discovered when I was a little kid that I also had a great great grandmother named Anna so it was kinda cool to find out after the fact. :)
Liz says
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No meaning – just a family name that’s boring. I’ve always wanted a more exotic/less common name!
Lynnette says
Fabric me…please! No special meaning. My grandmother like it and that was that! (You’d have to know my grandmother!)
Rebecksterw says
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No special meaning to my name – but my parents did let my siblings pick it which I guess is kind of cool……except I totally wish it was something else!!
Jenna says
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My mom said I was named after a character named “Jenna” on the original soap opera Dallas
Stacie says
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I don’t think my first name had any special meaning for my parents, other than they both liked it. But my mom has a middle name that begins with D, so they wanted my middle name to begin with a D too. So, they cleverly came up with the name…drumroll, please….Dee. I know, earth shattering stuff here.
Brittanny A says
Fabric me!!
I do think I’m one of the oldest Brittanny’s around even though my mom spelled it wrong on the birth certificate and I ended up with two n’s.
Kristin says
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No big story on my first name, middle name was female version of my dad’s name Michael / Michelle.
I did go all family names with my two girls.
Meredith says
Fabric Me! My dad named me and I think he just liked the name. I like it too!
Kristin says
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My name means ‘follower of christ’. I think my parents chose it so I would have a lifetime of my name being misspelled!