*** 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.
Teresa S says
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I am named after a saint, Teresa of Ávila.
Emily says
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I am named after my Great Grandma :)
Kelley says
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My first name (Kelley) is my mom’s mother’s maiden name (say that 5 times fast!). While getting people to remember the extra “e” has always been a pain, I’m pretty happy to have family history behind (and one of my ancestors, Leverett Kelley, was a Medal of Honor recipient from the Civil War!)
Lisa R says
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My dad didn’t like anything my mom suggested. I was nameless for my first day on earth. Finally, my grandma suggested my name and dad didn’t hate it so it stuck! Real nice, huh? ha ha
Lauren says
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My parents named me Lauren because they thought it was uncommon at the time (early 80’s). I graduated high school with six other Lauren’s so I guess they were wrong :)
Kristin says
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I was named after my mom’s best friend.
AnaMaria says
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So, my name is AnaMaria because my father named me after my Mother. My middle name is “de Los Angeles”, which in Spanish means “of the Angels”, because my mother is of hispanic heritage and she absolutely loves angels and thought I was heaven sent…awww. :)Funny thing is though, my parents had an agreement before I was born. If I was a boy my mother would get to name me, and if I was a girl, my father was the one who could name me. Not sure if I want to do this when my husband and I have our first child.
April says
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My parents named me April bc they thought I was as beautiful as a spring morning in April- cheesy but true and sweet :)
Allison says
Fabric me! My name has no significance, my mother overheard a mom in the grocery store scolding her daughter to sit down in the cart and loved the name so she borrowed it!
Katie says
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Like my name, Katrina, I’m Scandinavian. My dad picked my name. They were guessing I was going to be a boy, and they had the name “John Claude” picked out (yes, that cracks me up–those were my grandfather’s names). But I did end up with my mom’s first name as my middle name.
Hitu says
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My name is derived from a word in Hindi language. It means “Well wisher – a person who wishes well on others”!
Ana says
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My name is a very old family name — Ana, the Spanish version of the Hebrew Hannah, meaning “full of grace.” My mom wanted to name me Leila (pronounced like the Eric Clapton song “Layla”), but my dad said no way.
Kelsey says
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My parents named me kelsey because it is the Scandinavian version of “Chelsea” and I have Swedish heritage.
nicole says
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Well, it stands for ‘victory’ in greek, but as for why my parents chose it? No idea. My middle name ‘Jean’ is a family name though, almost every female in my mom’s family has the same middle name which makes me feel like I’m sort of some secret society :)
Lauren says
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Name after Lauren Bacall. My mom loves old movies.
Anna says
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My full name is Maria Anna. Maria was my maternal grandmother and Anna was her sister who passed away before I was born. It’s Greek tradition for a 1st born to take the paternal grandparent’s name and 2nd born to take the maternal grandparent’s name. Guess where I came in line!
Claudia says
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I was named after Italian actress Claudia Cardinale, my middle name is my mom’s first name.
lindsay says
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My name comes from the Linden Tree, and was ordinarily used as a boy’s name until the last century.
Annmarie says
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This is my grandpa’s favorite story to tell. When I was born, I didn’t have a name for 3 days… my parents were stuck on what to name me since they would look at me, say a name, but nothing would stick.
They called my grandpa to check in and told him the dilemma. My grandma recalls hearing him on the phone and out of the blue he said “Annmarie, name her Annmarie” …and so they did. It stuck. They loved it. Half my name is from one relative and the other half from another.
I’ll always have a special bond with my grandpa knowing that he gave me my name.
Shannon says
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No special meaning for my name. My parents just liked it I guess ;)
Carly says
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My parents say I was named after the fabulous Carly Simon.
erica says
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No special meaning, but my last name is…challenging haha, so it came do wn to what could “match” the best
Wendy says
Fabric me! My parents chose my very unique name…only to hear a Wendy’s fast food commercial on the way home! :) still haven’t met too many Wendy’s in my life though!
Molly D says
Fabric Me! Molly is a nickname my DH calls me because it’s cheery and fitting to my personality. My vietnamese name means aquamarine, but it’s hard to pronounce and spell so I go by Molly when I’m out and about (ie: ordering coffee from Starbuck).
Carly says
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While a lot of people always ask me if I was named after Carly Simon, I was not. Carly was the only name that my Dad would agree to. I’m not sure what the other options were. My middle name is Dyan. I’m not sure why they went with it, but my mom told me she chose to spell it the way she did because she thought the two names looked pretty written together, so Carly Dyan I am!
Mimi says
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I’m named after the character in La Boheme. My dad’s an opera fanatic and I guess he didn’t really mind that he was naming me after the character who dies at the end. (Pretty sure that’s not a spoiler since someone always dies in an opera.)
Kaylie says
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My first name isn’t significant (although it is unique and my mother was about 25 years ahead of the Kaylee/Kayleigh/Kaylie trend) but my middle name is. My great-grandmother, grandmother, and mom have all shared their middle name of Marie with me and I’m looking forward to passing it to my oldest daughter, whenever she happens to appear!
Amanda says
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Heidi says
FABRIC ME! I have no idea why I have the name I do. Maybe my mom read the book and liked the name?
Christine says
Fabric me! No special meaning to my name, other than my parents liked it. If I wasn’t Christine, it would’ve been Christopher. Creative, I know!
Sarah says
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My name was a standard baby book choice… and once I got out of school with 439085 other Sarah’s, I’m glad I have that name.
Nicole says
FABRIC ME!! My name doesnt have any real significance but my middle name Marie is after my mom’s best friend.
Laura B says
Fabric Me! My parents just liked my name.
Noele Kerr says
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While my mother was pregnant she was reading a book about a nun born on Christmas day whose name was Noele Marie. I was due around the same time (and secretly she probably wanted me to be a nun)and that’s how she picked my name.
Suz McA says
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I was named after 2 of my mom’s friends (first/middle name). Unfortunately, I have kind of a “dated” name – which is both good and bad. Good = not many Susans running around in their 20s. So I guess I’m unique? Bad = I get “oh, my mom’s name is Susan” alot. Too much.
Seriously have to say I’m SUPER excited about this giveaway. Pick me!
Jennifer Chen says
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Might seem odd but i picked my name when i was 12.. when i moved to canada. the choices were Jessie and Jennifer.
Audie says
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I was actually named after a girl that my dad was in love with when he was six. My mom thought that Audrey (my full name) was the name of great-aunts – but it works for me! Plus I never had to share my name with anyone in school but it is still easy to spell.
MISSY says
FABRIC ME! I think my maiden name meant “trap door” in Dutch. Strange, I know.
Shanna says
FABRIC ME! My mom named me after the romance novel named Shanna. :)
karla says
FABRIC ME! My dad picked my first name, and my middle name is my grandma’s on my mom’s side.
Randee J. says
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My parents thought I was going to be a boy (wrong!) so they decided to name me after my dad’s best friend at the time. I turned out a girl but they kept the name- Randee- and just made it femine by adding two ee’s at the end!
Lark says
FABRIC ME! My mom chose my name when she watched a movie called Enchantment when she was 17. She didn’t have me until she was 37, and I have a sister who is nine years older than me. I guess it took some time to convince me dad to go for it.
Caroline says
FABRIC ME! I was born on Valentine’s day…when my parents called my granny (it was a transatlantic call without presumably a lot of distortion) she thought they had named me Valentine. The mix-up wasn’t corrected until the next time they spoke.
Danielle Goodman says
Fabric me!! No special meaning
Dynelle says
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Sally says
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I was named after the little sister (Sally) from the Dick and Jane readers. I HATED my name growing up because people would tell me that their grandma or their dog was named Sally, but I have grown to love it.
Emma says
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My first name is Emma, and my middle name is Lee. Emma was my Great Grandmothers name, my other Great Grandmothers middle name, and my Great Great Grandmothers name, and because both my parents loved it, it was given to me. Now for my middle name, Lee, it was after my Great Grandmother’s middle name, but she was named after Robert E. Lee, who was her Great Uncle, meaning my middle name is after Robert E. Lee (I’m not very pround of that though!)
Nicole Phaler says
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I am named after my great Uncle Nicola! And my middle name Iris is after my grandma. :)
Kelli says
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Daniela says
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My parents named me Daniela because if I turned out to be a boy, I could be Daniel. So very original.