*** 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.
Marla says
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My parents almost named me Jacqueline (after Jackie Onassis), but when I wasn’t born with dark hair and sunglasses, they changed their minds.
Kendall says
Fabric me! I was named after a brief character on Magnum PI
Jill says
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My parent’s criteria for a name was it had to be Irish and only have 4 letters. Doesn’t leave many options but I guess it helped make the decision a lot easier.
Kylie says
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My middle name is my Mum’s name and my first name is an Aboriginal word for Boomerang!
danielle o says
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I was named after the heroine of a romance novel (not the writer of romance novels Danielle Steele). Sadly, I do not know the exact novel.
Kate says
Fabric me! No exciting name story here, but I do fortunately like my name :)
melissa says
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My name came from the almond brothers song “sweet melissa”….thanks dad!
Lindsay says
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Ashley N. says
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I’m actually named after my great-grandpa. Which I always find funny because Ashley really isn’t a “boys” name here in the states anymore.
Elizabeth says
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Nothing super interesting, but I do have quite a few nicknames :)
Lori says
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I am Lori Fran after my great grandparents, Lewis and Fannie. My given Hebrew names mean love and laughter. While I never really loved my names, I always loved the meaning and I loved hearing stories about the couple for whom I was named.
Jane Pyle says
FABRIC ME! Im going to try to reupholster a couch!
Travis T. says
FABRIC ME! Travis means “keeper of the crossroads.” What?
Meagan says
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No special meaning to my name. As a matter of fact, neither of my parents even picked my my name! My mom let my teenage aunt do it after I was born!
Mary says
Fabric Me! I HATED my name growing up- I always wanted to be named Kristen.
Ang says
FABRIC ME! My name is Angela, which means “angelic messenger.” My parents planned to name me Michele, but my cousin was born before me and my aunt [allegedly] stole it, so now that’s my middle name. True story: I’ve had two complete strangers tell me I look like a Michele on separate occasions.
Stephanie Ooten says
FABRIC ME! My middle name is Catherine, after my maternal grandmother. My mom said I was almost Abigail, but I’m glad she went with Stephanie.
Mckae says
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My mom just always liked the name since she was a girl and new that she would name her first daughter McKae.
Bree says
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Apparently there is a song by Bread that is my name. And it took all the way until I was 21 to finally hear it.
Kelly says
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I don’t think there is much of a meaning behind my name – it was just one my parents liked. :)
Angel says
Fabric Me! My name was whispered in my moms ear after she held me.
Kathy says
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Dylcia says
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I was told that my name used to be a women’s perfume in South America in the early 1900s.
Lacey-anne Kucheran says
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My name is proof that my parents really can’t agree on anything :p My mother wanted to name me Lacey after her favorite TV character (Cagney & Lacey -I’m told Lacey is the grumpy one :p) and my Dad wanted to name me Anne after my Mom. Finally a helpful nurse stepped in and told them to just hyphenate the two names already -which of course sparked the debate for which name should go first! :p
PS. My parents have enjoyed 30 years of marriage together despite the constant debates :p
Christine says
Fabric Me!!! Christine is the feminine form of Christian, not very exciting or a very exciting story to go with it.
Meagan says
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My mom got my name from a book called The Thorn Birds. It’s most definitely not original or unique.
Ryan says
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My parents thought I was a boy, and they liked the name so much they decided to keep it anyway!
Jenny says
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My name means ‘fair’ and ‘smooth’ and my parents just really liked the name Jennifer for a girl.
L. Cameron says
Fabric Me! My real name means “the heavens” in Latin. I love it :)
renee says
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I was the first girl out of four kids and my mom loved my name!
cheri says
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Given name is Cheryl but have been called Cheri since birth. My grandparents were stationed outside Paris when I was born.
Mallory @ R. Simple Life says
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My first name is just Mallory. But my middle name has the interesting story. It’s Q. The letter Q. It’s all my parents could agree on. They couldn’t think of anything they liked, and their friend joked that they should give me something crazy and sweet like Q from James Bond. It stuck.
Ashleigh says
FABRIC ME! No special meaning behind my name other than my mom wanted it to be different. If only she knew how names would evolve 31 years later …
Kim R says
Fabric me! No special meaning behind my name. I think my parents just liked it. But my dad wanted to name me Apollonia (after a character in The Godfather). Glad my mom nixed that because my maiden name was also super-long and filled with vowels.
Denise says
FABRIC ME! My first name (Denise) was my mom’s middle name and my middle name (Britton) was my great-grandmother’s maiden name on my dad’s side. I used to dislike Britton because I had a boy cousin named that (ew – boys!) but now I love it!
Karen Z says
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I am Karen – there are 7 Karens in our very small neighborhood. I found out later that I was named after one of my dad’s old girlfriends – my my must have felt very secure in being the winner of his heart. Not unique or rare but it’s me!
And even though I’ve been married longer than I was single, I’m still a daddy’s girl.
Erin says
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No real meaning behind why I was named Erin other than my mom wanted to name me Katie and my dad wanted Erin. Somehow he won the battle with naming both my brother and I. I’m not Irish, but I like my name and think it’s suits me well. :)
Amanda says
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My first name isn’t anything special, and I was one of four girls named Amanda in my kindergarten class. BUT! My middle name is my Norwegian grandmother’s middle name. It is such a special name to me that it is also my oldest daughter’s middle name!
Leslie says
FABRIC ME! My mom tells me the cat picked my name. I have no idea how that works.
Liz says
Fabric Me! I’m named after my two aunts.
Andrea says
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Liz says
FABRIC ME! I am named after a great grandmother from each side of the family…I guess that’s why I’ve always been a people pleaser!
Brittany says
FABRIC ME! My first name is just something my parents liked but my middle name is my great great grandmother’s name :)
Emily Mcc says
Fabric me! Of note, bottom left, blue I recently made into an upholstered headboard following your instructions :). It looks amazing!
I was to be Kathryn Ruth but when they saw me, decided I looked like Emily Anna. For a time when I was a kid I liked my friends Lily and Lisa’s names better, but I fully embrace my Emmyness now :)
Lindsey says
FABRIC ME!!! My mom picked my name because she liked the sound of it, but Lindsey is actually my middle name. My first name is Sylvia after my aunt who brought my mom to the hospital when she was in labor with me. I’ve always hated my name and definitely wanted something a little more unique (like the names I picked for my girls….Lexaphina Angelis and Lakewin Maelis)!
Katie Monty says
FABRIC ME! I was born the same day as my grandmother and named after her :)
Jeni T says
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No special meaning to my name, the folks just liked the way it sounded.
Cathy says
FABRIC ME!!!! I am named after my aunt — my dad’s sister. (Also, my brother is named after his brother who died in an accident before my parents met, and my sister is named after my dad — Terry/Teri). I’ve always wondered if any of my mom’s siblings felt left out since none of us are named after that side of the family. :-)
On a side note, I desperately NEED fabric! :-)
Libby says
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I don’t have any big story behind my name. I’m pretty boring :)
Lacey says
FABRIC ME! My name means “cheerful” and my parents just picked it because they liked it. But my middle name is my grandmother’s maiden name, so that was a nice way to incorporate family into my name. I hope to do the same with my kids!