*** 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!
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Annie says
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My name is Annie but lots of people shorten it to Anne. Maybe they feel it’s too nickname-y or familiar to call me Annie?
sarah says
got cut off! my name comes from my great great aunt who adopted my grandpa (his father’s sister) as a baby when his parents both died of influenza.
Andrea Marie says
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I am named after my grandmother and my mother. My first name is my granny’s first name and my middle name is my mom’s middle name. I passed my middle name to my daughter, Brooklyn Marie. :)
Brittney says
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I’m a child of the 80’s, thus Brittney. My mom loved the actress Morgan Brittany, and she thought the name was beautiful. She changed up the spelling, and ta-da, there you have it. In grade school, kids used to enjoy pointing out that there is a dog breed called Brittany Spaniels. Yay me.
Bethany says
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I think my name is from the town of Bethany referenced in the bible. But I always wanted to have brown hair (I am blonde) and be named Laura just like Laura Ingalls Wilder or Brandy like Brandy Brown of the Mickey Mouse Club.
Ellen says
Fabric me! The meaning of my name is “light” and no, there’s no special story behind it.
tammy says
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My name story is awful, I’m so not sharing. Yes, always wished it was something else! Seriously considered changing it when I was 18!
Carolyn says
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Allison says
FABRIC ME! As far as i know, nothing very crazy behind my name, other than my mom liked the nickname ‘Ali’ and Allison would allow for that. :)
Lindsey says
FABRIC ME! No special meaning to my name.
devedi says
FABRIC ME! My name, Devin, means poet – as a kid, mom overheard a mother calling her child Devin and it stuck. Among other things, she liked that it was uncommon (at the time) and works for a boy or a girl – both things that I’ve also come to embrace :)
Miyu says
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My name (which is Japanese) is compromised of my mom’s first name’s first syllable ‘Mi’ and my dad’s first syllable “Yu”… also pronounced “me-you”. Official meaning is to have “beautiful connections” with other people.
It can also be used as a pretty handy pick up line. “Hi my name is Miyu… it’s me and you put together” I’ve had zero failure… partially because I’ve never really used it!
Rebecca says
Fabric me! I’m names for my great aunt
Dara says
FABRIC ME! My mom wanted a “D” name in honor of her grandmother, and told the options to my older sister who was 2 at the time, and the way she said “baby Dara” was too cute, my mom decided to go with it!
Sarah says
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My name means Princess.
Beckie says
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I’m named after my mom’s aunt Rebecca.. and it was a popular early 80’s name… so it fit.
Amy G says
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My mom just liked it.
Dalenna says
FABRIC ME – My dad is Dale, mom is Diana so they just put their names together to get mine. It means Tower of Strength which fits as I am 5’10”
laura ender says
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My name has no significance other than my parents liking the name. I always found it difficult having 3 girls named Laura in the same class. I made up my own secret identity as a kid, Karen Bell. Not sure why, just thought it had a nice ring I guess, pardon the pun ;)
Amanda says
Fabric Me! I got my middle name, Bernadette, from a great-grandmother (and also a French saint). My parents were stumped on what to put with it, and eventually chose Amanda, in no small part because of the character on Dynasty. Go figure.
Micha says
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If it hadn’t been for Bata Ilic’s mega hit “Michaela”, I would have ended up with “Sandra” as my first name :o)
Amy says
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My name is so typical 70s, there were 3 Amys in my class of 20 kids :)
Meg says
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No special meaning behind my name. My parents thought it was unique (Megan) and so did many other parents in the 80’s apparently!
Kristin says
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Nothing too exciting about my name….I could have been Deeanna :)
Sharon says
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My name is of Hebrew origin and it means fertile plain.
Jenny says
FABRIC ME! My name, Jenny, is a family name.
Jen says
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My great-grandmother came into my hospital room and said I looked like a Jennifer. My godmother’s mother did the same thing moments later. Maybe it was because it was the most popular name of the 80’s, but my parents thought it meant something.
Then they took away one N to make me the more annoying “Jenifer with 1 N” for the rest of my life.
Kristin says
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Tanja says
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I have never been told about any cool stories about my name. My parents liked it I guess.
Amanda says
Fabric Me! My name means beloved. I was always a little baffled as to why my parents named me Amanda because they had every intention of calling me Mandy. Even as an adult, I can’t seem to switch and go by my actual name.
Danielle M. says
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No special meaning to my name. My mom just really liked the sound of it!
Andrea says
FABRIC ME! I had the same initials as my Dad until I got married
Sarah says
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My brother, who is 4 years older than me, had the final say in naming me… he picked “Sarah” because it was the name of the paper doll weather girl in his preschool class. :)
ksuzannec says
FABRIC ME! My mom decided we would all go by our middle names, which makes the first day of everything (school, jobs, etc) lots of fun and full of explanations! She just liked how an initial before the name sounded— all distinguished. :)
Veronika says
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My parents didn’t like any of my grandparents’ names to be mine ,or derivatives from them, so they went to the cinema and liked the name of a little girl character.My father’s named after a movie character, too, so it runs in the family it seems:)
Eric says
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I share my first name with my dad, but our middle names are different.
Genevieve says
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No story behind my name that I know of.
Adrienne says
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Brett says
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I was born the year that the KC Royals won the World Series (1985). They had 2 players with a variation of my name: Bret Saberhagen and George Brett. My family is from Kansas and obviuosly heard the name a lot that year and liked it.
Kelly says
FABRIC ME! While writing a paper in middle school on the subject, I asked my Dad how he picked my name. The only thing he could give me was that he liked short names at the time. Needless to say, it was not my most interesting paper.
Beth says
Fabric me!!! I have no idea! Off to see…
Beth Burke says
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My Mum loved the name Beth, but my Dad thought it was too short so I’m actually a Bethany, which I’ve always HATED! Love Beth, very much dislike Bethany :)
Kelly says
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My dad really wanted my first name to be my middle name (and to use my middle name for business since Kathleen is more professional sounding), but was afraid that I’d spend my life correcting people who called me the wrong name. So he made my mom switch it at the last minute! Needless to say, I have never, ever, been called Kathleen in my life. Kelly suits me much better! Something to say for listening to your gut :)
Melissa says
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Rebecca says
Fabric me: rumor has it that my dad wanted to name me Lothlorien. I can only presume that my mom won.
Nikki says
FABRIC ME! I have always gone by a short of my middle name. My parents couldn’t agree, dad won. I wish my legal name was the name I go by, it would make life easier, maybe I will get around to officially changing it some day.
Erin Curtis says
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My mom wanted an Irish name that couldn’t have a nickname attached to it.
Amy C says
Fabric me! My name (Amy) means beloved :) I was supposed to be named Alice, after Alice Cooper! :)~
Michelle @ sweetsuite10 says
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There is no familial reasons for my name, and yes, I have often wished it was something different. There were a few other Michelle’s in my classes in grade school, and there’s a certain Beatle’s song that everyone thinks they are the first to ever sing to me . . .
Tiffini S. says
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My Mom combined a few foreign words to get the odd spelling of my first name: Ti = You in Italian, Fin = End in French, Ni – Us in Welsh. I was supposed to be the last of 4 kids. Until my little brother came along. Then they quit making names up!
Many generations back, our family name was Outhouse, but when that ancestor came to America, he wisely decided to use his wife’s last name instead of his. Thank goodness!