*** 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.
rebecca says
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While I like my name, I kind of wish I was called Alice. It got down to Alice (mom’s choice) or Allison (dad liked this one), so I ended up Rebecca, a name both my parents liked but was also an old family name.
Jenny says
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I was named after my Pops aunt. He always remember her fondly and wanted to honor her by giving me her name. It suits me perfectly!
anna says
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Jess says
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No significance. My name was going to be Tracey throughout my mother’s whole pregnancy and when presented with the birth certificate, she wrote Jessica instead!
Laura @ The Turquoise Home says
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I’ve been wanting that Braemore fabric (top middle in the pic) for a WHILE now. I’d love to be able to purchase it.
MY name means victory, and I’m named after my mom’s favorite cousin.
Rebecca says
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My middle name Jacqueline is after my Godmother.
Faith says
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Elizabeth says
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My first name isn’t anything special, but since it was a toss up between Elizabeth and Ariel I’m really glad Elizabeth won out as I like it a lot more! My middle name “Anne” is after my only aunt on my dads side of the family, overall I’ve been content with it, my sister got the horrible family name “lien” as her middle name so I lucked out on that one! haha!
Kaitlyn says
FABRIC ME! My name means “pure joy”
Kim says
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Cathy Williams says
FABRIC ME! Catherine means purity, or something like that. Whenever the meaning of names came up my friends/family always got a good laugh out of it. I can’t imagine why they would find humour in my name meaning purity?! (wink, wink):)
Liz Gerber says
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My first name is “Elizabeth;” both my parent’s had one grandmother named “Elizabeth,” so they named me after both of them! In German fashion, my parents really wanted my middle name to be “Gretchen” — but then they realized my initials would have been EGG! So they chose “Ann” instead. :)
Ashley says
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No interesting meaning behind my name! My mom just liked it.
Colleen says
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Colleen = the girl
Cait says
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Kelly says
Fabric me! I was named after one of the Charlie’s Angels characters because my mom thought the actress was pretty and liked the name.
Megan Foard says
FABRIC ME! My mom wanted to name me Margaret after her Aunt Margaret. She didn’t think her Aunt Betty would appreciate that too much. So she went with Megan, a derivative of Margaret, that paid homage to her Aunt M without offending Aunt B.
Jennifer says
FABRIC ME! I share my first name with 50% of all girls born in the early 70’s; at least it seems like 50%. My middle name is Jillayne and all the girls on my mom’s side have “J” middle names; a tradition that now spans four generations.
Jenn says
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My name is very boring — I was one of the gajillion girls born in the late 70s/early 80s named Jennifer.
Lauren says
Fabric me! My parents just liked the name Lauren. I don’t have a middle name, though (they couldn’t choose and decided to forgo the middle name instead!).
p.s. I have an unnatural love of fabric, fabric shopping, fabric stores, patterns, projects, etc. I’m typing so fast due to excitement!
Amelia says
FABRIC ME! My parents saw an old book with “Amelia” in the title at a restaurant. They liked it, and (way back then) it wasn’t very common.
Randi says
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My parent’s picked Randi, I’m convinced they wanted a boy, and when I came out a girl, just changed the spelling.
Amanda G. says
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My mom named me Amanda with full intentions of using the nickname “Mandy”, because of the Barry Manilow song. Turns out I didn’t look like a Mandy and my family has never called me that. :)
Claire says
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My siblings and I all have ‘original’ first names and family middle names. It’s a nice mix of tradition and new name preferences.
Emily M. says
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My dad named me in the hospital. My name was supposed to be Dora but he held me for the first time and I looked like an Emily :)
Amanda C says
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My middle name, Noelle (rhymes with “whole”), is after a friend of my father’s.
Sheri says
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I was named after my grandmother, who passed away when my dad was in college. The first letter in my name was the first letter in her name.
Lil says
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I was named after my paternal grandmother. She died when my father was 4. I HATED my name growning up…at one point asking my father if I could change it to “Kelly”. He cried. I’ve grown to like it, but it feels strange when people call me by my full name (Lillian)…so formal!
Thanks for the chance.
Kelly K says
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My parents picked my name because of it’s Irish influence, and we’re from an Irish Catholic farming community.
Sandy says
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I was born in Korea and I got made fun of because of my Asian name and came home crying many times! Family got together and my Aunt suggested “Sandy!” Later on, when I got my citizenship, I gave myself a middle name of “Jenna,” one of my favorite characters from Guiding light, my favorite soap opera (don’t judge).
I love my name because Sandy means “Helper to mankind,”
Kimbre B says
FABRIC ME! My name is Kimbre (pronounced Kimbree). When my mom was pregnant with me her only sister was in college. My mom wanted to name me Kim or Kimberly and my aunt’s roommate (Kim) said, “NO!” She gave my mom a list of different forms of the name Kim and Kimbre was on the list. So there we go. I have my aunt’s roommate to thank! (Although I don’t think I’ve ever met her.) Maybe I should find her to say thanks because I really do love my name. :)
Alisa d says
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Julianne says
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I’m named for my great grandmother who traveled to America by herself from Czechoslovakia.
Kelsey W says
FABRIC ME, PLEASE! In the 80’s my parents thought “Kelsey” was a really cool and unusual name. Turns out it’s not that unusual, but it does separate me from all the Kellys and Chelseas out there!
Bridget says
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My parents really loved “meanings” so my middle name(which I go by) and last name mean “strong leader.” I think they wanted me to be president. :)
Caitlin L says
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Mine is Irish, and my grandfather is from Ireland. And my parents liked it. Was almost Jocelyn but I think Caitlin fits better.
Caitlyn says
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I was actually named after Sheena Easton’s character in Miami Vice (although the spelling is different). My parents were big fans of the show.
amanda f. says
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I was named after both of my grandmothers…pretty traditional names that go nicely with my unusual married last name…..think apples & oranges!
Katie Brock says
Fabric me! My mom was going to name me Sara, but then a friend if hers had a daughter and named her Sara! So…the backup name Katie was chosen.
kristi says
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my middle name is elise, and my mom picked it from her all time favorite movie “somewhere in time” – the main character is named elise mckenna :)
Kelly Donovan says
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Sadly, my name has no significance at all. My mom liked the name, and it was popular in the 70s when I was born (I know this because everyone had to go by “Kelly” and their last initial in my classes). My brother was named after my father and I always wanted MY name to mean something, so when I had my kids, I made sure there was meaning to their names!
Joules (from Pocketful of Joules) says
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Julie is the only girl name my parents came up with. If I were a boy I would be Frank. Yeah, Frank. When I was a kid I pretended it was short for Julia. But it wasn’t.
Mary Ann says
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I’m named after my grandmother.
Angela says
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I’m a Christmas Eve baby and my parents named me Angela… get it? Christmas angel?
Lindsay says
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Lindsay means Fig Tree on an island … fairly strange! Even stranger? … how it became my name!
My mom was in labour with me for 72 hours … Sorry Mom! Big head = big brain right?!?!
It was enough time for my uncle to fly from Vancouver, BC to London, ON. I still had not made my joyous arrival so my dad and uncle decided that would be an appropriate time to visit a local pub. They return within a few hours … I am born … big headed and bald! My dad sees me and says “Let’s name her Lindsay” … as they only a boys name until this point … my mother agreed, likely tired and lacking the energy at the time to ask ‘Why?’
Several days later, my mom asked my dad where the name Lindsay had come from … My dad quickly answered ‘The waitress at the pub was Lindsay… she didn’t make us pay for the beer!’ …
Brittney says
Fabric me! My mom heard my name in an airport and thought it was pretty. Apparently she wasn’t the only one that thought Brittney was a pretty name! I graduated with 5 other Brittney Nicole’s in my high school class.
Karyn says
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No special meaning, but a unique spelling … does that count? :)
Allie says
FABRIC ME! My parents named me Alejandra because they wanted something “strong and feminine.” Having grown up in the south, it was often butchered (lots of silent moments during roll call at school) so I started going by the nickname Allie given to me by my older brothers friends because they said I was always hanging around them like an alley cat.
Sarah says
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Sarah- Definition:Princess! haha! I was named after a soap opera character! HAHA! NOT THAT EXCITING but i love the name!
Jennifer says
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I am named after an ancestor named Jenny, who came over from Ireland to Ellis Island in the 1800s.