*** 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.
shannon says
FABRIC ME! My name is my great grandmother’s last name… and I love it :)
Carmina Lass says
Fabric me! I am named after an opera called Carmina Burana
Stefani says
FABRIC ME! There is nothing special about my name except my parents liked it! :) Although it is spelled like Gwen Stefani s last name, it is pronounced like “Stephany”! :)
katrina says
FABRIC ME!
My parents almost named me Heidi, until my grandma stepped in at the last minute and said, no, this is Katrina.
Laura M says
FABRIC ME!
My name (Laura) doesn’t have any special meaning, but I am fortunate to have a name at all. When my parents left the hospital they did not have a name for me yet. My birth certificate arrived and my mom didn’t look at it until it was time for me to start kindergarten (typical for a second child). Sure enough it said, ‘Baby Ramos’. Ha! Mom had to go downtown and give me a name before I could start school.
#pleasedontcallmebaby
Lindsey H. says
Fabric Me!
kevin says
FABRIC ME! Not sure where my name came from… guess I should find out!
Trish Hanson says
FABRIC ME! I don’t know of any significant meaning for my name and I don’t think I was named after anyone. I guess my parents just liked it. By full name is Patricia Ellen, which I always hated….maybe because the only time my full name was used, I was in big trouble,lol!I just go by Trish now. Anyways, thanks so much for the giveaway as you can never have too much fabric! And thanks to my niece for sending me the link to your awesome blog…Love it!
Janna says
My parents chose my name because a girl in my sisters class had the same name and it was similar to my moms sister named Jan. it was theonky name they both agreed on (mom wanted Carly, Dad wanted Sally) and I love my name!
Elizabeth says
Fabric Me! I was named after my grandma which I’ve always thought was cool since my grandma was the best!
Jo says
Fabric me!!
My name is Joanna which means gracious. (Thanks for the high expectations, mom) Actually, it was originally “Johanna”. The “h” was supposed to be silent and the middle “a” was supposed to make the “ah” sound. No one got it right. So my mom and I got frustrated, took out the H, and went with the common pronunciation! I totally wanted to be a Tiffany or Stephanie until I was probably 15. But now I love my name! :)
Emily says
Fabric me, please!
Elizabeth says
FABRIC ME!
As with all of my other siblings, my mom picked my first name and my dad chose my middle name. A pretty good compromise if you ask me.
Ann says
FABRIC me! No special significance, but I’ve always liked it’s simplicity!
Staci says
FABRIC ME! Mine has no meaning other than my mom liked it. My dad was ok with it:)
Bethany says
Fabric Me!! I was named from the Bible. My parents gave all of us Bible names.
Jeana says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after my dad, because I looked just like him when I was born. Still do!
Erin says
FABRIC ME!!
Linda Miller says
Fabric Me!!! Linda means beautiful!!! haha.
Lisa says
FABRIC ME!
Katherine Immel says
Fabric ME!
My name is Katherine Jean – after both of my grandmothers!
Beth D. says
Fabric Me!
My parents always wanted to call me Beth but had to name me Elizabeth in order to be baptized Catholic (Had to be a saint’s name…gotta love it!). For a few years (8th and 9th) grade, I tried to go by Elizabeth because I thought it was crazy to go by a nickname all the time. Weird, I know. Glad Elizabeth never caught on b/c Beth fits me so much more!
Jemma says
FABRIC ME! Funnily enough my parents hadn’t heard of the name before and thought it was unique. Haha nope…
Jodie says
FABRIC ME!!
I was supposed to be a boy. Apparently, back in the 80’s, mistakes were made.. names were given then taken back..
Oops! Surprise! Your James Edward now becomes Jodie Erin. :)
Liz m says
Fabric me! Just a name my mom loved!
Kristen says
FABRIC ME!
All I know is that my parents decided on my name 2 days after I was born, so for awhile I was nameless… Happy they got on that :)
Cheri says
Fabric Me!
My dad picked my name just because he liked it. I’m pretty indifferent to it these days unless my husband is sweetly singing “My Cherie Amour” to me. Then I love it :)
Allison says
FABRIC ME! My dad’s middle name is Allison, and my mom and I share middle names. I definitely want to pass on a family-name connection when I have kids.
barbara says
Fabric me!
Laurie says
Fabric me. I am named after my grandmother Laura..
Ashley says
FABRIC ME!
My name is a family name that blends both my mother’s and father’s middle names. I love having names from both parents.
Jill D. says
FABRIC ME!!! No idea about my name-i think my mom just liked it a lot. Great giveaway!!
Brittany says
Fabric Me!
no significant meaning behind my name, except that I almost wasn’t named it b/c my Dad thought Brittany Nicole sounded like “Brick and Coal.”
Leslie says
FABRIC ME! My parents just liked the way Leslie sounded.
Diana says
FABRIC ME!
My dad named me Diana because I was born in InDIANA!
Rachael says
I am a twin, however, unfortunately my sister died at birth. It was as my mother says “the best, and worst day of her life”. I know… Sad story. So here is the naming part. My parents both had one name they really liked, and because my dad saw how hard the whole event was for my mom, she got to name me, the survivor, and he named my sister. That’s love if you ask me :)
Rachael says
Woops… Forgot the Fabric Me part :)
Kristin says
Fabric Me!! My name is fairly ordinary except that my parents couldn’t agree on a name, and my mom beat my dad to the paperwork when I was born, so she won!
jennifer says
FABRIC ME!
Nothing I’d call special about my name given that it was the number 1 most common female name given to a child from 1965-1985 and only dropped from the top 10 in 2010!
Ellen says
FABRIC ME!
My parent’s went with the meaning something. My first name is the name of my mother’s best friend since pre-school and my middle name is my mother’s favorite Aunt.
Now if I had been a boy I would have been named after my Dad and beeing the third.
Emily says
Fabric Me!
I was named after a folk-singer.
Shelly says
Fabric Me!!!!
Tiffany says
Fabric me!
My name is from the store, Tiffany and co. My parents went to the Tiffany store in New York looking for a diamond ring for my mom. While in the store they decided that they would rather have another child than a diamond! So I was named Tiffany! (I’m the youngest of 6 kids).
Mary C. E. says
FABRIC ME!!!
I have a double name. Sometimes people just can’t get it right! See you guys tomorrow in Charlotte!! WHOO HOOO
Andie Jodko says
FABRIC ME!
My parents named me Andie (full name Andrea) because they liked names that had nicknames, they picked out Katherine before I was born (Kate for short) but too many other kids starting popping up with the name Katherine so they switched it. Now I’m Andie exclusively and I love that it’s a little androgynous.
KellyM says
FABRIC ME PUHLEEZE!!! Kelly is not very special or interesting anymore…but when I was a little girls the only Kellys I knew were boys….I was always trying to girly it up…Kelli, Kellie, Kellye,Kelley anything..but my mother shot me down everytime…yeah…what does a woman named Billy know?
Crystal G says
Fabric me! No special meaning with my name other than my parents being hip with the early 1970’s….
Maggie says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after my mom’s 4th grade teacher, Margaret. My mom wanted to call me Peggy, but my dad loved the song “Maggie May” by Rod Stewart – so that’s how they settled on Maggie as a nickname.
Virginia says
FABRIC ME!
My name means “fair lady” which I always liked BUT I was actually just named after a distant aunt/family friend, so not as exciting.
Dianna says
FABRIC ME!
I was born just weeks after the wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, so since I was to be my parents’ little princess they named me Dianna (with two “n”s to be a little more unique).
JoAnna says
FABRIC ME!!! My name is JoAnna Elizabeth after both of my grandmothers. I love it!