*** 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.
Netty says
fabric me! My name “Annette” is a version of my grandmother’s (Ann) but my 2 Aunt Netty’s thought it was for them! I guess it made everyone happy!
JasonD says
FABRIC ME!
Nothing exciting about my first name, but my middle name is my Grandmother’s maiden name, and i share it with my Dad and my son.
Rachel says
Fabric me! My grandmother liked my name and suggested it.
Shelby says
Fabric Me!
As for my name, I love it. No real family connection or anything in particular, but I love how there are very few Shelbies so whenever someone says my name, odds are it’s about me. If I were a Queen of some strange land, I would outlaw the use of my name for any other person. That way I could ensure that I am in fact the only one!
Kristen F. says
FABRIC ME!! And my name is Kristen. I am the first born out of my siblings and my mom just really loved the name!! I couldn’t imagine having any other name!
Ashley K says
FABRIC ME!
I always wanted to be a Kelli – Kapowski. :)
Shanel says
FABRIC ME!!
I was born during a blizzard in December. My Mom was recovering in her room looking through a Christmas sales ad. She saw an ad for Chanel No 5 perfume and thought “What a beautiful name.” It would fit perfectly with the rest of the girls names except she would have to change the “C” to an “S”. (the girls are “S” names and the boys are “B” names, there are 9 kids in my family!) So, I became Shanel….and No 5 was even better because I was the 5th girl…..perfect!
Nell says
FABRIC ME! My name was in the family.
emily @ cabin fervor says
FABRIC ME!
My mom liked the way Emily looked in cursive (very meaningful, I know), and my middle name (Kate) is after my great aunt.
Krista says
FABRIC ME!
My parents just liked my first name. My middle name is the same as my Aunt’s.
Christine Cade says
FABRIC ME!
My parents had a baby book and gave a bunch of names a score. The top score won :)
Arianna says
FABRIC ME!
I don’t know how I got my name. It means very loyal or very pleasing one. I’ve always like it, because it’s unique.
DONNA says
fAbRiC mE!!!
Heather V says
Fabric me! My parents had a dog named Heather … they swear they didn’t name me after the dog, but still …
Kristen says
FABRIC ME!
My parents just liked the name Kristen. Everyone thought they named me after the Kristin character on Dallas, which was popular then, and my mom was adamant that I was not named after the apparently-not-so-nice character (I’ve never seen it!).
Amanda says
FABRIC ME!!!
Not really sure why my parents picked it, but when I was growing up I wanted my name to be Samantha.
Angela says
FABRIC ME!
The meaning of my name is “one who wins a $250 gift card to onlinefabricstore.com from YHL’s fab freebie”. How serendipic!!!
Melinda says
FABRIC ME!
My older sisters wanted to name me Mindy, after a popular girl at their school, but my mom and dad won out, and named me Melinda. In high school, I actually went by Mellie because there was a Belinda in band with me and it was too confusing!
amalisa says
FABRIC ME!
My name is a combo – Amal from my dad, Lisa from my mom (it was the 70s!)…and we have, Amalisa!
iris says
FABRIC ME!
my name is the name of the greek goddess for the rainbow, I love that meaning :)
And besides: each person has its own iris.
Aubrey says
FABRIC ME, please and thank you!! =)
I was supposed to be Alexandra, but my Dad loved the Bread song “Aubrey” as sung by Perry Como and he convinced my Mom to name me that. Where we live, Aubrey is a more commonly known male name and my husband has a more common female name, therefore our names prove very confusing to people.
Emelia says
FABRIC ME!
My name is like a combo of Emily & Leah. Apparently my parents liked both names but couldn’t agree on one so they sort of combined them. I like my name, but I will never give my children names that are hard to pronounce!
M says
FABRIC ME! My brothers and I all have family names :)
Chandan says
FABRIC ME!
There is zero significance behind my name but I get asked the question at least once per month!
Krista says
Fabric Me!
My mom is the worst decision-maker I know (it takes her 10 min to pick out a loaf of bread…), but apparently when she heard my name for the first time, she picked it for her “future child” (me) and never looked back!
Karen says
FABRIC ME! There’s another one of me somewhere back in the family tree, but I always wished I’d ended up with my sister’s name. They’d thought about it for me but then thought it would be too strange…and then I spent every year from preschool on with at least one other Karen in my class.
Kelly says
FABRIC ME!
I was given my name at my Great-Grandmother’s request – specifically cause it was a good, sturdy irish name.
DONNA says
fAbRiC mE!!!…..my mother’s FAVORITE name!
Tassi says
FABRIC ME
My name is Tassi. I don’t really know the meaning of my name. My parents went to school with a girl named Tassi. My two older siblings had “T” names and when I came along that name popped into their heads. I have always liked it. I have only met two people with my name. We instantly had a bond with one another. It is not every day you meet a Tassi.
Kelley says
Fabric me! Didn’t love my name as a kid as it rhymes with belly, smelly. But now I like it!
Karen combs says
fabric Me! I am named after the main female character in the Leon Uris book Exodus…seems my mom was reading it when she went into labor!
Laura says
FABRIC ME! I am named after a beloved uncle. I really came to love my name around the same time I came to love the Little House on the Prairie books.
Anna says
Fabric Me!
My given name, Rhianna, means witch. Yep. That’s right. My parents didn’t know what it meant when they named me (though I doubt it would’ve made a difference), my dad liked the Fleetwood Mac song “Rhiannon” (first clue that the name has something to do with witchcraft=it’s featured in a song by Stevie Nicks). My mom, ever the control freak, changed the ending from th -on to the softer-sounding -a. As an adult, I go by Anna, which is much more my taste. :)
PS-For the record, I don’t have a problem with witchcraft, or the names Rhiannon or Rhianna, but none of them suit me personally. :)
Amy P says
FABRIC ME!
I’m pretty sure that I was the 7th Amy in the hospital when I was born. I guess it was a popular name in the 70s!
Jen says
Fabric me! I am one of the thousands of Jennifers born in the late 70s. It was a trendy name with no particular meaning.
Kristen says
Fabric Me!
My parents flipped a nickel to decide on my name, I was almost Windy…Thank goodness my mother won :)
Isobelle Carlton says
FABRIC ME!
My great aunt was a midwife in Liverpool in Sydney. She was infact the first midwife in South west Sydney. My mother loved her very much but in all her years, all the babies she brought into the world not one was named after her. Her name was Agnes Isobelle and my mum thought it would be fitting to carry on her name. She devoted her life helping women, se served in the war as a nurse and could not have children herself. I hope I can live up to her.
Isobelle.
Chrissy says
Fabric me!!!
No special story on my first name, but my middle name is Winkley, which is a family name.
ryan says
Fabric me! My mom is the creative one in the relationship, so she always wanted a girl names Ryan. Thusly, my name. I’ve never had an issue with it, it’s always a conversation starter since most people are expecting a boy.
candice says
FABRIC ME! No meaning. Just an uncommon one
Anne Drager says
FABRIC ME!
I NEED this :)
Nothing special about my name really. Though I hated my real first name and started going by my middle name when I got married. Since I had to get everything re-issued with my new last name anyhow, I thought “why not change the first name too?” So, my hubby dated and proposed to a Melissa but is married to an Anne.
Jamie says
FABRIC ME!
I think my parents got some inspiration from Jamie Lee Curtis and they liked that Jamie could be a name for a boy or a girl.
Jennifer says
FABRIC ME! My first name is just one my parents loved (and it was popular in the 90’s) but my middle name is Ann after my dad’s sister who sadly passed away the week before I was born :(
Leanne says
FABRIC ME!
My name is Leanne mostly by accident. I was my parents’ first kid, and they were *certain* they’d have a boy and name him Leo. When I showed up as a little lady, they were stumped and just girlified the name Leo to Leanne. But mostly, they’ve called me Lee.
Becky says
Fabric me!
I was the sixth child, fifth girl. I think they were tired or something, because I didn’t even get the whole name Rebecca–just Becky. The poor seventh girl (ninth child) got almost the same name(Peggy)–at least it sounded the same on the phone when someone called.
Seren says
FABRIC ME !!! and the pillows that will match the curtains I’m currently sewing for our new house :-)
As for my names…
Seren -the one I use when I’m blogging- is a definition of how I feel in my life with my Amoureux (Lover) and my kids. I know there supposed to be an -e at the end of the word but if you spell it without the -e, it sounds like the french word “sereine” and the 2 words means the same and I love this idea.
My birth name, Celia, was given to me after my pregnant mother saw a nice little girl playing in a park during the last trimester of her pregnancy. She told me she felt in love with the image of this little girl and with the name and here I am !
And I never, ever, wanted to change it. On the contrary, I always felt blessed to have that name :-)
Fouzia says
FABRIC ME!!
My cousin had a similar name, so my parents used the Arabic version of it :)
Joan says
FABRIC ME!
My name means “gift from god”. I was very sick when I was born. My parents were happy I made it.
I always wished my name was Amy or Jennifer, which were the names of about 50% of the girls I grew up with. Now, I’ve embraced it.
Marci says
FABRIC ME!
My mom originally planned to name me Carla, after my dad whose name is Carlos. She changed her mind at the last minute when she met a nurse in labor and delivery named Marci, and that’s where my name came from. I spent much of Kindergarten trying to convince her to legally change my name to Cookie because I thought it was a good name for a Flight Attendant and that was my number one goal in life at the age of five.
Sarah says
Fabric me!
My mom heard the name called in the mall and liked it