Fab Freebie: What’s In A Name?
*** 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.
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I was named after my father’s favourite poem – The Aeolian Harp, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Fabric Me… nothing specially other than they both liked the name. I always wanted something spunkier growing up but now I like it :-)
Fabric me! My parents didn’t know any girls named Emily. Then, within the year, 5 baby girls were born in my mom’s office and ALL of them had Emily as either the first or middle name!
Fabric me! I’m pretty sure I was named in a bar by my father’s bestie and my mother insisted on no middle name, which has always been fine by me.
FABRIC ME!!!! My name means beautiful rose. My grandmother’s name is Rosemary so it sort of stemmed from that!
FABRIC ME! My mother, niece, and I all have the same name, and it means “princess”!
Fabric me…and my sister chose my middle name, Dawn, because I was born at the break of dawn. As cheesy as that is, I have been eternally grateful that my parents were not ’70’s hippies who went with Sunrise instead. Oy.
Fabric Me! My middle name is after my grandmother, Jan.
Fabric Me!!!! I am named after my maternal grandmother. :)
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My dad’s mom’s name was Marjorie, and he kind of wanted to name me after his mother…who swore she would never talk to him again if he saddled her granddaughter with a name like Marge. Marjorie is an old English diminutive of Mary, so that’s what they picked. THANK YOU GRANDMA.
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My middle name is the same as my paternal grandmother. I didn’t personally get to know her well but she was an amazing woman and I am so grateful to at least have her name!
FABRIC ME! My dad actually wanted to name me Charlene, but my mom thankfully overruled that. My name definitely fits me!
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Up until I was born, my parents planned on naming me Amelia. My Dad says that when he saw me, he knew my name was Colleen, not Amelia. Colleen is Gaelic for “Girl,” way to be creative, Dad!
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My name is Kathryn and I’m named after my grandmother, Katherine.
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My parents just liked the name so there was no real significance!
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My parents chose to name me after a popular song – Sara by Jefferson Starship. Total 80’s move. My sister is named Grace, not after Grace Slick (who was in Jefferson Airplane), but that would have been really neat.
Fabric Me! My name is a story I love to tell. I was named after the Dolly Parton song “Jolene”. My parents and my sister all have brown hair/brown eyes. The girl in the song has red hair / green eyes…. and so do I!
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I’m named after a girl my parents met at a BBQ when my mom was pregnant. They aren’t sure who she was, but they liked her. After not running into her again after a few months they figured she wasn’t in their inner circle of friends so it was fair game. Yep, 33 years later they never saw her again. Guess she was a great women to make such a lasting impression.
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No story behind my name. I don’t really like it… so unoriginal.
FABRIC ME! I like my name alright… It’s just me
FABRIC ME! I’m named after the plantation in Gonoe With The Wind. Growing up, I wanted to change it to Melanie, but now that I’m a little older, I appreciate not having a common name. Thanks for the giveaway!
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My name means great mind. (Both of my parents are teachers)
Fabric Me! My parents were going to name the girl after me Emily- I always kind of thought I’d like that better :)
Fabric Me! My parents picked my name just because they liked it. My aunt (my mom’s sister) was also pregnant at the time and loved the name also. But I was born first and named Margo and my cousin was born two days later and wasn’t named Margo LOL Thanks for sharing such a great giveaway!
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My name, Nancy, means full of grace but sometimes I feel like it should mean full of creativity, full of clumsy-ness or full adventure.