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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FABRIC ME !! My mom kept it after she read it in a novel. I always loved this name.
Fabric me! I like that few people have my name ;)
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My husband’s name is Fabrice which means “work with the hands” or “fabricate” in Latin. I am banking on that as we tackle our first reupholstering project. His parents chose it because it is easy to pronounce in English, French, and Spanish (French father and Peruvian mother). We always tell people that his name is spelled like fabric with an “e.”
With fingers crossed,
Sandi
FABRIC ME!!! My name means warrior woman and its perfect because I’m the only girl with four brothers so I had to be tough.
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I love my name and always have. I got the name Joy because my mother always hated nicknames and when she was in the hospital giving birth to my older sister, the woman in the room next to her named her baby Joyce. She liked the essence of the name, but didn’t like nicknames, so I was named Joy.
FABRIC ME ! Named after lord krishna.
Fabric me! My parents were going to name me either Rachael or Matthew depending on whether I was a boy or a girl. They’ve never told me any other, deeper significance to my name though. Ill have to find out!
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I was named after a chick in a cartoon that appeared in a now-defunct magazine. I think my parents said the magazine was called Country Gentleman, or something like that.
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My parents just liked the name. I’m not named after anyone special or after a film star or anything fun like that. Just “Christi” spelled a bit odd, but a great name, I think!!
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My first name, Patricia, means “noble one” and as a child I hated it. My mother would always say “Your name means Noble one, so sit up straight and act like it!” Ugh. Drove me nuts!
FABRIC ME! My parents got my name (& the spelling) from one of my Mom’s best friends when she was younger. I used to hate how it was spelled (no ready-made personalized keychains or coffee mugs for me), but now I love it!
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My name means Honeybee, and Bea is my Mom’s middle name. I love how subtle yet special the meaning is!
Fabric Me! Please, and I would never change my name because I would miss out on all the people who feel compelled to belt out some song with my name in it, shortly after meeting me. :0)
Fabric me. My mom’s parents were Leonard and Leonora. My dad’s parents were Antonio and Antonietta – hence Lee-Ann. I live being named after all of them and still having my own name.
FABRIC ME!!! My mom originally named me Jennifer but just days before I was born she saw the actress Stefanie Powers on the cover of a TV Guide and decided to change it. I’m glad she changed it (no offense to all the Jennifers out there!)
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My parents named me Arivia because I was due in the ‘Aries’ zodiac dates. I was born early though and am a pisces. And I would never change it.
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My name doesn’t have any special meaning for my family.. my mom just liked it :)
FABRIC ME! My dad chose my name because he saw a Danielle Steel novel with a pretty girl on it… not to cool but sorta out of the ordinary. My name is ok. I would rather be names Sarah (my mothers choice).
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FABRIC ME! My full name means a youthful flower in a north field. My mom is Vietnamese and my dad is German, so my full name is comprised of names from both languages.
FABRIC ME! I think Misty is a very 70s name. I often get asked what it’s short for. Seriously? I’m going to start saying Mistyque or Mistyerious.
FABRIC ME!! My name is a simple family name passed down from my great great grandmother! I’m proud to have it!
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My mom wanted to name me Bianca Sheneen but my grandmother said “over my dead body” and so I ended up being named LeAnn after her best friend. My first name is actually Jennifer which was suppose to be after my great grandmother who everyone called Jenny. However, they discovered after I was born that her name was actually “Myanna Jane” No idea how they got Jenny front that name!
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According to the World Wide Web my name means friend or beloved. My mom’s name is Kathy and my dad’s name is Ray so they took the first two letters from each of their names to make Kara. At least that’s what they’ve told me! I always wanted a longer name so I could have a cool nickname or sorts, but my maiden name is Tubbs and being an athlete, wveryone called me Tubbs or Tubby which is funny :). In college people were always surprised to meet me in person because I’m actually quite small. They had thought Tubbs was my nickname.
FABRIC ME! Named after my mom’s cousin.
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Haha! This is a funny question because it has always bugged me that my name has no meaning. I have three siblings and they are all named after family members for their middle names and their first names (Jacob, Rachel, and Rebecca) are all in the same story in the bible. My parents just liked my name…. and I do to :) Jessie Rae
FABRIC ME! I am of mostly Scottish descent, and apparently Patrick means noble one, so, Patricia is the female version of that Scottish name.
Trish
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Fabric me! I have always thought that my name was a little unique. My maiden name (first, middle, and last) was only 10 letters. Now that I’m married I upgraded to 11 letters! Woot Woot!
FABRIC ME!! Name means “meadow on a ledge” or “frolicking in a meadow”… or many other pastoral adjectives, depending on where you look. My parents just liked it…. and wanted me to be called ‘Shelly’ so they named me that directly instead of the more popular Michelle.
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I’m named after Laura Ingalls Wilder, but not because my Mom liked the books, no, she just liked Melissa Gilbert on Little House on the Prarie :)
Fabric Me! My name is from the book/movie Dr Zhivago. My mom fell in love with it and even though it gets mispronounced a lot…I wouldn’t change it. :)
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My mom just liked the way it sounded… Although it does mean industrious, which I have been told fits, so I guess that’s something!
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my dad says he named me after my greatgreatgrandmother who was an indian squaw,she was white, but my grandmother always thought he named me after his cub scout leader who he always had a crush on!!
FABRIC ME! My mom once told me my Chinese name means a kind of bird – can’t remember which one though
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Wish I had a different name. According to Freakonomics, I have one of the top 10 most common White Girl names from the late 1970s. Ick.
Fabric ME! My Mom had a friend who’s name was Whitney and she loved it so here we are. What’s unusual is the her friend was a guy…I learned Whitney was originally a guys name…weird, never heard a guy named that before. When I was little everyone called me Whitney Houston. Good times :)
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I was named after the Peanuts character, but my mom didn’t want to spell my name with the “e” on the end.
FABRIC ME! I would change my legal name to Shelly Li if it wasn’t so much of a hassle to change a name.
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No special story as for what or why my parents picked my name other than simply my mom just liked it.
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no idea where my first name comes fom, but my middle name (which i hate and won”t divulge for love or money) was the name of miss oregon the year i was born. my parents knew her.
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My mom wanted to name me off a soap opera and my dad said no way. So he named me … Actually he named all of us! :)
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I am named Nicole after my great-grandfather Nikolai who was taken away during WWII, Lani after my fathers deceased younger sister, and Elizabeth after my great-grandmother who passed away a week before my birth.
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My parents knew my first and middle name, but chose the order of them based off of the name of a popular 80′s sitcom that my mother happened to be watching when her water broke!
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My mom just liked my name, but she was worried I’d be called Beaky if I had a big nose like my dad. I fortunately ended up with a tiny nose.
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I’m not sure why they named me, nothing special, but I like it that it’s short!
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FABRIC ME: I’m named after my great grandma
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My mom chose my name when she was 15 (she didn’t have me until she was 27!). She was watching Miss Universe in 1955 and the contestant from Holland was named Marijke…she decided to name her daughter that one day and she did, although she spelled it a little differently…
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Everytime I would ask as a kid how I got my name my mom would say “I just liked it.”
FABRIC ME! I think they liked the way it sounded with my last name, Brennan. Colleen also means “girl” in gaelic so it fit! I love my name!