*** 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.
Virginia Salo says
FABRIC ME!!
I’m the 5th Virginia on my mom’s side of the family. When I was 8 I tried to change my name to Lillian, but it didn’t stick.
Kate says
FABRIC ME!
My sisters had life sized dolls with my first and middle name. My parents literally named me after their dolls! They picked out of a hat which would be my first name and middle name.
Angel says
Fabric me!!!
My name is Angel. My mom had two boys and really really wanted a girl. And so I was. I love my name. Its unique without being wacky.
Ruth says
Fabric me! I’m named after my great-grandma, but I love my name now because there aren’t many young Ruth’s out there.
Arli says
Fabric me! I was named after my 4 great-grandmothers. From 2 Annas, a Helene and a Rose, my parents came up with Arlene Rose.
Aimee says
Fabric me!! My name means friend/ love depending on where you look. It was the name of a friend my mom had in high school. She thought it was pretty. I do wish people could spell it correctly!
Brittany says
FABRIC ME! My parents named me Brittany Michael. Michael because they already had two girls and were sure they were going to have a boy to name Michael. Brittany bc they were unprepared with girl names and the baby next door was named Brittany…and they liked it!
Heather G. says
FABRIC ME! My mom, grandma and I share a middle name, passing the name down each generation!
Kara Hilburger says
Fabric me!
My name means my dear.
Diana says
FABRIC ME!
My name was chosen by my Italian grandmother who wanted to name me after a Roman goddess.
Emily says
FABRIC ME!
I have a really long, traditional Hawaiian name that tells my family’s lineage. When I was a kid, I thought it was lame, but now that I am a parent myself, I think it is important to keep the tradition.
Ashley says
Fabric me! My first name has no special meaning, but my middle name is my mom’s middle name, and if I have a daughter she may have the same middle name, too.
Brit says
FABRIC ME! Unfortunately, no great story here. I was born in a year with a LOT of Jennifers and my mom wanted to go with something else, so 1 baby name book later, I got Britney. Eventually my family moved to a town with a ton of Britney-variations, so I went with Brit to keep things simple.
Samantha F. says
Fabric Me!
My name is out of a book. It was the only one my parents agreed on.
Jessy says
FABRIC ME!!!
Julia says
Fabric Me! My parents grew up as huge Beatles fans. Both my brother, Sean, and I have a “Beatle” influenced name!
Holly says
Fabric me! I’m a shrub…w/berries! ;)
Kristen Sutton says
Fabric me!!
I was named Kristen after the girl on the tv show Dallas…she shot JR…yeah, awesome right?
Stephyn says
Fabric Me!!!
My father wanted to name me Stephanie, but my mother didn’t like that name. They both couldn’t come up with a name they both liked so they compromised and named me Stephyn-Leigh. It kind of sounds like Stephanie but my mother always just called me Stephyn. And of course everyone in grade school made fun of it for having “a boys name”. I still get a lot of “oh I just assumed you would be a man” comments to this day!!!
Allison Jabaay says
Fabric me! My name is just a name my mom and dad liked. No special meaning. But my dad did want my middle name to be “Wonderland” so I would be “Allison Wonderland” and it would sound like “Alice in Wonderland.” Thankfully my mom said no.. so now I’m Allison Nicole
Rikke says
FABRIC ME!
The story is that my parents really liked Rickie Lee Jones (more for her name than her music), and so they decided to name me Rikke but with a dutch spelling (my father’s half samoan half dutch). Sorry it’s not more exciting!
Natalie says
Fabric me!!! I was named after the actress, Natalie Wood. My mom got to pick my older brother’s name so my dad picked mine. I have always loved my name because it’s not super common but not weird either!!! :-)
Skylar says
Fabric me – my parents just liked the sound of my name, so there wasn’t any meaning behind it. They almost spelled it ‘Schuyler’ though. I think my five-year-old-learning-to-spell-his-name self thanks them that they didn’t!
erica says
FABRIC ME!
I was supposed to be a boy and named Nicholas but instead here I am, a girl. My mom originally wanted to combine my dad and her name, which thank goodness they didn’t (too embarrassing to say)… so Erica was the best they could think of :)
Caitlin E says
FABRIC ME!!
My name is Irish and means “pure”. My parents thought they were being unique when they picked it. Then the year after I was born, a TV show came out with an Irish character with my name and it became popular that year!
Lindsey H says
Fabric Me! My parents actually had thought my twin sister and I were boys so they did not have any girl names picked out – they just picked what they thought sounded good :)
Sabrina says
FABRIC ME! My name means princess, and that was always what my parents called me as a nickname. I have never been a big fan of my name. It is a little too fancy for this plain-jane girl. Plus it was very unique back in the day when I was a kid, which stressed me out since I was a shy one. Usually people would get confused and call me Samantha!
Kelly says
My name, Kelly Lynn, represents my Irish heritage. Goes great with my ‘Mc’ last name!
Tara says
Fabric Me!
Tara is a hill in Ireland where the ancient Kings used to meet. My parents chose it because of our Irish heritage.
Ashley says
Fabric me…my cool name story is that my best friend Heather and I were almost given each other’s names. Her parents almost named her Ashley, and my parents almost named me Heather!
Kirsten says
Fabric me! Wish my name were different because everyone misspells and mispronounces it! Don’t give you kids hard names FYI ;)
Megan Richard says
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No special meaning behind my name. My folks just liked it!
Beth says
Fabric me!
I have each of my grandmother’s middle names. Lucille Elizabeth and Kathryn Anne became Elizabeth Anne.
theresa says
Fabric me!
I was named after my grandma.. think my parents got lazy after naming so many dang kids before me. ;)
Shunta says
FABRIC ME!! No clue about my name BUT our daughter (who is 34 weeks inside of mommy’s tummy) her name is Zoe and it means life!! :-)
Chelsea says
Fabric Me!! Jane Fonda’s character in the movie On Golden Pond… funnily enough, I’ve never actually seen the movie! :P
Alicia says
“Fabric Me!” My name means truth.
Erin says
FABRIC ME!
My parents almost named me Rachel, but at the last minute I guess they thought I was more of an Erin!
Rachel says
FABRIC ME! My first name has no real story, but my middle name goes back multiple generations as the middle name of my mother, my grandmother, and my great-grandmother. I like a little heritage in my signature :)
elizabeth says
Fabric me!
To this day I have no idea why my parents chose the name Elizabeth. Hmmm
Skylar says
Fabric me: My middle name is my grandfather’s middle name. I never met him, but this makes me feel like I have a connection to him.
Rachel Booth says
FABRIC ME!
My name means “Little” name, and my parents picked it because it’s from the BIble. They named my middle name after my grandmother, Susan.
Kate H says
FABRIC ME! My Dad had always wanted to have a girl named Kate so here I am, full name is Kaitlin! :) Both my parents are Irish and that’s how they settled on my name…actual meaning is “pure”.
Verna says
FABRIC ME…..how I got my name is more interesting. My father has 7 girls and 1 boy. I am the 2nd youngest, so when I was born and my dad found out I was a girl and my mother asked him what he wanted for a name he went with Verna…which is also the name of my sister. Yep, for the life of him he couldn’t think of a girls name so named me after her. She has a nickname so people can tell us apart, unfortunately we share pretty much the same characteristics but 20 years apart in age. We laugh because I think one Verna was enough for him now he has Two and we are both pretty spoilt.
rive says
Fabric me!
I love being named after someone else, it sounds much cooler if someone asks.
Ashley says
FABRIC ME! I’ve never disliked my first name, or my middle name even, but growing up I hated my full name. My first, middle, and last names all end with the same ‘ee’ sound – I felt like they rhymed and it drove me crazy!
Meghan J says
FABRIC ME!!!!!
My name means “pearl of beauty” and the best part is, I love pearls! I have been given each of my grandmothers pearl earring and I wear one of the regularly!!
courtney says
Fabric me!
My parents switched my name in the hospital after a difficult birth! My poor older brother thought they brought home the wrong baby when they introduced me as a different name!
tyrel says
Fabric me!
I was named after a louis lamour book… although now ‘Tyrel’ seems far from western.
Dominique says
FABRIC ME!
My grandmother thought I should be called ‘Georgette’ or, alternately, ‘Suzette’.
My mother wasn’t having any of that, but I think she and my dad compromised with my middle name: Lynette.
Bless my mother for sticking to her guns — I have always loved being a ‘Dominique’!