*** 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.
Deborah says
FABRIC ME!
My name was just one of the popular ones at the time. Thank goodness I didn’t get the name passed on generations “Fannie Louisa” (great grandmother Fannie, grandmother Louisa, her daughter Fannie, mine could have been Louisa but my mom stopped that tradition)
Alicia says
FABRIC ME!
I have a baby book name (Alicia) – apparently they didn’t get very far! My brother and sister both have very classic names and are both named after a family member, so it’s funny that I have a little bit of an unusual name in comparison.
Carina says
FABRIC ME! My name is from the Bob Dylan song.
amanda says
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Amanda… I was going to be Bradly. I think it was a last minute type of thing :)
Erin K. says
FABRIC ME! No real meaning behind my name just one that my parents both agreed on and really liked.
Margaret W. says
I’m named for my paternal grandmother.
eileen says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after my grandmother :)
Frances says
Fabric Me! My name was also my grandmother’s name.
Lori Wallace says
FABRIC ME. My name is Lori Ann from my two grandmothers – Lora and Ann. My daughters Middle name is LeeAnn from her paternal grandmother and my middle names. She is on her way right now to have her new baby girl whose middle name will be Lorainn (she ust switched the a and the I) so kinda special all the way around.
Bonnie says
Fabric me!!! I always wished it was something else, but although I was named something else, everyone has always used my nickname.
Cheryl says
FABRIC ME! I don’t know about the meaning of my name but my mom did say she didn’t plan on being part of a trend when she named me. It was apparently a fairly short lived trend, as I rarely meet another Cheryl younger than me.
Kitty says
FABRIC ME!
Michelle says
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My name is Michelle. I have an older brother Michael, and I joke that my mom didn’t want to pick a new name, so she just took the feminine version of my brothers name for me!
Megan says
Fabric me!!
My name means pearl and I think my parents just liked it!
Abby says
FABRIC ME!! I’m named after two great aunts, nothing out of the ordinary!
Alicia says
Fabric me!
My dad named me after a character in an Elvis movie. When I saw the movie a few years ago, I was so disappointed…my namesake was not a nice girl.
Kristina says
FABRIC ME!
My first name isn’t anything special but my middle name is my mothers name.
Holly says
FABRIC ME!
My name was chosen about a month before I was conceived, around the holidays. Clearly, my parents were thinking ahead. Mom said her and dad went out for a walk to check out the Christmas lights in the neighborhood and Dad suggested Holly if they had a girl… and 10 months later, I arrived. I guess it’s no coincidence that Christmas is my favorite holiday. :)
Margaret W. says
FABRIC ME! I’m named for my paternl grandmother.
Peggy says
“FABRIC ME!” Named after my Mom, Margaret but nicknamed Peggy
Kate says
FABRIC ME!!! Family name – last minute. I was supposed to be a boy – William.
Diane says
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My sister is Debbie and my mother said I was going to be Diane or Donna, but Donna reminded her of …. doggone-it. True!
Carly says
FABRIC ME! my name is totally random … My parents just loved it!
Erin G. says
Fabric me! No clue where my name came from!
Julie says
Fabric me! My name is just something my folks liked– no other meaning or significance. Also, we have a loooooong last name so they wanted a short first name.
Kristin Noel Whiteman-Veteto says
FABRIC ME!!!
Well……from my understanding Kristin was a name on the back burner and as soon as my parents saw me they knew that was the one—–> as for “Noel” my daddy picked that one….I’m a December baby and I think this wasn’t even thought of until my dad saw me for the first time. I love my middle name…very proud of it!
As for my last name —-my maiden name was “Whiteman” ALWAYS mispronounced as Whitman like the candy….it has an E in it White-Man! I couldn’t be prouder to be a Whiteman even though it stuck me at the end of the line almost ALWAYS!! So…I thought I would get lucky and marry someone with an A B or C name…….God hade a different plan —–Veteto! If Whiteman wasn’t enough of a pronunciation nightmare…Veteto is even worse! “My husband always says: say it like your Italian “VEteto” ——>
Someone asked me one time over email how to pronounce it and this is what I came up with: “Vet” as in jet “e” as in elephant, and “to” as in the toe on your foot. ……..my dream did come true, I did move up 1 letter space in the alphabet! haha! I love every part of my name and couldn’t be more thankful!
What a great giveaway and a great idea for a question!
Happy Harmonies,
Kristin Noel
Annie says
FABRIC ME!
As far as I know, my mom just pulled my name out of the air.
Michelle says
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My dad was convinced I would be a boy…so when I came out all girl a new moniker had to be chosen. No special meaning…just a name my mom liked.
Deborah says
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My name was a popular one at the time.
Alivia says
FABRIC ME!! Please :)
My parents wanted to have all their girls to have the same initials. Being the youngest, they were running out of options when I came along. So they played with an existing name and put an A on it!
Colleen says
Fabric me! My name means “girl” in Irish. I love my name!
Amy says
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My mom had no clue what she was going to name me until she was at the hospital and was watching a movie with a character named Amy! I use to HATE my name, now that I’m all grown I love it and wouldn’t want any other name in the world!
Jill H says
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I have always liked my name, Jill Marie. My very special Aunt and Godmother helped my parents pick it out. I share a middle name with my Grandmother.
Alison says
Fabric me! My name was almost Meredith, but my parents ended up going with Alison….with one ‘l’. No significance and no personalized childhood items either. They were all spelled with two ‘l’s. Boo!
Kris F. says
FABRIC ME!!
tzivie says
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My name Tzivie means “Deer” and my last name Pill means elephant! I have a tiny obsession decorating with elephants…
Jessica says
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My name has no special story, but when I was a little kid I LOVED the Archie comics, and I wanted to change my name to Veronica so much. I thought it was the most beautiful name I had ever heard!
Kelly says
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First 2 letters from each of my parents’ names, put together…
Swathi says
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My name means a Star
Jacqulyn says
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My mom always loved the name Jacquelyn. After a very stressful birth she forgot to put the E on my birth certificate. I love that I’ve never met anyone who spells it the same way as me. It makes me feel special!
Jennifer says
FABRIC ME!
Like so many girls in the 70’s and early 80’s, I was named Jennifer. I don’t mind now, but in school I wished for something more original. To make matters worse, my maiden name was Jones. There were two other girls named Jennifer Jones in my little school alone. One with a truancy problem, so my parents occasionally received a call mistakenly informing them that I was not in school… :)
MrsHutch says
FABRIC ME!!! My mother was very young, (all of 17) and as she held her newborn baby in her arms she wandered an eye up to the television and began to watch an episode of “The Fall Guy” and there she was, Heather Thomas (actress) so thus I was named Heather, middle name given Marie as apart of my mother’s maiden name, St Marie and so here I am. Not much likeness to Heather Thomas must be my strong italian heritage passed from my father’s family. There was a period in High school that I wanted to change it so I went by the alias of Summer because I was cool.
Rachel @ Heroth Home says
FABRIC ME!
I was supposed to be Matthew, but when I came out a girl my dad liked Rachel and my mom liked Rachelle (her family is of French decent). Somehow this came up when I was in first grade and I was MAD that they chose Rachel instead of Rachelle. I thought Rachelle sounded much fancier and girly. I was determined to change my name to Rachelle. I told everyone to call me Rachelle and wrote it on all my school assignments. My first grade teacher (who actually ended up being the pastor who married my husband and I) still remembers it and we laugh about it whenever I see her!
Melissa Tamminga says
FABRIC ME!! There is no meaning behind my first name but my middle name is after my aunt. Renee.
Susan says
Fabric me! Nothing special about my name – just a popular choice in the 50’s.
Ashley P says
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Belinda says
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Ashley McIntyre says
FABRIC ME! My name is Ashley and I’ve always wished that it was something more unique. I literally always had at least 2 other Ashleys in my class growing up and even graduated with another Ashley with the same last name as me!
Christina says
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Christan says
FABRIC ME! My name (pronounced like ‘Kristen’) comes from my great-grandmother. I was born on her birthday .