*** 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.
Lindsay says
FABRIC ME!
My parents named me after a town they had lived in – Lindsay, Ontario!
maureen says
“FABRIC ME!” My dad wanted Irish names
Jessica says
FABRICK ME!!
Jessica says
(minus the k! whoops — got a little overzealous!)
Julane says
FABRIC ME!!!
I was named after my mom’s college roommate who passed away 6 months before I was born.
Katie says
FABRIC ME!
My first name came from my great grandmother and my grandpa picked my middle name.
Stephanie says
FABRIC ME!
No real meaning. After two girls, my parents were hoping for a boy and when i appeared my mom just went with what wasn’t too popular at the time. Though i have meet countless Stephanie’s since!
Loren says
Fabric me! Wedding runners!
CMA says
Fabric me!
Named after relatives from the “old country”.
When we were determining our youngest son’s name, one of his brothers(age 4) suggested “Gloppy”.
We named him Andrew. :)
Robyn says
Well, one of my granfather’s was named Robert and the other was Ben. My parents were expecting a boy and thought to honor them both with Robin. When I arrived instad, they changed it up with a y instead – I suppose they thought that was girly.
Michelle says
FABRIC ME!!
My parents had only a boys name picked out (this was before ultrasounds to confirm gender) and my mom was so determined she was having a boy, that she wouldn’t even pick a girl’s name! So when I popped out a girl, they just changed the boys name to the female version . . .
Christopher Michael = Christie Michelle
And then she proceeded to call me Michelle, so that teachers and doctors (and pretty much everyone else) would be confused for the rest of my life. ha!!
Casey says
FABRIC ME!!!
Named after a Grateful Dead song…yep, the one about the cocaine-addicted train conductor! Woohoo! :)
Kristin says
Fabric me!
Stephanie P says
FABRIC ME!
No real meaning behind my name other than my parents liking it.
Rachel says
FABRIC ME!
Rachel doesn’t have any significance other than that my parents liked it! Up until the day I was born they intended to name me Brianna… Then I got here and they suddenly went with Rachel instead!
Tiffany says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after a dude… you know, Dale Tiffany?
Also, my mom really liked stained glass.
Kim says
FABRIC ME!
1st name is typical 80s name for girls. Middle name is for my grandmother :)
Karen says
FABRIC ME!
My name has no meaning sadly. My parents could never agree so I think this was their truce name. I don’t have a middle name (pretty unusual in Australia) as I think just agreeing on the first name was tough enough.
Christa M says
FABRIC ME!!!! I was suppose to be a Christina but when I was born at 5lbs 6oz mom decided it was too Lon of a name for such a tiny baby. So she thought she made up the name Christa. I was the only Christa growing up in a small town. Found out later in life it’s a common German name. :)
Sarah says
FABRIC ME! I would LOVE to win this, I’ve been itching to do curtains for the playroom and our living room. This would be well spent :)
No exciting meaning behind my name, my parents just like it!
Sarah says
fabric me! My name is a family name … mom, grandmother, great grandmother, all had the same name.
Kim says
Fabric me! My name means “goddess” or “warrior” I believe and now you have me interested in how my parents picked the name.never actually asked!
lauren says
FABRIC ME!
My mother was into Laura Ashley at the time and named me Lauren Ashley. :)
Meagan G. says
FABRIC ME!
Meagan means Pearl (which happens to be my grandmothers name on my mom’s side) but I was named after a song, “Meagan’s Gypsy Eyes” By Blood, Sweat, and Tears.
Don’t youtube it. It’s not worth it.
Sarah says
FABRIC ME! My name was chosen because my parents both loved it (along with a TON of other parents that year). My sister, who came along 18 months later, is named Grace, which I’ve always been a little jealous of because it’s more unique, at least among people our age. Sarah is probably less popular than Grace on the playground these days though!
Rebecca B. says
FABRIC ME! I don’t think there’s any fun story behind my name.
Emma F says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after my dad’s paternal grandmother from Norway, and the name is supposed to mean “the worthy.” Hoping I’m worthy of this giveaway!
mark says
Fabric Me! Wedding fabric!
Laurie says
FABRIC ME!
My aunt (mother’s youngest sister) was friends with a girl when they were younger, and her name was Laurie. My Mother always liked
the name and the spelling; and that is how I got my name. (My middle name is Mother’s name.)
Stephanie says
FABRIC ME!
My name was just a name my parents picked out and liked. But it was almost Darcy and I’m thankful their friends all talked them out of it.
shawn says
FABRIC ME!
I don’t know if there’s any meaning, but my dad wouldn’t go for my mom’s spelling (Sean) because he said it should then be pronounced SEEN.
Erin P says
FABRIC ME!
My name is the Irish word for “Ireland” :) Erin go bragh!
Lou Anne says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after each of my grandmothers. :)
Jennifer says
Fabric Me!!!!
I am named after my great grandmother
Elizabeth says
FABRIC ME! My mom called me by my name when she was pregnant with me and before she knew I was a girl :)
Emily says
FABRIC ME!
I have the middle name of my aunt who died of cancer before I was born.
Rhiannon Nelson says
FABRIC ME! My parents got my name from a Fleetwood Mac song.
Meagan G. says
Rhiannon is my middle name for the same reason =))
Abby says
FABRIC ME!!!
No special meaning or story, middle name (Elizabeth) is from my paternal great-grandmother. I have always liked my name and it has always been my hope that my kids like their names as much as I have liked mine.
Jessica says
Fabric Me! My mom knew a little girl that passed due to leukemia and named me in honor of her.
Cyndi says
fabric me!
I have my creative writing students respond to this prompt when they are studying memoirs!
My full name is Cynthia, but people call me Cyndi. I was named after my father’s cousin. When I was born, my dad said I looked like a salami (all red I guess) and for a while, my older sister called me Cyndi-Salami. In grade school, the kids would call me Little Cyndi Loo Who. My grandma used to call me Cynthia when I was in trouble.
Melissa E. says
FABRIC ME!
My mom picked my name from a character in a book she was reading at the time. True story. :)
Meagan says
FABRIC ME! (Please!! This is perfect timing!)
My name has a bit of a cute story behind it. While trying to think of a spelling for Meagan, my mom imagined my name as the byline of a NYT article. Unfortunately I’m not a huge fan of writing so that probably won’t happen, but you never know!
The other funny story was that my name was almost Susan Marie but my mom didn’t want my initials to be SML, aka “small, medium, large’ — haha!
Meagan G. says
High Five for the same spelling!!
Cara says
FABRIC ME! My name is one my parents picked (after discarding a more popular name, thank goodness), and after I was born they realized it actually is a combo of their names, the first two letters of my mom’s name and the first two letters of my dad’s name! Love it!
meerasedai says
FABRIC ME!
I think my mom just really liked the name; its nice because it reflects my family’s culture (indian) while being easy to pronounce as an american.
Shellie says
FABRIC ME!
My mom was so over having kids by the time I came around she let my siblings pick my name! I’m ok with it, but have always wanted to start fresh going by my mddle name.
Kelsey says
FABRIC ME! My name doesn’t have any significant meaning–my parents just liked the name Kelsey. It wasn’t too terribly common & I always got called Kelsey Grammar in school (which got on my nerves because hello! I’m a girl!)
Melissa says
FABRIC ME !
My first name has no real significance (except it was the name of my mums favourite doll) but my middle named has been passed up 12 generations from my greatx12 mother who was the first to aboriginal to ever marry a European in Canada :)
Danielle B. says
Fabric me, please! I’m named after a soap opera – sad, right?
Brandi Gray says
FABRIC ME!
My parents named me after the song they loved…
I am pregnant now and trying to figure out a name for our little girl and its hard.
Amanda W says
FABRIC ME!!! I was originally supposed to be Andrea (after my dad Andrew) but my uncle told my mom not to name me that because that was the name he picked for his next daughter. So instead, Amanda it is! (My dad tells me I’m named after Boston’s song “Amanda”…not sure how true that is)
Renee says
FABRIC ME!
No good story, it just means “reborn” in French/Latin/Romance languages