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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!
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- 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!
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Shannon says
FABRIC ME! My name is an Irish name that means little old wise one.
Kiriakie says
Fabric me!!!!! My moms best friend was Greek and gave her a list of names since my mom wanted something different. Kiriakie was the winner. It means Sunday, I was born on a Wednesday. Oh, and I’m a redhead which confuses the heck outta people.
Erin says
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No significance. My parents just liked the way it sounded and had to keep it simple because my maiden name is a mouthful.
Jessie W. says
FABRIC ME!
My name had to start with a “J” to fit in with Joe and Josie!
Kristi says
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I am not sure exactly how my parents picked my name, but they named my brother Karl with a K, and named me Kristina with a K – both names are typically spelled with a C. Maybe they were trying to rebel!?
Meredith says
FABRIC ME! My name isn’t anything special, though I’m always amazed by the many ways that people think are correct when they spell Meredith. I will say, when I was little, I wanted a more common name, but it is nice having a name that isn’t super popular, I guess.
bridget b. says
FABRIC ME! power, strength, vigor, virtue or the exalted one
Kelly H says
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love my name, nothing exciting behind it though. I did make sure my 3 kids names all had some sort of history attached to them.
Jillian Denmark says
I was named after a soap opera character from The Young and the Restless. Ha ha! :)
Lauren says
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There is no special meaning to my first name, but my middle name is my Mom’s middle name.
Allyson says
FABRIC ME!! When I was a kid I hated the way my name was spelled because I could never buy anything personalized but now I love that it is a little different.
Catha says
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My parents decided to name a girl baby Cory. My mom’s labor with me was difficult and she was out for quite a while. When she waked, she asked my nana, “where is Cory?” My nana said, “who?” Mom: “The baby.” Nana: “I don’t think that’s what Louie named her.”
Dad chose Catha Dawn- neither name was previously discussed. So glad he did. I think a unique name fits me.
Valentina says
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In my family, we have alternating names running in the female line: Anna – Valentina – Anna – Valentina, etc. So, my great-grandma’s name is Anna, my grandma is Valentina, my mom is Anna, my name is Valentina and we named our daughter Anna to follow the tradition. This is not a requirement, it’s more of a cool tradition that every generation is free to either continue or not, and so far we have kept it up! Also, my name means strength or health in Latin and I do not wish for any other name.
Gen says
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Stephanie B says
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Nothing terribly special about my name, but I do share my middle name (Lyn) with a cousin who had oddly similar tastes!
Sandi says
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Susan says
FABRIC ME! My name means Lily in Hebrew but I think my parents just picked it because they wanted a classi/not trendy name. There were A LOT of Jennifers the year I was born! I used to wish I had a “cuter” name when I was a kid, but I am fine with it now.
Lynette says
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Haley says
FABRIC ME! My name story is not exciting… when my mom was pregnant with me the local news reporter had a baby, and named her Haley. My parents both loved the name and went with it! I’m old… this was before Haley was a well known name!
Hillary says
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Hilary says
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First name (ALICE) means truthful
Middle name (HILARY) means cheerful
a happy combination I think, and one I try to live up to
rebecca says
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dont think my name has any particular meaning. I was almost an abigail though (and am forever grateful I’m not. its a fine name, I just dont feel like an abby.)
BeckyB says
FABRIC ME! I was supposed to be William Jeffrey; obviously, that didn’t work out (this was waaay before ultrasound, so I’m not sure why they didn’t pick a girl’s name as well). My mother thinks she saw the name Becky in a comic strip. And it is Becky, not Rebecca. I get a lot of, “You were told to put down your given name, not a nickname.” It isn’t a big deal in the South, where my parents are from, because there people have what are considered nicknames as given names. However, I was raised in the Midwest, where that just ISN’T done. My mother was constantly calling my school because a teacher had decided my name was Rebecca and had written it on some form or another.
Jess says
FABRIC ME! No special significance, but I did narrowly miss being named Patsy.
Sarah says
FABRIC ME! No story, my parents were boring. But I love my name!
Lara says
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My mom says they got my name from Dr. Zhivago, my dad says it’s because it’s superman’s mother’s name. So, I guess I get to pick?
teresa says
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my first name is based off my mom’s maiden name, but i never liked it much, so once i was all grown up, i started going by my middle name, which came from my dad’s aunt.
Sylvia says
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Sylvia is from the Latin and means “Of the forest”. :-)
Allison says
FABRIC ME! No meaning behind my name – my parents just liked it!
Hugo the Pug says
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I’m Hugo the Pug, and my mom and dad actually named me after Hurley “Hugo” Reyes from the hit TV show “LOST”. My mom and dad never watched an episode of “LOST” when it aired but had a “LOST” marathon during the spring of ’10 (watching 6 or 7 episodes a day, staying up to 2am sometimes for “JUST ONE MORE!!!”). When they decided to make me part of their family, they named me after one of their favorite characters.
adria says
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Mardi says
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Colleen M says
FABRIC ME! Colleen is an Irish term for Girl. My Dad liked it because it was close to his mother’s name, Eileen. He also didn’t want a name that would probably not be shortened into a nickname. Of course, what does he ended up calling me, “Coll.”
Jennifer says
FABRIC ME! There is not meaning behind my name other than the 300 million other Jennifers named in the 1970s — go figure. I can only be thankful my parents did not select the other name they were considering — Henderson — being called Jenny as a nickname is WAY better than the possibility of being called Henny. So Jennifer it is and I think its ready for a comeback in 2013!
Sheila K says
Fabric me! No idea why my parents picked “Sheila” but I always wished it was someting else. Its Irish and means “blind”. So exotic ;) There was an episode of Will & Grace when they were thinking about having a baby together and the nurse at the fertility clinic told them Sheila was a whore’s name. Haahaha!
Cathy says
Fabric me! My name is just one they liked.
Ashleigh says
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My mom liked the name, but didn’t want to go with the traditional spelling. So – countless mispellings later – I still love it :)
Vanessa says
FABRIC ME! And no special meaning behind my name, but it is the first one my parents could agree on while going through a baby name book alphabetically. That says a lot about my parents’ marriage – it took until the letter V to agree on anything. And, yes, they’re divorced. :)
Stephenie says
Fabric Me! I was named after my dad, Stephen. And my middle name came from my mom’s only brother. I used to hate to spell my name when I was little because it was so long. But I have always loved my name.
Chandra says
FABRIC ME! I like my name, it is rare and many people thought I am a male, but I am a female actually. Chandra is Hindi names which means “Moon”.
Karrie says
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Becca says
Fabric me. I think my parents just liked the name. I have switched nicknames though, from childhood “Becky” to grown up “Becca.”
Ashley K says
FABRIC ME! I was named after my great, great-grandfather from South Carolina. I love it and am so proud that there is family behind my name.
Jenna says
My name came from a character Pricilla Presley played in a movie. Now that I think of it, I have no idea what movie it was.
Mardi says
FABRIC ME!
It’s a family name. It’s also my mom’s name and was her mom’s name.
Lisa P. says
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I was named after Elvis Presley’s daughter!
Brenda says
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There is no real exciting story behind the meaning of my name. However, when my husband and I were dating, my mother in law told me that she thought he would be a girl and was going to name him Brenda. Kinda a funny, weird, coincidence!
Kate says
FABRIC ME! I have never gone by my full name but my dad called me Kate the great when I was little and I loved it!
Cassidy M says
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My name was suppoesed to be some Finnish name from when my dad lived there, but I came out with red hair. I guess Fins don’t have red hair because they decided to change it to Cassidy!
I guess red heads are named Cassidy