*** 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.
Tracy H says
Fabric me! Had I been a boy, I’d of been Bo or Clint, so I’m pretty happy my parents ended up with Tracy, which probably is one of the only names they could agree on.
Gillian Kerr says
FABRIC ME!! There’s no special meaning to my name, but there is a funny story… If i had been a boy, my dad wanted to call me Austin, after an old car! To say i am glad im a girl is an understatement, especially as I was at high school when Austin Powers was out!!! I can just imagine the teasing i would have got lol!!
Gillian xx
Annie says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after my mom’s cousin who I’ve never met :P I hated my name growing up and I had people call me Lisa, Anna, and Rachel at some point. Then my mother told me she really wanted to name me Anita and just didn’t put it on the birth certificate! I used that during high school! I just don’t care anymore.
Laura Hope says
FABRIC ME! My mom SWEARS she loved the names Laura and Hope for years and years before getting pregnant, but it just so happens that two of the biggest stars of Days of Our Lives in 1977 were Laura and Hope. Laura went to an insane asylum and Hope has died SEVERAL times, but always comes back. Usually with some cosmetic enhancement. I have such amazing namesakes to live up to!
Katalina says
fabric me! I have a cute couch that a cat has turned into his string art sculpture!
I need me some funky fabric and some mittens for him so he will not scratch it!
my name means pure but i think my mother just looked for names she liked.
Ryvyan says
FABRIC ME!
My real name does not have any meaning, but it was picked from one of them Chinese dictionaries or similar because according to the fortune-teller my parents patronised, it would be best to have both characters with 14 strokes each. One of the characters on mine symbolises ‘jade’ (not exactly, but kind of), which is a pretty awesome green jewellery to have.
I used to hate it because I wanted to adopt an English name like my friends, but I grew up loving it and wouldn’t change it for the world now. :)
Erin Sanderson says
FABRIC ME!
My parents had planned on naming me Kirby Virginia… but then I came out with red hair and they named me Erin Michelle (the Michelle is in honor of my dad’s Michael) The Erin is from the girl from Happy Days :)
Erin S says
Fabric me!!!
Erin means Ireland.. being that my great grandparents are from there.. it was appropriate.
Tara R. says
Fabric me!! Please:)
My name came from a mix of Gone With The Wind and being Irish. Tara is the plantation where Scarlett lived, and it is also a hill in Ireland and apparently the seat of the High King if Ireland… But I think my mom just liked the sound of it :)
caitlin says
FABRIC ME! My middle name is the same as my mom’s.
Charlene says
FABRIC ME!
My parents wanted a name that wasn’t totally out there, but wasn’t common either. They came across the name Charlene and loved it!
Nicole says
FABRIC ME!! I think they just liked the name. I should ask them sometime.
sheneversleeps says
FABRIC ME! Nothing cool about it – just what my parents liked :)
Megan says
Fabric Me!
No special meaning behind my name, but I would love a gift certificate for fabric to make curtains for my nursery!! The baby is set to arrive May 1st!
Rosie says
FABRIC ME!
Rosie is a nickname that my dad started calling me when I was about 1 year old, and it just stuck!
Jennifer says
FABRIC ME! My name is Margaret, after my Nana but I go by one of my middle names…Jennifer which is after my aunt! I also have the another middle name Andrea, which is after another Aunt. When I started dating my husband I had to get admitted into the emergency room and he came looking for me. He gave them my name, Jennifer, but I was admitted under my health card name which is Margaret, he didn’t know I had any other names. He went to 3 hospitals looking for me! I’m a huge fan guys!!
Faith says
FABRIC ME!!
My name comes from the fact that my parents are religious.
nora says
fabric me ! I love that im named after my grandmother
Sarah S says
Fabric Me!
julia says
Fabric Me!
I’m named after my grandfathers father (my great grandfather) in Hebrew. Also my dad was a musician and Julia is a Beatles song!
Jessi E says
FABRIC ME!
My name is the feminine version of my grandfather’s name. A simple story but I love it.
Natalie says
Fabric Me!
My parents squeezed as much as they could out of my name…my sister’s name they just “liked,” naturally.
First name is a version of my great-grandfather’s, middle name is my great-grandmother’s and my initials spelled out my other great-grandfather’s nickname.
Lorraine says
Fabric me! My names are both of my grandmother’s middle names. Which has great meaning but doesn’t leave us with a lot of naming options for our soon to arrive little one!
Ashley says
FABRIC ME!
No good story behind my name :( Everyone has it, double sad face!
Libby says
FABRIC ME! My full first name is Elizabeth but I’ve always been called Libby. My parents wanted me to go by Elizabeth but knew people would shorten it and call Liz, Lizzie or Beth, all of which they didn’t especially care for. So they headed everyone off by providing the nickname Libby, but then everyone ended up using that over Elizabeth as well so I’ve been Libby ever since.
Kara says
FABRIC ME! It depends on which one of us you ask, but I think my sister got the better name- Kozbi. It’s from a, ahem, a lady of the night in the book of Numbers. That’s a story. She gets a lot of looks and questions but it gets pronounced right. Kara on the other hand is vanilla in comparison (I’m older) and used to get every mispronunciation under the sun.
Missty says
FABRIC ME..The story I heard was my name had something to due with Christmas. Born in December and after 39 years I am still trying to figure it out…”Christmas” = “Missty” Yes, I got lucky with 2 “s” you know what that means nothing personalize has my name on it.
Stacie says
FABRIC ME please! I’m in desperate need for some fabric for both our master bedroom and our office. My name wasn’t a favorite for either parent. It was a compromise.
But they made sure to have it spelled weird. I passed unpopular spellings on to my kids…
Beth says
FABRIC ME! I believe the name Beth means family or home… I never really got that, but as I’ve gotten older I’ve really lived up to that definition.
Theresa says
FABRIC ME!! I’m named after my great grandmother.
Annette says
FABRIC ME!!!
My name means ‘favor or grace’. One website mentioned it became ‘popular in the 1950s due to Annette Funicello – well that may be true, but I only met one other Annette when I was growing up! Did I mention I disliked it because I could never find a bracelet, pencil, plastic license plate for my bike, or later a key chain with my name on it? Nobody else had that problem :/
Brooke says
FABRIC ME!!!
My parents (or let’s be honest, it was up to my mom) were between two names still when my mom was in labor. Back then they still had to share rooms at the hospital, so my mom let the other women in her room pick between them. They totally picked the right one.
Evie says
FABRIC ME! My mother chose my name from a character in a book she was reading.
Jess says
Fabric me! I was born in the 70s, so I share my name with the majority of females born during that era. The rest of them are Jennifers!
Deborah says
FABRIC ME!!
Don’t think there is a special meaning. My dad just liked it and it became my name!
Victoria says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after my grandfather, George Victor. So, it was either Georgina or Victoria. I’m glad they chose the latter!
Christina R. says
Fabric me!
I was named after the book series “Christy” about the missionary girl. I believe it was made into a TV series in the 90s.
Rachel says
FABRIC ME! Rachel means “gentle lamb” in Hebrew . . . a fact my friends get a real kick out of.
Lindsey says
FABRIC ME!!
I was born on October 20, 1982, and the St. Louis Cardinals (born, raised, still live in STL) had just won the World Series. My Great Grandma had a little to much fun celebrating the victory by way of to much beer and told my mom the spelling of my name incorrectly! I’m named after her mother (my great great grandmother), Lindsay, but she told my mom it was Lindsey!!!
Julie says
FABRIC ME!! My name says that I was so obviously born in the 70s. It means “youthful spirit” and I like to think that’s true :).
Steph Hill says
FABRIC ME!!! My name is Stephanie, originally my parents were going to name me Taylor – but they all (Dad, nurses) agreed I looked like a Stephanie so they switched it at the last minute!
xo,
SH
Kate says
FABRIC ME!
My mom named me Katherine so that I had options if I didn’t like my name…I could go by Kate, Katie or Katherine :)
Barbara says
FABRIC ME! I think my parents named me after my aunt and uncle.
Meghan says
FABRIC ME!
I don’t know of any special reason for my first name, but my middle name is my grandmother’s middle name. As a kid I didn’t like my name because it was always misspelled, but I’ve gotten over that and actually LOVE my name! I really love my middle name, too, and love sharing it with my grandmother.
Brittany G says
FABRIC ME! My mom said she was walking down the street while pregnant, heard someone call out to their child, and she decided to use that same name for me. So nothing exciting….just something she heard walking down the street, literally!
Diana @ frontyardfoodie says
FABRIC ME!!!!
I really don’t know what my parents were thinking when they named me. Diana. Sure, it’s a Greek/Roman goddess who was pretty badass, but mostly, just a bunch of ladies in their mid to late fifties have that name.
Shannon Y. says
FABRIC ME!!!
Amy P. says
FABRIC ME!
My name would’ve been Kelly if my aunt didn’t steal it for my cousin!
Laura says
FABRIC ME! Oh how I want to win this! No special meaning to my name at all. However I recently named my daughter Anna, a name I thought I simply liked out of thin air, and a nice grandma who struck up a conversation with us in line one day said Oh I am reading a book with the main character named Anna! I said Is it Anna Karenina? She goes No, Fifty Shades of Gray! (Oh my, for a grandma to be reading that!) And then I realized I had read that book when I was pregnant, so I think I inadvertantly named my child after a pornographic novel! Oops!
agustina says
FABRIC ME! MY PARENTS CHOOSE MY NAME BECAUSE THEY LIKED HOW IT SOUND…BUT I REALLY HATE IT!