*** 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.
Debi says
Fabric Me! Showing my age, I was named in the era of Debbie Reynolds. Like Jennifer in latter years, Debbie was one of the most common names growing up. My first year of college there were three of us on my dorm floor of 25 or so. I was really glad that my parents did use a more unique spelling!
Claire says
fabric me!
No meaning for my first name, but my middle name “Louise” is after my aunt. I always hated my middle name growing up, but now I love it.
Hillary says
FABRIC ME! My name was one that my mom had always loved, to my understanding my parents had very little discussion about it!
Julie says
Fabric me! Please!
Emily says
Fabric Me! My mom really liked the name, but it has no special significance to our family. My mom unknowingly jumped on a trendy bandwagon though…for the last 20 years or so my name has been the number one baby name in the U.S.. I ended up being one of three Emily’s in my class of only 13 for my specialty in college. The name does mean “industrious” or hard-working, which has turned out to be pretty accurate over the years.
Andrea says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after the Olympic skier (from the early 60’s) Andrea Mead Lawrence. My dad liked the name and I’ve always liked it too!
Linda says
FABRIC ME! In my family the siblings pick out the name for the next younger sibling. My name was chosen by my sister. She is ten years older and hated the name my mother picked out. She set the precident and when my younger sister was born, it was my turn to name her.
Kimberly P says
FABRIC ME!!! My parents named me after a girl that my mom went to school with. My mom always told me that the girl was beautiful, smart and well-liked; exactly what she wanted for me. They ended up calling me Kimi which has stuck since then. Luckily, they did not name me the female version of my fathers name…. Theodora Roberta… TERRIBLE!
Whitney says
FABRIC ME!
My name means white castle. My dad had a coworker and it was his daughter’s name. My parents like it and voila. My husband and I are expecting our first child and it looks like it will be that easy for us in picking names too. Hope I win – I have a nursery to plan.
Dee in BC says
FABRIC ME! I was named after my cousint hough I normally use my nickname “Dee ” instead-I don’t have any idea why my parents picked this name -it would cause confusion if my cousin & I were both present.
Azar says
FABRIC ME!
My name is a pretty traditional Persian one. It means the blue flame of the fire, pureness, and freedom.
Kelly Franks says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after one of my dad’s friends according to my dad. However, according to my mom I am named after a girl named Kelly on her soap opera because she liked the name.
Ashlie says
Fabric Me! There was an Ashley on my Mom’s soap opera and she liked it, so Ashlie is my name (obviously spelled slightly odd). My sister and brother both have very unique names but Ashley got really popular. My mom assures me that it wasn’t popular at the time. I really like my name though. It works/fits.
Marcy Salinas says
My dad named me after his grandmother, Marcela. I like my name!
Louise Hall says
Fabric me please !
No significance or meaning to my name, but my hubby is David after David Bowie, his mum is a HUGE! fan :) x
Cait says
Fabric Me! No meaning, my older sister liked it.
Becky says
FABRIC ME!
My mom claims she just liked the name Rebecca, but I’m pretty sure she actually named me after her high school typing teacher, Becky Chambers, because Mom had recently moved to Atlanta and liked the way the teacher said her own name in her Southern belle accent.
Kim says
Fabric me! My mom picked my name, and my dad’s choice became my middle name.
Dominika says
FABRIC ME!
My grandmother picked out my name. It’s not a common name where I live, so I get lots of compliments.
Kay says
“FABRIC ME!”
I’m a twin and my twin is male (we’re obviously fraternal twins). I have an older sister so my dad was really wanting a boy. He got his boy and named him Ray…my name “Kay” rhymed with Ray which is how my name was chosen. We are Ray Dean and Kay Lene, and I loved growing up as a twin! Always had a handy playmate around and oh the trouble we got into! :)
Julie says
FABRIC ME! My name is just a name my parents liked.
Lauren H. says
FABRIC ME!
Nothing too exciting about my name. My parents were told I was going to be a boy, and had I have been, my name would have been Trevor Walker. Think I lucked out with Lauren instead.
Thalie F says
FABRIC ME!
My name comes from the Greek muse of comedy and idyllic poetry. It means the joyous, the flourishing. It holds the promise of happiness in life.
Heather says
Fabric Me!
My name was going to be Lily because my mother is and avid gardener. However, my father objected saying that was “too girly” and hence they went with Heather (also flower origins), but I guess it less girly. Thanks dad I really feel more like a Heather than a Lily.
Barbara says
FABRIC ME!
My name isn’t unusual but the way I got it is kind of funny. I am the 3rd child, so my folks had trouble deciding on a name. They narrowed it down to about 4 but couldn’t decide which they preferred. Finally they put all of them in a hat and drew one out. Thought that would solve the problem, but then they would look at the name and say…’noooo..let’s pull again!” Each day my dad would come home from the hospital and my siblings would ask if they had named me yet. It took them about 4 days to decide to name me Barbara! (I could have been Gretchen, Mary Jane, or Robin!)
karen m says
FABRIC ME please! My parents just liked the name. Luckily I do too!
Emma says
FABRIC ME!- I was named after Emma Peel from the Avengers. I have enjoyed having the name, though it is strange how it went from unknown/unpopular in the 70s and 80s to one of the most popular names now.
Team Greene's Jessie says
FABRIC ME!
The meaning behind my name is that it means a perfect give (Isaura, not Jessie – Jessie is the nickname). The name also has a special significance. It is a family name it was my great grandmother’s name. My parents named my sister and I after our granmothers – Mine is Isaura Jesusita (my maternal great grandmother’s name as my first and my maternal grandmother’s name as my second (middle name). My sister’s names are the paternal grandmother and great grandmother names.
I like the history we have in our names ;)
Anna says
FABRIC ME! I’m named after my great-aunt…my parents wanted to name me after my Italian grandmother, Clelia. But she wouldn’t let them!
Melissa says
FABRIC ME!
My parents were quickly approaching my due date and still didn’t have a name picked out. They were leaning toward Barbara, which would have left me with the initials “BM”. Thankfully a woman my dad worked with suggested Melissa.
Corrie says
Fabric Me!
My parents named me after a horrible Harry Chapin song called “Corrie’s Coming.” Seriously, there’s a funeral scene in the song!
jill says
FABRIC ME. Completely random name. Thanks!
Lin says
FABRIC ME! I’m named after my great-grandmother.
Jean Ryden says
FABRIC ME!
No special meaning to my name.
Jodene says
Fabric Me! My mom told me that she made up my name. Made up from my aunts names.
Jonelle says
FABRIC ME!
My mom named me Jonelle after a contestant on the Match Game while she was pregnant with me! I always wished I had a more common name – I’ve never been able to find a keychain with my name on it!
Leanne says
FABRIC ME, PLEASE!
My mom was set on Jessica, my dad hated that it would more than likely be shortened to Jessie. He had a thing with unisex names. I was nameless for 48 hours, until a nurse walked into the room to check on my mom. Her name happened to be “Leanne”. My mom fell in love with the uniqueness of it and as the story goes, my dad thought the pretty, perky, young nurse was quite the dish…so he agreed!
Carole says
Fabric me! Nothing special about my name except that it has an “e” on the end-Mom was adament that it had to be unique.
Kristin says
FABRIC ME!
I was born in the 70s so I am in the grouping of Kristins and Jennifers that were so plentiful in that era. My parents went with “in” instead of “en” to be “different.” :)
Christi says
FABRIC ME! No special meaning that I know of :)
Ardi says
FABRIC ME! Yeah, I like my name now…not so much when I was younger.
Jennifer T says
Fabric Me!!!
My name has no significant meaning … just the most popular name in 1982!
Alison says
Fabric me! My name isn’t that interesting. My maiden name is a fruit, now I live in a town with the same name as my last name. The utility people think it is hilarious.
amandam says
FABRIC ME!
the name doesn’t have any meaning as far as i know. my mom actually wanted to name me emily. but when my father was a little boy he had had a classmate by that name who always had a runny nose. the image really stuck with him, and emliy was vetoed
Hilary says
Fabric me!
Jennifer says
Fabric me!I was named after my mom’s best friend and seemingly most other girls born in the early eighties:)
Ashley W. says
FABRIC ME!!
My dad actually picked out my name. His boss had a daughter named Ashley and he just loved it. My mom agreed and the rest was history. Turns out, it was the number one name in 1990, the year I was born. Fancy.
Obsti says
“FABRIC ME!”
The first part of my name comes from my grandmother, the second ist because my parents liked it.
Kelly says
FABRIC ME!
My name has always been my mother’s favorite name. I’m just glad I wasn’t a boy because I’m not a fan of the boy name she had made up just in case.
Jaclyn Blunier says
FABRIC ME!
My parents like the name Jackie, so they named me Jaclyn. BUT, they never have called me Jackie! :) Other than that no special story. I like it and wouldn’t change it.