*** 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.
Heather S. says
Fabric me! I know my parents named me Heather because it’s the only name the other person didn’t veto. There were some real doozies thrown out. Bobby Jo and Betty Jo included. Although, I’ve always though I should have been Autumn as my birthday is the first day of fall, and I have red hair.
Michelle says
FABRIC ME!
My name was a last minute choice because my mom was 100% sure I would be a boy so she didn’t even come up with any girl names! Luckily she got to use my boy name when my brother was born 3 years later!
suzanne says
FABRIC ME! I got my name because my cousin, who was born just weeks before me, took my parents first choice. I can’t imagine either of us being named anything other that what we are.
Katelin says
Fabric Me pretty please!
Ann Cosentino says
Fabric ME!!! My name is a family name – mostly a middle name for every family! I love that not many people have my name and I am highly offended if you add an ‘e’. *gasp*
Meghan says
FABRIC ME! When I was named Meghan, it was a pretty unusual name. My parents included the H because they went to high school with a girl named Megan who pronounced it Meeeeegan (long e).
Raquel says
FABRIC ME!
I’m half Spanish, half English. My mother had an aunt on her English side called Rae, which is an old English form of Rachel. So she decided to honour that family member, but with a Spanish twist!
Terri says
FABRIC ME! My first name is the same as my mom’s best friend from high school and my middle is after my maternal grandmother.
Katie says
FABRIC ME!My parents just chose a name they liked and then realized there was a Catherine on one side of the family and a Kate on the other.
Christy W says
FABRIC ME!!
My maternal grandmother was a Christine, so I always assumed that I got the shortened version of her name. My middle name is Ellen. My maternal great-grandmother was an Ellen and my paternal great-grandmother was a Nellie.. so, it’s nod to both of them. My folks swear that was a happy accident. I’m so glad to be someone that loves BOTH of her names!
Amanda says
FABRIC ME!
My parents thought they were having a boy, and so only picked out boys names. My name was a last minute decision, a popular name my dad liked, and my great-grandmother’s name for my middle name.
Brenna says
FABRIC ME!
I was originally was going to be named Mariah, but the day I was born my mom changed her mind and told the nurses my name was Brenna! I love that my name is pretty uncommon, but I do mistakenly get called Brenda a lot!
Cinamon says
“FABRIC ME!” – Named after a song.
Katie says
FABRIC ME!
There is no particular meaning behind my name. I had a great grandmother named Elsie and I always wished I had been named after her!
Amanda says
FABRIC ME! My mom liked Amanda, thus I am an Amanda :)
Tricia A says
FABRIC ME!!!!!
Taryn W. says
FABRIC ME! Apparently I was named after the daughter of one of my mother’s favorite soap stars!
Ashley D says
Fabric Me!!!
My parents had always planned to name me Katelin, but when my dad started filling out my birth certificate he wrote down Ashley. My mom had been calling me Katelin for a few hours before my dad told her.
Sara says
Fabric Me!
Nothing special with my first name – my parents just liked it! My middle name is after my father, and actually my last name means “dove” in Russian.
April says
FABRIC ME!!
Apparently my mother knew a girl in high school with the name April and always loved it. I like my name. Can’t imagine being called anything else. Although I would love to maybe have a name that the first question people ask isn’t “Were you born in April?” Answer: NOPE! born in August, but thanks for asking. :)
Forrest says
FABRIC ME!!!!
My name is a family name and it’s only girls in my family, even though Forrest is typically a male name.
Andrea A says
FABRIC ME! The meaning behind my name is:
A= Awesomely Amazing!
N=Nifty!
D=Delightful!
R=Remarkable!
E= Energetic!
A= Amazingly Awesome!
…Though I suspect that’s not quite what you meant by the meaning behind my name but that’s a way better story than telling you that I was named after a cheerleader that my mom knew in school. I do like my name though. :-) (And my nickname that family calls me “Anndee”).
Kim S says
FABRIC ME! If I remember correctly, my full first name (Kimberly) means “of the royal fortress meadow”, and I know Kim has a different meaning, but I can’t think of it now. My middle name is Ane, and despite the many many questions it has caused throughout my life (people asking me if I was sure I spelled it right on important documents! lol), I love it because it was my great-grandmother’s name, and since it’s the Danish spelling, it makes a pretty typical middle name into something unique.
caitlin says
Fabric Me! Not anything special about my name that I know of, but I do know it was between Carly and Caitlin (no offense to anybody named Carly) but I like Caitlin way better. I do know the spelling is supposed to be the traditional Irish way of spelling Caitlin and that’s why my Mom chose that spelling.
Donita says
“FABRIC ME!!!” My parents named me Donita, because they wanted to name me after my maternal grandmother. My grandmother’s name was Zenita, and mom did not want to name me that. THANK YOU JESUS! Mom thought she made up my name, but I have met several other Donita’s. I hated my name as a kid and wished my name was Debbie. There are A LOT more Debbie’s in the world then there are Donita’s. SO as an adult I have grown to love my name.
whitney g says
Fabric me! I was named after a friend of my sisters. Apparently she had really excellent manners and my mom always remembered that. (I hope my manners measure up!) Btw, so nice to meet you both at the signing in Palo Alto :)
Sara S says
“FABRIC ME!”
It was between Mary and Sara…Sara won and I think it’s a good fit!
Amy says
FABRIC ME!
My mom has three kids and wanted one to start with A the next to start with the letter B and then the thrid child the letter C. Obviously I was the first born. Growing up my parents would call us the ABC kids. She was always asking where are my ABC’S, can I bring my ABC’s.
Names in order Amy (me) Becky (my sister) and Connor (my bro).
Amanda says
Fabric me! I believe there’s nothing special about my name; my parents just liked the sound of it. But let’s make this clear: I am NOT a Mandy. Sometimes when people meet me they skip right to Mandy, and it’s just not my style.
Molly says
Fabric me!
My first name is just a name my mom liked, but I share my middle name with my aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother. I only recently learned this, and I plan to continue the tradition if I have a daughter someday.
Stephanie Oh says
FABRIC ME!
I guess ultrasounds in the early 80s weren’t so clear because everyone thought I would be a boy. My mom planned to name me Stephen Michael after my father, but when a girl came out I was named Stephanie Michelle. Ha! Surprise!
Justine says
FABRIC ME!
I think my Mum heard my name some time and liked it – pretty boring, huh?! When I was younger I always wanted to be called Frances, but I have no idea why! I still don’t love my name, but at least it’s a little bit different.
Michelle Krommer says
FABRIC ME.
Meaning behind my name-I was supposed to be Michael(I think for the archangel) if I was a boy…I think my dad was hoping bc he laready had 2 girls, but alas out popped a girl and it is Michelle instead, no worries dad you got a Michael on the next go round:)
Megan says
FABRIC ME!
I think my parents just picked a popular name at the time because I was one of 6 Megans on my floor in my college dorm.
Allison says
FABRIC ME! It means “little truthful”, and I have been known to be quite frank!
paige says
Fabric Me!
Reading some of the previous comments made me laugh; especially at Mandy. I so wanted to change my name to Mandy, you know, because of the Barry Manilow song :)
Kaylee says
FABRIC ME!
No real meaning behind my name, I think my parents just liked it. It was either between Kaylee or Danielle and they picked Kaylee.
Nikki says
FABRIC ME!
Nothing exciting behind my name…my dad just loved it!
Teresa T. says
“fabric me”. I just know that there was a discussion about the spelling of my name and my Mom won!
Lisa @ On Manor Drive says
FABRIC ME!
Absolutely no meaning or significance behind my name, just popular at the time. I hated it growing up in the eighties because it seemed like everyone had that name. You would be in a store and someone would yell “Lisa” and three people would turn around. I used to argue with my mother that my name was really my middle name and she just called me Lisa because it was short. I like it now because you don’t hear it much anymore.
Cindy says
Fabric me!!!! All I have to say is thank goodness I was a girl because the boy name was horrible……
Tiffany says
Fabric Me!
My parents named me after the Tiffany diamond. You know, the incredibly large yellow cushion cut diamond with a jeweled yellow and white diamond bird perched on top of it. I just found out that it’s only been worn by 2 women in it’s lifetime, one of them being Audrey Hepburn. She wore it for publicity photos for Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She is my all-time favorite actress, style icon, and example of grace. How’s that for a name legacy?! Love it! :)
Laura says
FABRIC ME! There’s not much of a story behind my name, other than that I’m named after my Great Aunt Lara, but Mom thought that would be hard for people to pronounce so they added the U. The one thing she DIDN’T plan for me was a middle name, so she just popped hers in there and didn’t worry about it. Now I’m the only daughter in the family without four letters in her middle name – Lynn, Jane, and Ann. Grr!
Brooke says
FABRIC ME! My name literally means babbling brook which was a hated nick name growing up! My middle name is Noel and being born a week after Christmas, my mom always sang The First Noel to me as a child. My mom now wishes she named me Brooklyn instead and actually asked if we could legally change it a few years ago!
Sandie says
Fabric Me!
Layne says
FABRIC ME! My Parents named us unuaual names that started with an L. (mine is the least unuaual) All of our middle names begin with A. I was always the only one in school with my name – sometimes it was awkward to stand out but overall it was worth it.
Kristen says
Fabric me! Mine means “free spirit,” and it fits well. I blame most of my quirks on my name! (and i love it)
Julie says
FABRIC ME! My name is actually my great grandmother’s name.
Ethne @ Wom-Mom says
FABRIC ME!
Ethne: Means blue blood in Irish (so far as we can tell, it was hard to track down). My folks saw it in a movie called ‘The Four Feathers’ when they were expecting me where Jane Seymour played Ethne. Kate Hudson has more recently played Ethne in the same movie. No one knows how to pronounce it, so it was totally rad when you did, Sherry, at the Mpls book signing.
Hedren: Swedish. The ancestors decided to use the wife’s maiden name (Hedren) instead of the husband’s (Johnson) because there were so many Johnsons when they came over and settled in MN.
Denham: The hubby’s (and now my) last name, Scottish. His grandfather moved here at 14.
Just because it’s interesting, my mom’s maiden name is Wolcott and our ancestors came over from England in 1630, 10 years after the Pilgrims; later, one named Oliver Wolcott signed the Declaration of Independence.
Our Wolcott branch settled in MI, and then my parents met when my MI mom’s car broke down at the national park my MN dad was working at in WY and they went on to pick an unpronounceable name like Ethne. Oy vey. (that’s German, but I won’t get into that side!)
Stephanie Reid says
FABRIC ME!!!!
My name came from a little girl my Mom use to babysit. Nothing special really… but I have always like my name. THat I am thankful for….
Thanks!