*** 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.
Rosie says
Fabric Me! My name (Rosien… pronounced Ro-Sheen) is a (intentional) mispelling of an Irish name (Roisin pronounced Rosh-yn) that means “Rose”. My dad spent 2 years in Ireland in the 70s (he was an LDS missionary) and came back loving the name. No one ever pronounces my name right, but thats okay, because I’ve been Rosie my whole life anyway. :)
Aimee M says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after my great-grandmother, who was a French-Canadian midwife. A discussion about family during which I was trying on my grandma’s little white gloves from the 1960s led my parents to tell me (at age 14) that I had inherited “the birthing hands”…yep.
Deb says
FABRIC ME! My dad always wanted a daughter named Deborah Lynn. And he got one! :)
Kari says
FABRIC ME!
No special reason why my parents picked my name except that they were going with a K theme for their kids. Glad I am Kari with a K and not a C, always felt a touch hipper because of that…. Silly the way we perceive things! Would love to win this giveaway, my grandma just bought me a sewing machine and I am dying to whip up some new curtains for the living and dining room!!!
nan says
FABRIC ME!
the name is nan and i am named after aunt nan who was named after a lady whose real name was nannie. i’m glad they dropped the “ie.” it would be tough to be thirty one and named nannie.
Hil says
FABRIC ME! I was named after my grandmother :-)
Abby says
Fabric me!
No special story with my name. For some reason, I get called Amy all_the_time!
Tina says
Fabric me.
I was named for my grandmother, Ernestine. Her nickname was Tina. Can you image middle school in the 1980s as “Ernestine”?
Claire says
FABRIC ME!! My name was reserved for older people most of my life and recently became more popular due to characters in movies and on TV. My parents just thought it sounded pretty. I like how uncommon it has been most of my life!
Anna says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after my grandmother, Anastasia
Alia Suthard says
Fabric Me! My name is Alia, very unusual, but I love it. My parents, artists and creative types, just made it up :-) My sisters all have unusual names as well (for their times, now they are much more commonplace). There is an Olivia, Gabriella, and Naomi.
Anna says
FABRIC ME!!! Anna means grace and there it is pretty ironic since I am definitely not too graceful at all! I hated my name when I was a kid and always wanted to change it to Stacy or Tiffany or something like that, hah! Now I love it, and I would love to get this fab freebie since I am moving soon and need to get fabric for new curtains!!!!!
Tracy says
Fabric me! No special meaning behind my name- but my parents didn’t find out if I would be a boy or a girl and thankfully I was a girl as they had no boy names picked out.
Meredith Reffey says
FABRIC ME! Meredith was chosen because my dad had a crush on Meredith Baxter Berney. :)
Christy says
Fabric me!
I get a little annoyed with my name sometimes just because it seems like no one guesses the correct way to spell it.
Tiffany says
FABRIC ME!
I never really liked my name growing up because it wasn’t common, now I love it for that very reason.
Kimberly R. says
FABRIC ME!
My dad used to race foreign sports cars along with Bill Kimberly (of Kimberly Clark fortune) and my parents named me after him. (On a silly note, my dad loved to talk about the Kimberly’s heated commodes!)
Theresa says
FABRIC me… my name is a mix of my father “t” (thomas) and ending in “a” after my mother (barbara) i think they had a lot of time on their hands b/c my two sisters have the same method of “naming”
Katie says
FABRIC ME!
Katherine and Pearl are the names of my two grandmas on my mom’s side. When I was little I hated it but now I embrace my “little old lady” name.
Laura says
FABRIC ME!
My name is Laura after my father Lars.
Alba R says
FABRIC ME! The story my mother tells me is that she never thought to much to name me while she was pregnant, she expected me to be a boy and as such I was going to be a junior. This little girl came out, my father never took to seriously the task giving as options the most ill sounding names he could think of, so my mom thought in a name that sounded like my fathers. Alba is Latin for white and in Spanish it means dawn, my middle name (what we call, second name) is Marie, very popular back home in the 80’s.
Serafina says
Fabric Me! My name supposedly means “six-winged angel.”
Sharon says
FABRIC ME!
My middle name is Dean, which is a little unusual for a girl. But I share it with my mother, my grandmother and great grandmother. I wasn’t thrilled by it when I was young but love it now.
Ashley says
FABRIC ME! I was named after Ashley and Nikki from the Young and the Restless… They were my real dads favorite characters… So a spoiled brat and an ex-stripper who married well. You. Are. Welcome.
Lora says
Fabric me! Lora has something to do with laurel as in vegetation/leaves. Boring.
Phuong says
FABRIC ME! Name means golden blanket or at least that’s what my mom tells me :)!
Laura says
FABRIC ME!
The theme song to an old film noir movie called, “Laura.” It’s actually both a good song and a good movie!
mollie d says
fabric me! My name has no meaning, but my mother thought molly was spelled mollie, so I’ve spent my whole life correcting people!
Amy says
Fabric me pretty please. When i got married I was too attached to my last name to leave it altogether – so instead I dropped my middle name and changed my middle name to my maiden name – that way I can share the love with both families.
Lauren K says
Post epidural, my mom liked the way it looked on a bottle of perfume she was gifted when having me. It could have been worse I suppose :)
Allyson says
FABRiC ME!
No special meaning behind my namw except with a “y” instead of an “I” it sets me apart from most other Allison’s…
Allison W. says
FABRIC ME! I have the same first name as my Dad.
rebecca says
FABRIC ME
Not sure, if I win I can find out :-)
Karyn says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after one of my mom’s sisters whom i never had the privilege of meeting, but i’m honored to have her name.
Adrianne says
FABRIC ME! My name means dark, mysterious one. That’s what my parents told me and I love it!
Bryan says
Fabric me! Not sure why my patents picked my name, but I like it – even if I sometimes get called Byron…
Madeline says
fabric me!
madeline means something having to do with towers. I am named for my greatgrandmother. she was a very interesting lady according to stories. andoneof the few ways a feel connected to my fathers extended family.
Sarah Muths says
FABRIC ME! My name isn’t necessarily special aside from the fact that it’s not Ruth. My dad likes to say he wanted to name me Ruth Muths and my brother Seth Muths. Talk about a mouthful! Thanks for the giveaway!
Audrey says
FABRIC ME!
My parents wanted a bilingual name so they choosed Audrey :)
Lindsey says
Fabric Me!!! I’m Lindsey for Lindsey Wagner, who my Mom was obsessed with when pregnant (gotta love the 80s!).
Shanna says
Fabric Me! I was named for a romance novel, which I always thought was unique until in my adult life I was invited to join a Facebook group of hundreds of people around my age named after the same book.
SarahW says
FABRIC ME Please!! My name Sarah means princess. I’m not sure why my parents decided on my name but I like it!
Laura says
FABRIC ME! My parents specifically gave me a name that was not easily shortened so that I would always be called by my full name – ironically I have always wanted a nickname!
Katie V. says
Fabric me! No special meaning behind my name. :-)
Julianne says
FABRIC ME!
The story I heard growing up was that my mother loved the “Sound of Music”. My mother was trying o decide between calling me “Maria”, the name of Julie Andrews’ character in the movie, or “Julianne”, a combination of Julie Andrews’ first & last name. :0)
Sara says
Fabric me!
My name is biblical…
Jen says
FABRIC ME!!!!!
Toni says
FABRIC ME! my name is my mom’s first boyfriend’s name….
Brittany says
FABRIC ME!
I’ve always hated my name, thinking it was too kid-ish and that it wouldn’t grow up with me. I would have preferred a more classic name, but I’m one of the older Brittanys around. So I guess leading the pack of Brittanys is a victory?? :)
Holly says
Fabric me! I am named for a cartoon character. When my mom was a little girl there was a cartoon in the newspaper about the Berry family. At some point they added a new baby to the family and named her Holly Berry. My mom decided then that if she ever had a little girl she would name her Holly. It was a very uncommon name then and it was still uncommon when I was born. Coincidentally, it turned out my mom’s grandmother was named Holly. She didn’t find that out until I was born and people asked if I was named after her!