*** 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.
Nichole Palmer says
“FABRIC ME!” My parents picked my name from watching a Soap Opera and the drama began….
Kendra says
Fabric me! I believe my name means wisdom because my parents both had a dream on the same night before I was born that I would be a teacher… and I am!
Sarah says
FABRIC ME!
My mom wanted to name me Katherine after her grandma but she hated all associated nicknames (Katie, Kathy, etc.) so she made it my middle name instead and gave me an un-nickname-able first name that just sounded nice.
Anna Ransdell says
fabric me!
martha says
Fabric ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NAMED AFTER MY GRAND MA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Special name so i love it as i am HONORED by it………….THANKS
Hollie says
FABRIC ME! My name was to be Lisa Dawn, but when I came early on Christmas it was changed to Hollie!
Neyir says
FABRIC ME!
You might want to be sitting for this – it is lengthy. My parents lived in Istanbul, Turkey in the 1970s and my mom couldn’t work due to the country’s Muslim culture. They chose to live on the ‘Asian’ side which meant my mom was a bit of a fish out of water. There was a woman in their building who spoke 7 different languages and took my mother under her wing (enough metaphors already!). Neyir Hannam (no idea on sp the 2nd word) taught my mother Turkish, would take her out to the market and running errands and made she sure understood the culture, basically kept her out of trouble. They got to know her very well in the 4 years they lived there and named me after her.
When I was a kid they told me the meaning was ‘falling star’ which was probably a much better option than the truth which would have had me traipsing around claiming that everyone should be feeling great as my name really means ‘spiritual enlightenment’.
Sarah says
FABRIC ME!
My parents wanted a pretty sounding Biblical name, so Sarah it is. I like my name, but I have always wished for a less common name. All of my children will have more unique names. :)
Hattie says
Fabric Me! I was named after my great-grandmother. Wasn’t a big fan of the name when I was young, but I love it now.
Denise O says
FABRIC ME! It means “follower of Dionysius” (a Greek god). Don’t know why my parents chose it, but it was popular at the time. For a while my best friend was someone with the same name, and there were 4 of us with the same name in my freshman PE class.
Stuart says
Fabric me! I always get asked about my name but my parents were going to name me Stuart whether I was a boy or a girl.
Heather S says
FABRIC ME! My name is a 70s name, but if I had a girl I would have named her Heather.
Poppy says
FABRIC ME….Please – I am one of you Australian readers and can sew a bit, only straight lines really, but i make my own Duvet Covers and have made covers for my couch and I love retro fabric.
My name is boring, I have always wanted it to be more exotic or beachy. I blame Sandy from Grease.
Holly says
Fabric me!
Robert says
FABRIC ME! It is a family name, and will probably be passed along one day in some way.
Danielle says
Fabric me! No idea about my name…
Miriam says
FABRIC ME!!!
My parents expected me to be blond and blue eyed just like my mom…but lo and behold, they got a blue eyed brunette who looked a lot like her dad. My blond name would have been Kirsten, but they didn’t feel that fit their current child. So Miriam is not only a good Biblical name, but also my grandmother’s best friend’s name. Growing up I didn’t like my name – I thought Hannah would be cooler. Now I’m pretty good with it!
Sarah says
Fabric Me! There’s no interesting story to my name :(
Kate says
Fabric me! No cool back story behind my name, plain old Kate here! Well, Kathryn if we’re being technical :)
Liz cannon says
Fabric me!
My middle name is ivy, which was my great grandma’s name :) cute huh?
Kaitlin says
FABRIC ME! :) I would love to be able to make some stuff for the house my future hubby and I are looking at buying!
My name has no real significance. My initials are the same as my mom’s and she thought it was a good “yelling name”. ;)
Kelley says
No special meaning to my name, but my siblings and I all have names that start with “K”!
Sharon S says
FABRIC ME!
Kalie says
FABRIC ME! I was named after a canadian couples grandaughter that my dad was building a vacation home for. My mom loved the name!
Michelle B says
FABRIC ME! I was named after the Beatle’s song. My father really loved it; -)
Steffanie Mellon says
FABRIC ME! My dad was a fan of Stefanie Powers from the TV Show Hart to Hart. And that’s how I got my name, although, he thought it would be more interesting to add another “F.” And from that day forward nobody has spelled my name correctly.
Megan says
Fabric me!!!!
My parents swear no one had my name when they picked it but I have yet to have a single class in school where there was not another Megan.
Beth says
Fabric me! My first name was chosen both for its biblical meaning, and because no one else in my family had that name. My middle name, Noel, was chosen for the proximity of my birthdate to Christmas – just a few days after!
Leslee says
FABRIC ME!
I’m actually named after my grandpa and uncle (both Leslie) but with the slight change to “ee” for me!
Margo says
Fabric Me! My name is from a soap opera from the 80’s!
Johanna says
FABRIC ME!!
…my first name is my mother’s middle name. My dad always thought “Johanna” was really pretty. And my middle name is a great story. My dad wanted one name, my mother another. My mom won, but now agrees it probably should have been the other! :-)
Caroline B says
Fabric Me!!
heather says
FABRIC ME!
My name is Heather…no fun story behind my REAL name but my dad really really fought my mom when she was pregnant…he wanted to name me Nellie Buns or Heather Pooh. yikes.
Justine says
Fabric me!
My mom saw my name in a book and liked it, and when she saw that the nickname for me name was “Jussie” (weird), she decided to name me Justine – and never once called me Jussie.
Caryn says
FAbric me!!! I was born along with my twin sister. Parents only had 2 boy names picked out – then had to choose 2 girl names…. took them 6 weeks to name us!!! Finally chose Caryn as it is norwegian and changed the spelling to make it different. Love my name
Allison says
Fabric me!
I was supposed to be a boy so my parents hadn’t even picked out a girl’s name. So when I came out a girl it was back to the drawing board. My dad brought the baby name book into the hospital and they got as far as ‘Allison’ and that was all she wrote!
Wendy F says
FABRIC ME!
My parents just liked the name, but my middle name is after me mother (longtime family tradition to use mother’s name as middle name for first daughter). Always liked my name, and liked it even more that no one else had it!
Lindsey says
FABRIC ME!
No cool story..just a name both parents could agree on :)
Blair says
FABRIC ME! I was named “Blair” after the character on the show “The Facts of Life!”
Jennifer says
FABRIC ME! There are so many Jennifers running around I had to adapt to Jenn with 2 n’s early in life. Not grammatically correct, but it works! :)
Claire says
Fabric me! My name means clear. I don’t think there’s any special significance to it but my dad originally thought it sounded like a boys name!
Janace vaughn says
A nurse named me Janace. I didn’t know the true spelling until I applied for a drivers’ license at age 16.
Wendy G says
FABRIC ME!!
It’s my nickname that has a story. When I was born and in the hospital, my grandfather came to meet me and told my mom I was a little midget. My mom, in her emotional hormone overload started to cry and told him not to call me that. So then he amended it to “she’s just a widdle widget” and from that day on I’ve been called Widget or Widge by my entire family. I don’t think my grandmother has called me by my real name (Wendy) for all 29 years of my life!!
Janace vaughn says
Fabric me!
Ashley says
FABRIC ME! No major story behind my name, but my mom always joked with certain religious family members that I was named Ashley because I was born around Ash Wednesday.
lauren w says
FABRIC ME!
Nothing special about my name, my mama just liked it!
Kaulie says
FABRIC ME!
And my name is almost completely made up – my mother had a friend who was also named Kaulie, but the spelling was very different. People ask me all the time if it’s the name my parents gave me or one I chose for myself, which cracks me up. I tell them if I chose my name, I’d pick one easier to spell!
Pam says
FABRIC ME!
My name (Pamela) means “sweet like honey.”
Brittany says
FABRIC ME! My mom had loved the last name of an actress (I want to say her first name was Morgan?) and ended up using it as my first name :)
Alison F. says
FABRIC ME! Hmm, my name means truthful, but there’s no way parents would know that before you’re five. It was supposed to be “Allison Elizabeth” but my mom’s MIL thought it was too long. So… “Alison Elizabeth”… showed her. ;)