*** 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.
Lisa says
FABRIC ME!
It took my parents until I was over a week old before they could decide on a name for me, and finally it was because they said I “looked like a Lisa!”
Jennifer Laura says
FABRIC ME!! no meaning my rents just dug it :)
Kelly says
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It means warrior-fitting since I married a “Norris” Yes, Chuck is my uncle and yes, when he does push ups he pushes the world down! Boo yaaaa!
Deanna says
FABRIC ME! I’m named after Deanna Durbin – a movie star from the 30’s and 40’s. Appears my mom was a fan :-).
Susan says
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No special significance to my name; I like it. My mom tells me that it was almost going to be Chrystal… Good thing she vetoed that!
Courtney says
Fabric me! My name is Courtney, almost Whitney. I actually like how it ended up..
amy c says
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my mom says i was named after the character in “little women” and my middle name (louise) is after two of my aunts. when i was little i saved up my money to change my name, but obiously my parents weren’t going to let me do that. i love my name now. i can’t really imagine it being anything else
trish says
FABRIC ME! I’m a twin and my parents always teased us that we were going to be Zebedee and Zoe, so I guess they had second thoughts and went with our names today! Thanks for the chance to win!
adrienne parsons says
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My parents named me after Adrienne in Rocky. I get a “yo Adrienne ” about once a week.
Jennifer says
FABRIC ME! I think my parents just liked the name Jennifer. I didn’t used to like it, especially when people sang the Donovan song “jenifer, juniper” to me. Now I like my name.
Kim says
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My name was supposed to be Juleigh (pronounced Julie), but then just before I was born they decided to name me Kimberly and call me Kim for short. My maiden name is actually from German royalty from around the 1500’s or so.
Meleah says
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The “Me” of my name is from the first two letters in my mother’s name. The “leah” part is from the bible – you know the unloved and unwanted first wife who would have been an old maid had her father not tricked her husband. It’s really not the best naming story. I guess my family just likes an underdog.
Leslie says
Fabric me!!!!!! My mom wanted to name me Brianna but my dad chose Leslie. Glad he did! Couldn’t imagine myself as a Brianna!
Monica says
FABRIC ME!!!! Love love love shopping for Fabric! My name was picked after my moms best friend growing up. Her name was Monique and I got the English version. :)
Judy says
Fabric Me and YUSS – worldwide shipping!! No funny story behind the name I ended up with, but if I was a boy I would’ve been named Gene – pretty glad I’m a girl, gotta say…
Emily says
Fabric me! I was named after my aunt Elma!
Colleen says
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My name means “little girl” in Gaelic. My mom wanted to name me Caitlin but dad hated it. But 4 years later he loved it, so my sisters name is Caitlin! Haha
Nan says
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My parents had another name picked out for me, but after I was born, they decided it didn’t fit. So they came up with my name out of thin air on the spot.
Chelsey says
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Chelsey is a form of the true English orgin of Chelsea meaning a port for chalk or limestone (aka not the most exciting meaning in the world). Alas, it was a compromise between my father’s pick Christina and my mother’s pick Lauren. I’m not too fond of my name but I guess it could’ve been worse!
Rachele says
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Funny thing about my name is the pesky extra e. While Mom was a little loopy from just having a baby (natural high), she carried through on the loopy theme by adding the extra loop onto my name. :o)
Amy says
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my given name is Ann-Marie, but as a toddler I requested everyone call me Amy, and it stuck!
Frankie says
FABRIC ME! There’s two stories I have been given.. 1st one goes I was named after my grandfather Frank..Other is that my mother & aunt were watching tv program..there was a girl basketball player named Frankie & thought what a girl named Frankie how cool! I am always asked what is my “real” name lol.. It’s really just plain ol’ Frankie :)
Carol H. says
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I have no idea what my name means but as a kid I always thought it had something to do with Christmas Carols.
Kayla says
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When I was born and not properly equipped with the good ol’ boy parts, my parents had to come up with a girl’s name and quick. Thanks to two characters plus Days of Our Lives being on in the hospital, thus my first and middle names were created; Kayla Renae.
Alicia says
FABRIC ME! my name means ‘truthful’ and it has been a bit of a curse over the years–JK!
Leigh says
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My name means meadowland. One Christmas my parents got my sister and I name plaques. Her name means princess. I shed some tears, until my mom reminded me that pretty flowers grew in meadowlands.
Janelle says
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Drooling over the fabric choices!
My mom went to school with a Janelle and she always liked the name, so she decided to pass it on to me.
The closest meaning is “gift from God”.
Emily says
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No special reason behind my name but I do know that it means industrious. Funny enough my mom picked it because it was different without being too weird. Then the nineties happened and it was the most popular baby name for about ten years straight.
Jennifer says
FABRIC ME! I was an “accident” and my sisters were teenagers when I was born. To help ease the pain, they got to name me.
Morgan says
FABRIC ME! I was named after a crazy character who dressed up by a gorillain a British comedy. I finally bought the DVD in my 30’s. It was a weird movie. I’m weird, too.
Caroline says
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I was really excited to get this email today. I subscribe to your posts via email, but always get the email the morning after they have been published, so it’s actually fitting that I got this one today on the 5th as it’s my birthday today – so what a fitting day to tell you about my name! My parents always like Caroline and thought they would call me Carrie. They had bibs sewn with Carrie and called me Carrie and told people that was my nickname. Then I was born and my mom said that I just looked too much like a Caroline to ever be called Carrie. 29 years later and I’ve only ever gone by Caroline. :)
Caroline says
FABRIC ME! Can I enter this twice with two different emails? Is that cheating? Err – my bad if it is. If not – same story as above. :)
Felicia Dake says
FABRIC ME!! My parents chose the name Felicia because first it means happy, and what parent wouldn’t want a happy life for their child. My mom went through name after name to find one that couldn’t be made into a nickname and then be made fun of.
Molly says
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I am called Molly after my mom’s favorite cousin, but that’s not my full name. I’m really named after my mom, and her mom, and her aunt… 13 generations in America and back further than that in the UK.
Kim Birum says
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My mom thought she was being original. Kimberly was one of the top 10 names in the 60’s. There 3 of us in my kindergarten class.
Catherine L says
FABRIC ME! My name mean “pure.” My mom chose the name after my aunt Cathy had 4 boys in a row and so badly wanted a girl right when my mom was preggo with me. So she named me in honor of her girl that never was :D
Kelly says
FABRIC ME!
All my mom told me is that Kelly was short and easy to spell. Her first language at the time was not English. Little did she know that this simple name also very easily could be incorporated in all types of jestful songs.
Amy says
FABRIC ME! My name means “beloved” – but it is also close to the front of the baby book. My parents were expecting a boy so when the nurse predicted a girl, they thought they’d better find something fast. :)
LesLee says
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A blend of the grandparents – explains the unique spelling and second capitol L
Kyle says
Fabric me! My wife will give me a million kisses if I win this.
My parents just liked my name :)
lesismore says
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leslie was my mom’s best friend in high school. nothing too exicting about that.
my middle name, dardinelle, is after a small town in the sierras (california) where my parents would go hiking/camping, etc. and it’s actually spelled dardanelle (after the dardanelle straights in france), but my parents forgot the right way to spell it so…also rhymes with gargamel (from the smurfs).
my maiden name was laverne which is awesome on its own because, well, i could get away with wearing large cursive “l”s on my v-neck sweaters! (please tell me you get the reference)!
Emily says
FABRIC ME! My parents got the idea for my name from a song by Laura Nyro (http://youtu.be/ij8eBngOI-o). I had to call my mom to find out the name of the song and it was pretty hilarious:
What was the song that gave you and Dad the idea for my name?
“I can’t remember. Google ‘Emily.'”
Mom, there’s gonna be a million results.
“Try ‘Emily 1970s’.”
When’s the last time you Googled something?
“Try it in YouTube.”
There are 750,000 results!
“Did you try ‘Emily 1970s’?”
Mom!
“Hang on, let me ask Dad.”
30 seconds later, I get a call back: “It’s by Laura Nyro.”
rainfall says
Fabric ME!!! My name means ‘healer’ or ‘fool’ in Greek….I prefer healer since I’m a nurse :) it was my Mom’s close friend’s name. Any particular reason why you are looking into the meanings of names…….is there something you want to share with us????
Katie says
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I always thought I was intentionally named after two of my great-grandmothers, Katherine and Katrina. However I learned that my parents just liked the name Katie, but they let my grandmother think it was after the great-grandmothers.
Janelle says
Fabric me! I am a twin, which my parents didn’t know they were having twins until about 6 weeks before we were born. And then they were told we were going to be boys. Surprise! We ended up being two girls, so they had to scramble and come up with 2 names!
Danielle says
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My parents loved french names, but how exactly they landed on Danielle is beyond me. BUT, My mom wantedme to have a middle name that started with “d”, my dad refused because he didn’t want people to call me dd. Well, now my married name starts with a “d”, so I’m known as dd anyway!
Kelly says
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I was named after a soap opera character.
Allison says
FABRIC ME!! My name was Mother’s favorite!
christina says
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I was named after suzanne somers character chrissy snow in three’s company lol don’t ask me why though
christina says
Fabric me I was named after crissy snow on three’s company
my mom liked suzanne somers