*** 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.
Sophie says
FABRIC ME!
My name means ‘wise’ and was chosen because my parents thought it was nice and i suppose they thought the “wise” title would suit me!
Extragrunty says
Fabric Me!
My mom liked the name Vanessa. It means genius of butterflies or something like that. It depends on the baby book you look it up in.
Kat says
Fabric me, please!!
Sophie says
FABRIC ME!
My name means ‘wise’ and was chosen because my parents thought it was nice and i suppose they thought the “wise” title would suit me! My middle name is named after my great grandmother.
Kimbercrafts says
Fabric me! My parents just liked the name Kimberly – pretty popular in the 80’s!
Fay says
Fabric Me!!
I always hated my name…I’ve been thinking of changing it for years
Jordan says
Fabric Me! My name means to flow or descend like the river. I’m fairly certain it was picked out of a baby name book. My middle name is my uncle’s first name. As a kid I wished I had a more feminine name, because I got really sick of people asking me if my parents had wanted a boy (nope, they had a different named picked for a boy actually), but as an adult I really like me name.
chelsea says
FABRIC ME!
I am named after the character in the movie On Golden Pond, or after a mountain in France, whichever makes me sound more cultured lol
chelsea says
FABRIC ME! I am named after the character in the movie On Golden Pond, or after a mountain in France, whichever makes me sound more cultured lol
Ali Joy R. says
FABRIC ME an upholstered headboard, please!!!
And my name, Alison Joy, was my Mom’s answer to my Dad’s choice, Katie Sue.
Laura says
Fabric me!
My first name, my mom just chose because she liked it. My middle name, Elisabeth, is definitely a family name. It was my grans name, my mom’s sister is named Lisa, so is my little sister and I have a cousin named Elisabeth a well.
If I ever have a daughter, she will probably get the middle name as well.
María says
FABRIC ME!
I have the same name as my grandmother.
Nardia says
FABRIC ME!!!
My name is of course inspired by Romanian gymnast, Nadia Comaneci but my mum quirked it up a bit with the R :)
Nancy says
FABRIC ME! no special meaning behind my name. i always wished i had an Irish name to match my very Irish maiden name.
Diana says
Fabric me!!!
I am named after a dear family fiend who passed away at a youn age. My parents named me after her because they admired her kindness, genorosity and compassion. It’s also a huge joke in my family that she had a thing for my dad.
Sarah says
Fabric Me. I am named after my Great, Great Grandmother…first and middle name.
Heidi says
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My parents picked my name because they liked the well known book and movie. Growing up I really didn’t like it because I was always the only “Heidi” at school and would have preferred something more popular (Heather, Laura, Karen…). Now that I’m older I still don’t love it but I do appreciate the fact that it’s a little more unique.
eleonora says
My name was chosen by my mother who was against my father favorite name, that was “Fiamma”, which in Italian means “flame”…. the only thing I can say is THANKS MUM!
Gretchen says
FABRIC ME.
My name reflects my dad’s German heritage. My maiden name is very German. I was such a fräulein.
Michele d says
FABRIC ME… I am named for my great-grandmother, whose name in Italian translates to Michele. My grandparents thought it translated to Marjorie– hence my Mom’s name— was incorrect.
Naomi Taylor says
Fabric me! Please please please.
Named Naomi as I didn’t look like a ‘Lisa Maree’ when born (was going to be named after Elvis’ daughter). Don’t particularly like my name… Not sure what id prefer though :-)
Brenda says
Fabric Me! Just named after a friend of my mom’s I think, not a close friend she just liked the name and went with it.
Lawra B. says
FABRIC ME!! My name is spelled with a ‘w’ because my dad’s name is Lawrence and my parents got creative to make it into a girl name! I’ve never met another Lawra with a ‘w’! Btw, I would totally LOVE some fabric to make curtains for our baby due in June!
Kirsten says
Fabric me – no special story, my mom just liked the name!
Amanda R says
FABRIC ME! I used to hate my middle name, Ruth, my father’s mother’s name! It really bothered me as a child. Now, as an adult, I realize my parents were being very kind to me, because my other grandma’s name was Gertrude!
Lauren Johnston-Smith says
FABRIC ME! My parents named me after Lauren Bacall after watching a rerun of Bacall-Bogart films just before I was born. I guess if I’d been a boy, they would have called me Humphrey!
Leonie McD says
FABRIC ME! (please)
My name’s Latin and it means lion, which is kind of cool. When I was a kid though I hated it and really wanted to be called Gemma, because that was the name of about six girls in my class and I wanted to be just like them!
Meg Sluyter says
FABRIC ME!!!!!!!!! Please:)
Marjorie is my full name, I hated it as a kid but not so much now. I was named after my mom’s mom (my grandma) and my mom was named after her grandma too. So naturally my first born daughter was named after my mom too, Lura (my mom’s first name) Lyn (my MIL’s first name).
Chrissy says
FABRIC ME! There’s no exciting story behind my name… I didn’t like the name Christina when I was younger, so I always told people to call me Chrissy. Now that I’m getting older, I want people to call me Christina but its tough to get them to drop the nickname… oh well!
Lacy says
Fabric me!!!
Nicole says
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My mom just liked my first name but my middle name is my grandma’s middle name who died when my mom was a kid.
Amanda says
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I was named after my mom’s best friend from middle school. My sister was named after my dad’s best friend from high school.
kate says
Fabric me!
Named after grandmothers on both my mom and dads side. They both loved the name Katherine.
Jessica says
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My name is a leftover…they thought my older brother was a girl and were going to name him Jessica.
Elaine C says
Fabric me! Was almost named Janine instead…
Misty says
Fabric me! My name wasn’t always supposed to be Misty Marie. It was originally going to be Brandy Michelle (if I was a girl, it was the 70s and ultrasound technology want what it is today so they didn’t know). Then my Mom heard my name on a commercial and LOVED IT! I assume it was from the movie “Play Misty for Me” w/ Clint Eastwood but she doesn’t remember that. She just loved it.
Stephanie says
FABRIC ME! My name is special because it symbolizes the courage of an old friend of my mothers.
Dale says
FABRIC ME!!!!!
Stacey says
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Not sure about my first nam, my mom swears it was after one of my dad ex-girlfriends, my dad says not true. But my middle is a reference to the Beetles – my dad is a huge fan and used to sing Michelle to me when I was little.
Jen Bahnson says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after the Jenny – an airplane!
Kerri says
Fabric me! My name came from a book but my parents can’t remember what book they were reading, when they saw it.
Jessi says
FABRIC ME!!! I wasn’t named for anything specific, but my older brother was named after Sean Connery! :)
Sherri says
Fabric me! I was almost a Stephanie, but my dad didn’t want people calling me “little Steve” after him, so he picked Sherri instead.
Dana Haynes says
Fabric me!!! My dad wanted to name me Dina and my mom wanted Deanna do they agreed on, Dana. Thankfully so do I :)
October says
FABRIC ME! My first name is actually October. It doesn’t have any family significance but actually came from a TV show. Cojack was a detective show in the late 70’s and early 80’s and there was a single character on one show named October. My mom liked it so much that it became my name, despite my birthday being in May. My younger sister was actually born in October and my dad wanted to name her May. Mom said no, so her name is Carrie :)
Robin says
FABRIC ME! My name was the only one my parents could agree on. I hated it as a child but now I love it.
Judie says
FABRIC ME!
I was apparently named after Judy Garland, but I changed the spelling when I was an impulsive 14-yr-old. Turns out it was lucky I did because there was a long-running TV show here that had a character with my first name and my married last name. I used to point out that mine was spelled differently so it had nothing to do with me!
Jessi says
Fabric Me!! My dad just really liked the name Jessica…but my mom called me Rachel the first time she held me!
Leslie says
FABRIC ME!
I have no idea what my name means and there was no special meaning behind it, just a name, I do wish I was named Lilian after my grandmother. I really like that name.
Katie says
FABRIC ME! Mine is a family name :)