*** 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.
Chelsea @ Chelsea Eats Treats says
FABRIC ME! I was told by my parents that neither one of them liked my name and that it was the only thing they could agree on. Lame!
Sarah Beth says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after my great-great grandmother, whose name was Sarah…and we coincidentally shared birthdays (I was 22 days late).
Jackie P. says
Fabric me!!!
I am named after my mom’s cousin. My middle name is the shortest name they could think of because my first and last names are both very long.
Stephanie @ Legally Blinde says
FABRIC ME! My name means “crowned” in Greek, or at least that’s what a framed card in my childhood bedroom said. I think my parents just liked the name – nothing very exciting behind it. Thanks for this nice giveaway!
Julie says
Fabric ME!!!
I am a Julie… named after my grandfather Julius
Anna says
Fabric Me!!
I was named after my Oma (grandma in German). A lovely timeless name I think!
Katie says
FABRIC ME! No special story….my mom just always knew she wanted a Katie.
Nicole G. says
Fabric me!
My name is Nicole and my dad’s name is Nicolás…Spanish for “Nicholas”. Then they went ahead and named my brother Angel after my mom, Angela.
Pretty creative, right?
Not.
Amber says
Fabric me!!! My name was all my moms idea. My dad wanted my name to be Danielle so she compromised and made me an Amber Danielle:)
Melanie says
FABRIC ME!
I was told I was named after a singer my mom really liked.
Not much of a story there!
Caroline Emma says
FABRIC ME!
My first name is the first name of my great grandmother. My mom was named Tracy after the same person (her last name was Tracy). My middle name was because my mom likes Jane Austen.
Gabby says
FABRIC ME!
My real name is ‘Gabriele’ – that’s right. You read it correctly. No typo there. ONE ‘L’! For the love…
I mean who does that?! I was the deprived child that never once got my name on a key chain or tiny little license.
Now that I’m 24, I’ve grown to like my real name and appreciate that my parents wanted to name me something unique. I’ll probably never meet another person with my name spelled like I do. It’s cool now!
Anastasia says
FABRIC ME!
My full name is Anastasia (which means Resurrection) but as a kid and teen I always went by Annie. Somewhat recently finding out I was adopted, and that Anastasia was my given name by my birth mother has given me a new found love of my full name. The fact that my parents did not change it, to me, means I am still in some way connected to my birth mother. And it leaves an air of mystery that I am okay with. Are my true roots Russian like the princess? Or German like where the name actually originates from? Anastasia Beaverhausen? Who knows!
Anastasia says
And by German, I definitely meant Greek OOPS :)
Crystal says
FABRIC ME! My name doesn’t have any special meaning, my parents just liked it. My older sister is named after our grandmothers though, and I LOVE her name.
Kristen says
FABRIC ME!
My first name doesn’t have any particular meaning — but my middle name is the same as my godmother’s.
Trilby says
FABRIC ME! My mom & dad picked the most unique name out of the baby book that they could find at the time. It was also the title character of a book my mom had read. With a common last name, they wanted something very uncommon to distinguish me. I’d say they did a good job!
Megan says
FABRIC ME!
No cool stories about my name. Although when I got married I decided to keep my maiden name instead of taking my husband’s. Sometimes I have to explain things, but I’m ultimately glad that I did it. And I gave our son my last name as a middle name to keep it alive. Gotta do something when you only have a sister :)
Deanna says
FABIC ME!
My parents were in high school when I was born. My initials are my parents first initials; my first name is that of my mother’s high school best friend and I share a middle name with my father: his the masculine spelling, mine the feminine. Cutsie, huh? :)
Kate Marie says
FABRIC ME!
When I was born I was given the name Katie, and I had no middle name. I got used to having only two initials. When I was 23, my pops adopted me, and I changed my last name. I had planned on changing my first name to Kate, but my mom wanted me to take her middle name. I only wanted two initials, so I made Marie my second first name. So now I have two first names, no middle name, and still two initials. It confuses a lot of people, but I like it.
(also this has such awesome timing.. just scored a club chair on freecycle, and I need awesome fabric to reupholster it)
brianne says
Fabric Me! I don’t think there was anything special about my name. People always call me Brianna and I never even correct them.
Emily says
FABRIC ME!
My first name is Emily, but my mom thought about spelling it “Emelly”– the “Em” would have been for my grandmother, Emma; the “e” for great aunt Elisabeth; the “l” for another great aunt Loreto; and the final “ly” for a third great aunt, Lydia. I’m glad she went with the traditional spelling, but I also like knowing they’re all part of my name. And my middle name is Angela, which is my grandmother on my dad’s side, who got a whole name all to herself, lol!
Kisa says
FABRIC ME!
My name is pronounced Kesa with a long e sound. More like Lisa with a K. My dad is from Michigan and went to school with someone named Kisa and he liked it. I love my name! I have never met someone with the same name! It is unique, different, and one of a kind, just like me!It is of Russian origin and means kitty.
Lissa says
FABRIC ME!! I have a twin sister and my Father (who had a Twin Mom and Twin brothers who had rhyming names) insisted on my sister and I NOT HAVING names that rhymed, so my Mom wanted us to have first names that started with the same letter. She liked Leslie for my sister and came up with mine after she saw the name Melissa and decided to take off the “Me” part of it. I have the same middle name as my father (without the “e” = Jo) and my sister has the same middle name as my Mom (with an added “e” = Anne).
Kerry says
FABRIC ME! The spelling of my name was taken from a comic strip, Kerry Drake, and not the county in Ireland (which I wanted to believe it was the reason for the spelling and it sounds much cooler than a comic strip).
Daynes Mackey says
FABRIC ME! It’s a family name.
alina says
FABRIC ME!!!
Janie says
FABRIC ME!
Kristin says
Fabric Me… no special meaning behind my name. Just what my parents liked.
Lindsay Schmidt says
FABRIC ME! No special meaning behind my name, but I have run into countless other Lindsays in my life, so apparently is was very popular my birth year!
Ashley E says
FABRIC ME!
To be honest, I think my parents just liked the name. :)
Kate says
FABRIC ME! I’m named after my aunt but I go by Kate and she goes by Cathy.
Jill says
FABRIC ME…
My first name bears no meaning, but my middle name (Alice) is a family tradition. It is my mother’s middle name and was my grandmother’s middle name also. And it was my great grandmother and great great grandmothers’ first names. I love the tradition. (And I’d love me some fabric too!)
Katie says
FABRIC ME!
no significance to my name – my parents just liked it!
Leah says
Fabric me! I was loosely named after my maternal grandfather, who died just a month before I was born. I received his initials, and my parents just looked for a girl’s name with the same initials as him.
Genevieve says
FABRIC ME!
My mom just liked the name. I do have some French ancestry, but I don’t think anyone in my family was named Genevieve. I do, however, like to tell people that I’m French on occasion, (even though I’m more of a European mutt) and bust out the only french phrases I know! “Comment allez-vous?”
Shan says
FABRIC ME! Old and wise (I’m certainly not old, but I wish I was wise!)
Julia says
My parents looked for names without nicknames and I’m generally called Julia, so they did a pretty good job! They got the idea from John Lennon’s mom (the last song on The White Album #2!) I love my name since it’s not very common.
Allyn says
FABRIC ME!
My name is Allyn (sounds like Alan). My mom had a friend who was a girl named Alan, and my mom’s full name is Evelyn, so she combined the two. I get a lot of odd looks and people really butcher it sometimes, but I love it!
Michelle B says
FABRIC ME!
No significance for my first name, but I share my mom’s middle name :)
kristin says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after a street in our neighborhood. My dad just liked the name.
Jen D. says
FABRIC ME!
Amber Yost says
FABRIC ME!!
My mom used to tell me it was because I was pale with strawberry blonde hair and she couldn’t think of a better name to fit me. I began questioning that answer when I realized I was basically bald until I was 2!! :)
Allison says
FABRIC ME! My name was supposed to be Laura, because my mom always wanted a girl with dark hair named Laura. When I was born bald, Allison (their backup name, that they “liked”) was it.
Nicole Bieri says
FABRIC ME! No special meaning behind Nicole, but if I was a boy there was a chance I would have been Donald the third. So very glad I’m a girl :)
ana says
Fabric me!
My father named me after a little girl in the town where I was born. She was very sweet and my father worked for hers at the time, and when I was born he gave me the same name.
Laura Martin says
“FABRIC ME!” I was named after the television show “Luke and Laura”. Very original!
Jenn M says
Fabric me!
My mom always wanted a daughter named Jennifer, so here I am. I’ve gone through a number of variations of the name (Jenny, Jen, Jenni, Jennie) over the years, but now it’s just Jenn.
Allie says
FABRIC ME!
my parents just liked it and an allie was born!
Greta T says
FABRIC ME! Nothing special…I don’t think I’d change it just maybe make it more popular so that I stop sharing it with Grandmas.
kristen says
FABRIC ME!
There actually isn’t too much of a meaning behind my name. As the story goes, my name was supposed to be Mallory – but Mallory was also the name of the town next to ours, so at the last minute my mom thought it might not be a great idea and switched it from Mallory to Kristen. I’ve liked the name ever since, but I can’t tell if it’s just a “what if” situation…