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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!
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- 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.
Farrah says
FABRIC ME! I was “baby girl ____” for four days despite being 10 days overdue–Mom said when I was born I just didn’t look like either of the girl names she had had in mind. So I guess it was back to the baby books and she and Dad settled on Farrah. There was a Sarah and a Kara born the same week in the same hospital.
caitlin says
FABRIC ME!
Following a tradition of my mothers family I was supposed to be named Grace but when my mom married a Kelley they didn’t want to name me Grace Kelley. My parents fought over my first name (Hurley vs Caitlin) and my dad won with Caitlin Grace Kelley.
Megan says
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My dad chose my name because he liked it. There were 3 other “Megan” babies in the nursery when I was born. Apparently a lot of people liked it!
Angela says
FABRIC ME! My name (Angela)was because I was born the day after Christmas and my parents said I was their angel. When I was a teenager my parents said had they known how much trouble I was going to be they would have named me Devila! HaHa!
Christy says
Fabric Me! No cool story on my name, but I have no middle name because my mom hated hers so much!
Sarah says
FABRIC ME! My first name, Sarah, was my great grandmother’s name and my middle name, Grace, was my great-great grandmother’s middle name.
Christine says
FABRIC ME!!! There’s too many versions and nicknames for my name, but I don’t know what I’d change it to.
Anne says
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I have a family name. And I love my name, as long as the “e” is included. :-)
nikki says
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Haha, the story of my name. My parents were certain that I would be a BOY and then picked out the name Nicholas Lee. When I came out a girl, they just went with Nicole Lee. LOL!
Davida says
Fabric Me! My name means beloved, which I have always liked, and my parents chose it so they could give me the nickname “Davy.”
Brenna Y. says
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My name is Gaelic and means “Raven haired”, which is especially ironic since I’m a natural blonde ;)
Brittany says
FABRIC ME!
No cool story.
Jennifer says
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My name has no significant real meaning. However, I did find out that it is the name of my dad’s ex-girlfriend before dating my mom….that’s not awkward at all…
Rachel says
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Was supposed to be Rebecca, parents settled on Rachel for compromise
Mary Ann says
FABRIC ME. I am the youngest of 10, 7 of them girls. I think by the time my parents got to me, they figured one of us had to be a “Mary”. Because my first name is two words, it’s given me problems all my life, so no, I’m not crazy about the name.
Marge says
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Stephanie says
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My mom sort-of-secretly named me after one of her favorite singers, Stevie Nicks. Thankfully she didn’t end up nicknaming me ‘Stevie’ because 1. it doesn’t fit my personality and 2. because I’m marrying someone named Steve. Awkwardness avoided!
A fun bonus is that my mom didn’t intentionally do this, but Stevie Nicks’ middle name is also Lynn (and I was ‘middle named’ Lynn after my aunt). So…Mom REALLY named me after her, haha.
Inês says
FABRIC ME!!!
I love my name. Is very traditional and common here in Portugal now, but as I was growing up it was pretty unique.
Loved it.
Jasmin S. says
Fabric Me! My name is Jasmin because my Dad bought my Mom ‘Jasmine’ perfume right before I was born, unfortunately, they misspelled my name by leaving the ‘e’ off… it’s plagued me my whole life! Just that one little ‘e’ – ah well, I’ve come to terms with it as an adult :)
Noreen says
FABRIC ME! I always assumed my middle name was after my grandmother Fran…turns out it was actually in part for my great Uncle Frank! Added a whole new angle!
Sarah says
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My older sister was named after a family friend (for her first name) and our grandmother (for her middle name). As the second child, I was named after no one. (My dad now claims, after much family tree research, that my first and middle names are old family names. I contend that it doesn’t count because he didn’t know it when they named me).
Rachel says
Fabric me! As far as my name goes, it’s not overly exciting or meaningful, as far as I know. I think my mother was acting against her own upbringing, as she and her 4 sisters’ names rhyme! :)
Whitney Dupuis says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after a man (yes, Whitney was originally a man’s name) that my mother knew. Sounds weird, but yes she was married to my father and no, she didn’t wish that she were married to the other guy.
Kayleigh says
FABRIC ME! My name is from a TERRIBLE song from the 80s.
Danielle says
FABRIC ME!!! My mom had a friend with my name and that friend’s sister had my middle name. She liked them both so she put them together.
Jodi says
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No meaning behind my name that I know of, but I do know that my name was supposed to be Todd Ryan until I was born – My Mom was convinced I was a boy! :)
Katherine says
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I am named after both of my grandmothers :-)
Mark W. says
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Guess?!
Dresden says
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We are moving in to our new house in 2 weeks and I could totally use this!!
My name is Dresden and often gets mistaken for a boys name, which I don’t appreciate very much. But I love my name, it is German though I am not German in the slightest!
Kelly says
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It means bold… which fits nicely. My parents picked out one name for both a boy and a girl. When we were delivered, and the surprise to them that we were twins, it was a good thing they had picked out a name for both!
Amanda says
Fabric Me! Amanda = “worthy of love” My parents were at a party, my mom was 7 months pregnant. They heard some ask,” why do people hate the name Amanda? ” Immediately, they decided that THEY liked the name enough to name their unborn child it.
Andrea says
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My middle name is Margaret. It was the middle name of both my grandmother and my mother.
Kristen says
FABRIC ME!! My Mom worked in a pharmacy at the time and she saw my name on a prescription and loved it!!!
natalia says
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Johanna says
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I used to hate my name because I was the only one named Johanna anywhere. Now that I have grown to like it and gotten used to being the only one responding to it, it has made it to the top of the hitlist of babynames :)
I was in Spain for a language course last year and the only other German in the class was a Johanna, too. We loved it ;)
Christel says
FABRIC ME!!!
I’m named after my Dad, Christopher! My name is pretty common, but I have always appreciated that the spelling is sort-of special =)
Jennifer says
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My name is boring: Jennifer Marie, but my dad picked it, so I love it!
Brenna Y. says
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My name is Gaelic and means “raven haired”, which is especially ironic because I’m a natural blonde ;)
Marian H says
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My name (Marian May) is a combination of my parents’ names and my grandmother’s name. Marian = Maria + Iain, and May was my grandmother’s middle name.
My mom also loved medieval history, and the thoought of having a “Maid Marian” (from Robin Hood) for a daughter was quite thrilling. ;)
Jessica says
FABRIC ME!
No special meaning behind my name, it’s pretty common and I always hated having to share it in school growing up. There are fewer Jessica’s I run into now though.
Inês says
FABRIC ME!!!
I love my name. Is very traditional and common here in Portugal now, but as I was growing up it was pretty unique.
Love it.
Hannah says
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My parents had chosen a different name for me, but when I was born my dad said “she is a Hannah”. My middle name is after my grandmother.
Jessica says
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My grandmother and mother picked my name together. I hated it growing up because it was so popular. My middle name is a family name that I have now passed on to my own daughter.
Amie Marie says
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My name is spelled like the song by Pure Prairie League. My parents loved music and this song so it was a good fit. Each year on my birthday my dad would play songs on the guitar for me, including Amie.
Rachel says
FABRIC ME!
I am named for my great-great grandmother. And I am continuing the tradition by naming my children after our relatives. No better way to honor ones family!!
Lara says
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Meredith says
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My name doesn’t have a special significance other than my parents liking it. But when my parents thought I was going to be a boy, I was going to be named Adam.
Laura says
Fabric me. Okay, this is a long story, but my name was supposed to be Michelle, not Laura. My Mom was sharing a room with a lady she didn’t like, and it turned out that she named her baby Michelle. My mom wasn’t didn’t want that association so when the nurse came with the birth certificate she changed the name to Laura. I’m really glad she changed it, because I like Laura much better. But for days my dad was calling me Michelle, because she forgot to tell him :-)
Laura says
FABRIC ME ! I’m named after the Lara in Dr. Zchivago (sp?) and my middle name, Jean, is my grandma’s name :)
Allison says
FABRIC ME! Allison is my mother’s middle name however I always wished she would have spelled mine with a ‘y’!