*** 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.
Michele Quick says
FABRIC ME
No story to go with my name…….
Amanda T says
Fabric me!
christina johnson says
FABRIC ME, Please! :)
My name (Christina) means “christian.” I do remember that I wanted to change my name to “stephanie” when I was in third grade. Thankfully, I have grown to love my name and the meaning behind it.
Scott says
Fabric Me! I was my mom’s third boy, so I think she just found a boy name she liked that she hadn’t used yet. My middle name, Joseph, is after one of her relatives.
Bethany says
FABRIC ME!!!
My name is a biblical city, the city of Bethany (not to be confused with the biblical city of Bethlehem.) I like my name a lot… however, I will say that when ordering take-out, I pretend my name is Stephanie because for years EVERY place would mistakenly think I said Stephanie instead of Bethany and it became too confusing when I would go pick up the food. So, now I just give my name as Stephanie.
amanda says
FABRIC ME!
My Mom was under the impression that my name was unique and so she named me Amanda…little did she know that’s what everyone else thought in 1980!
Julia says
FABRIC ME! I was named after a local radio personality! My parents couldn’t find any names they liked in baby books and then they heard Julia announce herself on the radio and BOOM! Kid named.
RachelW says
FABRIC ME!
My name is Rachel, probably because my older sister is Rebecca. Luckily our lives & relationship do not in any way mirror the lives of the biblical sisters, Rachel & Rebecca.
Shaunna says
FABRIC ME! My name came the the female character of a romance novel my mom was reading at the time…
Kyla says
FABRIC ME!
I think my parents just liked the sound of my name . . . I definitely prefer it to some of the other choices they had thought of! ;)
Brittany D says
FABRIC ME! No special reason for my name. My parents thought it was a pretty name and unusual. Oddly enough, it was a very uncommon name at the time. I guess quite a few other parents discovered the same name in the 80s.
Vickie says
FABRIC ME! As far as I know, my mom & dad wanted both my sister & I to have strong names. So my given name is Victoria & my sister’s is Barbara. My name, of course means “Victory”. :-)
Kim says
FABRIC ME! Your curtain post is inspiring me to make some for the baby’s room.
Marjorie says
Fabric me! My name comes from my mom’s favorite aunt, Auntie Marj. It means “pearl”…
Leah says
fabric me!
Kasia says
FABRIC ME!
My dad heard my name at a graduation, but the spelling was really different. He and my mom decided to spell my name like “Asia with a K,” since they’d both lived for several years in Asia (Singapore) and it was actually where they met. “It’s like Asia, but with a K,” is still how I explain the pronunciation to people.
Jody says
FABRIC ME!
named after the red-headed boy on “A Family Affair.” It could have been worse – the girl’s name was “Buffy.”
lori says
FABRIC ME!
No cool story behind my name…it was just one that my parents loved. I was almost Jamie
Karen says
FABRIC ME!
My mom loved the name Debbie but she had four daughters and for some reason didn’t use it for any of us. I am 57 years old and have always wanted to be called “Kari” for short but, like mother…like daughter…never got around to doing that either!
Sarah Clark says
Fabric me! Yep, it was a name that could not be shortened or made into a nick name. But, for a kids of the 50’s I so wanted to be Linda, Debbie or Susie.
Alice says
Fabric me!
No family history to my first name – I just know that my mom got to name my older sister so my dad got to choose both of mine. My middle name is his first name :)
Have always loved my name; never could picture myself as anything but Alice.
Robin says
FABRIC ME! Pillows and curtains and seat cushions, oh my!
My name is Robin, and I think it was chosen because it seemed sweet to my mother, and it wasn’t “in” at the time. Little did she know how I would have to suffer in school through countless renditions of “Rockin’ Robin”.
Rebecca Zepp says
FABRIC ME! I know my name is a biblical name, but not sure if there is a personal significance.
Jen says
FABRIC ME!
No special meaning to my name, as far as I know :)
Jen
Kelsie W says
FABRIC ME!
My parents tell me my name means “By the Water” I love hanging out on lakes and beaches…so, that works! :)
Laura says
FABRIC ME! No exciting meaning behind my name other than that I was a girl and my dad was really hoping for a Larry Jr. so he and my mom settled on Laura.
Sarah Joy says
FABRIC ME!
My mom and dad debated between Sarah and Sophia…but my mom won and my name, Sarah, means princess of God!
Lanna says
Fabric me!! My name was picked from a baby name book. Pretty boring. :)
Amy anderson says
FABRIC ME! My name means ‘beloved’ and I was named after my aunt
Beth says
FABRIC ME!!!
My name is Beth, no special meaning!!
Alexis says
FABRIC ME! I need to recover some chairs! Nothing special about my name…
Chris says
Fabric Me! Christopher Patrick- I’ve got a good Irish Catholic name.
Carey says
FABRIC ME! I was named after one of my dad’s favorite old songs growing up (in VA) “Carry Me Back to Old Virginia”. (Yep, my middle name is Virginia :-)
Jill Kubichan says
FABRIC ME!
My last name means “killer of small children” in Chinese.
Crystal says
Fabric Me!
No significant meaning behind my name it was basically just one both my parents could agree on. I definitely wish I could change it.
Kathryn V. says
FABRIC ME…
My name is from my mother’s side of the family, but you can call me Cordelia.
Dani says
FABRIC ME!
Danielle means “God is my judge”. I don’t think my parents knew that when they named me though. I like my name. I usually go by Dani. Its more casual sounding to me.
Hope I win this so that I can make some new curtains for my living room!
Danielle says
FABRIC ME!
My first name isn’t meaningful, but my middle name DeVey is my grandmother’s maiden name. My mom thought it’d sound like a movie star name, “Danielle DeVey.” She was wrong though because I’m just a boring math teacher :-)
katie k. says
FABRIC ME!
The hobby-genealogists in my family claim that before our last name was Americanized, it meant “last house at the end of the village.” I have not bothered to verify this because it’s weird and fun and quirky, so I just choose to believe it is true. And that possibly my ancestors were anti-social people.
Michelle says
Fabric Me! Super excited about this giveaway!
Victoria says
Fabric Me! There’s no special significance behind my name – it was simply a favorite of my mom’s. My middle name, Kathleen, is shared with my grandmother and great-grandmother, though.
Linda says
FABRIC ME! My parents just liked my first name (Linda), and my middle name (Michelle) comes from the Beatles’ song. Love that song!
Gwenalyn says
FABRIC ME!
My name is Gwenalyn because my parents didn’t like the “o” or “d” sound that came with Gwenolyn or Gwendolyn (which means fair). When I was a kid I hated my name because people called me Glen and Owen and Gwendolyn. I always told them there’s no “duh” in my name. However, as I got older I was better able to handle all the comments that came along with my name. There was a time when I worked at a concession stand in a movie theatre when a customer mockingly asked, “Hey Guinevere, where’s Arthur?” I responded with, “He’s my manager and he’s upstairs. Would you like me to call him down for you to meet him?” That was super fun for me. Now I love my name because it’s unique but not weird, and when my daughter was born on my birthday it was easy to give her a piece of me (the “lyn” from my name) without taking away her identity. :)
Nicole says
Fabric me!
My parents let my 3-year-old brother make the final call between their two favorites for my name. I’m sure he put a lot of thought into his decision…
Orazie slayton says
Fabric me! My name means loved by the public it is a family that someone gets each generation!
Debbie says
FABRIC ME!
I’m not sure exactly why they picked my name (Deborah) but I know that they wanted to go with a biblical name. I used to hate it because it was considered an ‘older person’ name when I was younger but now I like being one of the few people my age with it! However the nicknames associated with my name sucked (anything Little Debbie snack cake related… yeah…)
Sarah W says
FABRIC ME!
Jen J. says
FABRIC ME!
My name is Jennifer, which my parents claim came from their love of Princess Guinevere in Camelot, who was sometimes called Jenny. However, I question why they didn’t choose Jenny or Guinevere :)
Nikki says
Fabric me! I Ned to make curtains for both an office closet and a laundry Ron.
Amelinda says
omg please FABRIC ME!!! I am currently updating ALL the curtains and tablecloths in our house and it’s SO expensive! Grr.
My name is of spanish origin and means “Beautiful” yay! but my parents just found it in a baby name book and said, ooh that one.