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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: What’s In A Name?

| By John Petersik | February 4, 2013 | 10,013 Comments

Fab Freebie: What’s In A Name?

*** 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.

Online Fabric Store Giveaway1

  • 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.

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Comments

  1. Lindsay says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    FABRIC ME! My middle name is the female version of my late maternal grandfather’s middle name.

    Reply
  2. Vivian B. says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    My name means lively and I love my name. I think celebrities are catching on now too… from Angelina Jolie to Gisele!

    Reply
  3. Ashley says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    FABRIC ME! Not much interesting about my name…lots of people named their daughters Ashley in the 80s. But I’m the third kid so my parents kept up the trend of giving their kids names with the initials AJS.

    Reply
  4. Kate says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    My first name is Katherine after my grandmother and aunt. My middle name (Pratt) is my other grandmother’s maiden name as well as my mom’s middle name. It is now also my nephew’s middle name!

    Reply
  5. Tirzah says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    FABRIC ME! My real name Tirzah is an obscure woman in the Bible. The name means “pleasant and delightful.”

    Reply
  6. Erica says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    FABRIC ME!My mom picked my name from a soap opera.

    Reply
  7. Cristi says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    FABRIC ME!!

    Cristi was one of my Dad’s old girlfriends (wha??) and my middle name is from Dawn Wells, Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island.

    Reply
  8. Debby G says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    FABRIC ME!
    No meaning behind my name, my parents just liked it. I think Debbie Reynolds was popular at the time, and inspired the name.

    Reply
  9. Alex says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    Oh I forgot- “fabric me!”

    Reply
  10. Sarah Kim says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    Fabric me…..my mom always loved Sarah and even though her sister had named her daughter Sarah 7 months before I was born, she stuck to it. Now, even at 30 our family calls us by our first and middle names.

    Reply
  11. Lindsey says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    All of us girls have “e” sounding-names – Angie, Traci, Lindsey :)

    Reply
  12. Jennifer C says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    Fabric Me! There is no special significance to my first name, I’m just a child of the 70’s, but my middle name is one that is passed down. It was my great grandmother’s middle name and on down, all the way to my daughter. I hope that someday she will pass it on too, and how she got her middle name.

    Reply
  13. Emily says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    Fabric me! No interesting story here, my parents just liked the name.

    Reply
  14. Jamsby says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    My parents won’t give me any insight into picking my name. I’m their 6th, so I think it was just leftover from an earlier list. :)

    Reply
  15. Suni says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    I am named after my maternal Grandfather Sonny, who was sufficiently my favorite person all my life, let alone hero. :)

    Reply
  16. Anita says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    According to my dad (who named me), it’s easy to pronounce and a universal name used in many different cultures.

    Reply
  17. kat says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    fabric me! the only thing i can think of is that two of my mom’s oldest friends are also named versions of Katherine. I go by Kat now because if I get called by all 9 letters of it, I’m in trouble!!! Oh and I’m such a fabric junkie— would of course love more (not that I NEED more, just would LOVE more =P)

    Reply
  18. Caitlin says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    FABRIC ME! I was named after Dylan Thomas’s wife… obscure, huh? This was in ’83 before Caitlin was a popular name.

    Reply
  19. Elisa says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    Fabric Me! I don’t know of any special meaning to my first name. My middle name is the same as my grandmother’s, my mother’s, and now my daughter’s.

    Reply
  20. Brooke says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    FABRICE ME! My name is pretty straight forward. Brooke means “flowing water.” No real significance. They were sure I was going to be a boy, so they were set to name me Jacob. When they saw I was a girl, they were stumped. I’m just glad they didn’t go for Jacobina. I don’t think that would have suited me at all.

    Reply
  21. Michaela says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    FABRIC ME! Thanks.

    Reply
  22. emily c. says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    My name is the runner-up. My mom loved Elizabeth, but my dad wanted to then call me “Lizzie”–which my mom hated, so Emily it was!

    Reply
  23. Morgan says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    And I used to not like my “boyish” name when I was a little girl, but now I love it (and I think today there are actually more girls named Morgan than boys).

    Reply
  24. Kim says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    No real meaning behind Kimberly, but my middle name (Rose) came from my Great Aunt.

    Reply
  25. Jessica says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    FABRIC ME!!
    No special meaning to my name :( My parents (along with about ten million other parents from 1988-1993) just thought it was nice. I’ve always wished I had a different name, something a little more unique.

    Reply
  26. Hilary says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    Fabric me!

    My name means cheerful and merry. Myom picked it because she thought it was pretty and thought it would be unique.

    Reply
  27. Laura says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    Fabric me! Hmm, I don’t know as though there is any store behind my name. I’m going to have to ask my mom the next time I talk with her.

    Reply
  28. Ellen says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    FABRIC ME!
    My first name is a name my mom always liked when she was a kid and my middle name is also my mom’s middle name.

    Reply
  29. Rachel says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    Rachel is a bible name, and my middle name is the same as my mom’s only sister.

    Reply
  30. emma says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    FABRIC ME!!!
    my first name isn’t anything “special” but my middle name is my mom’s first name. I always wanted to change the spelling of it because of how much space it takes up. Karen has all wide letters… but it’s a nice name to have now.

    Reply
  31. Chantelle says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    FABRIC ME! I got my name because my mom always loved it. AT least one of us does… But I’ve heard much worse, so I won’t complain too much, haha.

    Reply
  32. Kay W says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    FABRIC ME! My name is Kayleigh, my parents chose it because it was a popular song at the time by a band called merillion. The song after it on the album happened to by my surname, which they got a kick out of.

    Reply
  33. Dee says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    No interesting story for my first name, but my grandmother, mother and myself have the same middle name.

    Reply
  34. meghan says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    FABRIC ME!!
    My parents picked my middle name Meghan because they liked the way it sounded. But my middle name Lauren my mom picked because she really liked her Ralph Lauren perfume! I always thought that was such a random reason :)

    Reply
  35. Christy says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    Fabric Me!!!! I am a fabricaholic…so obviously supporting the habit for free would be completely awesome.

    Reply
  36. Kay Vick says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    FaBrIc mE!!!!!! I was born near Christmas so my mom wanted to name me Merry Christina. Luckily my dad pulled the reins in on that name and I ended up with Merry Kay. :))

    Reply
  37. Sarah Christie says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    FABRIC ME!! My first name Sarah is named after my great grandma on my moms side and Christie was my great grandma on my dads side……my parents had been planning on going with Daisy but did Sarah Christie instead. Thankful its not Daisy(sounds more like a Dog to me! lol)

    Reply
  38. Susan says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    FABRIC ME! No significance to my family other than it was a popular name at that time, along with Karen, Lisa and Jennifer. As a kid, I wanted to be an Erica so very badly!

    Reply
  39. Whitney says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    Fabric Me! My parents just liked the name- and my middle name is a family name.

    Reply
  40. Kady says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    Fabric Me!!
    My name means ‘Pure’!!
    But it was picked because my mom heard it on a TV show and fell in love with it!!

    Reply
  41. HeidiG. says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    My mom wanted to name my twin and I April and May and my dad said you can’t name girls April and May when they are born in March so lets just name them Heather and Heidi…and it was so.

    Reply
  42. Stephanie says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    FABRIC ME! I guess I look like my name, because it was down to Adrienne or Stephanie and my mom swore I just “looked like” a Stephanie. My middle name has a funny story – it’s my dad’s second favorite aunt’s name, because his favorite aunt’s name was just too much Southern for my Californian momma.

    Reply
  43. Tara Figi says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    FABRIC ME! My name is Tara, but when I meet people they often hear Sara or Kara. Sometimes I correct them, sometimes I just roll with it. Perhaps I should create alter egos?? Hmmm…..

    Reply
  44. Rachel @ RachelRuns29.11 says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    I used to want to be named “Diamond” or “Jem” after my favorite cartoon. Classy, I know.

    Reply
  45. Rachelle says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    Fabric Me!

    Reply
  46. Hollyann says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    I was named after “Hollyann”, a song by the band Boston in the 80’s. The problem was–I spent the greater part of my childhood telling friends that the song was named after me. When I was old enough to understand otherwise, my parents said, “no honey, we named YOU after the SONG”. Ohhhhh…Bummer! Still love having an unusual name though!

    Reply
  47. Catherine Mentillo says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    FABRIC ME!!
    I’m named after my grandma. :) But it made for a very long name (my maiden name had 10 letters) that usually didn’t fit on scantrons!
    And I always wanted my name to be Laura, or Lisa or Lynne. But only becasue I really liked the way L looks in cursive. Weird, I know.

    Reply
  48. Stephanie says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    FABRIC ME! My name was chosen, no family history. Though my middle name is my mother’s. I can definitely remember being a teenager and wishing I had a more interesting name.

    Reply
  49. Alice says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    FABRIC ME!

    My mother had a few names picked out, but my father was most adamant that I was an Alice. :)

    Reply
  50. tracy says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    FABRIC ME!
    Somewhere along the way, my parents narrowed down my name choice to Tracy and Stacy. Once mom learned of dad’s ex-girlfriend (Stacy), they went with Tracy, which I MUCH prefer anyways. And my middle name is different from others in the family; my mom wanted to name me “for myself,” not after someone else, which is interesting.

    Reply
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