*** 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.
Karen says
FABRIC ME! My mom gave my sister (Kathy) and I a variation/shortened form of her own name (Catherine)
Jenny A. says
Fabric me! I think Jennifer was just popular at the time.
Beth Ellison says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after my Great Great Aunt Elizabeth June, but parents decided to call me Beth after Little Women… I used to find that odd when I was younger because she died in the story… ha!
Tricia says
FABRIC ME!
I have been looking for fabric for some curtains for months now but have yet to pull the trigger. This would be so lovely!
Kelly says
FABRIC ME! Apparently I was named after my dad’s Irish friend.
Pia says
FABRIC ME! My name means holy in Italian.
Ruth T. says
FABRIC ME! I was named after my great grandmother who was very much loved by all of the amazing people she served in her church congregation. I just hope to be as loved.
Rachelle says
Fabric Me please!
Laura says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after my grandmother.
Terri says
FABRIC ME!!
My given name is Terrill. I was named after my mother’s only brother. I wish is was something more feminine, like Veronica, Gwendolyn or Tabitha.
My screen name is Deemunk. It is composed of the two names that my brother called my parents when he was little: Dee = Dad and Munk = Mom. We still call my mom Munk from time to time.
Sarah says
FABRIC ME! Mine means princess. I think my parents were into Biblical names and liked it.
Gabi Barrick says
Fabric Me!!!
My mom went to school with a brother and sister named Gabrielle & Gavin – she liked it so that’s what she named my brother and I.
With my kids, we gave each of them a biblical name and a family name… I actually blogged about it with the same title as this post back in 2011! :)
http://bgbarrick.blogspot.com/2011/03/whats-in-name.html
Stacy says
Fabric me!
Sara says
My name is Sara which means “Princess” in Hebrew, but my hippie parents had wanted to name me “Cosmo Shalimar”! True story! I even have a card in my baby book that says, “To: Cosmo Shalimar”, from one of their hippie friends. My great grandmother intervened and suggested Sarah, and then my parents dropped the “H”.
:)
shokufeh says
FABRIC ME!
I love my name. It means “blossom,” but more than the meaning I love that, for most people I know, I’m the only Shokufeh in their life. I also have a great appreciation for the aesthetics of it, with the letters alternating between tall and short ;)
Brittany W says
FABRIC ME!! My name was just something they liked, wouldn’t change it even though it is plain. :)
jana says
FABRIC ME! I share my name with my Mother, a great Aunt and a great-great Aunt, and who knows beyond that.
Kelly says
FABRIC ME!
My parents lived in Germany when I was born and thought Kelly was an unusual name, only to move back to the states with their 2-month-old to find out it had become very popular!
Victoria says
FABRIC ME!
I am named after my father, Victor. He agreed to name me “Victoria” as long as I was always called only that. It means victory or conquer.
My name has special meaning to me because it’s from my father. But especially so since our house caught on fire when I was 4 month old. My father attempted to save my sister and I and no one realized he was in the house until after the fire was out. He survived having 98% of his body having 3rd degree burns for 5 months, but eventually succumbed to complications. Needless to say, I’ve stuck to “Victoria” and have never been called anything but in honor of my father. As a child, I was told not to answer to “Vickie”, which didn’t make some of my teachers happy.
I never knew him, but carry his name proudly.
Annie says
Fabric me! My parents saw the play ‘Annie’ on their honeymoon, and named me that in honor of those fun memories they had.
Katie says
FABRIC ME!! My mom wanted to give me a name that would work for a little girl OR for the president….just in case ;) I guess Katherine fit the bill!
Jen says
FABRIC ME! No special meaning, but my mom did have a lapse of judgement and spelled it different from the norm. Looking back she thinks she must have still been on meds when she signed everything :) or so she claims…
Kate says
FABRIC ME! Not a special meaning, but shortening my name from Katherine to Kate was brilliant in that I don’t constantly get asked how to spell it!
Lindsay says
FABRIC ME!
I think my mom picked my name for no other reason except to have her same initials!
Allison says
FABRIC ME!
I don’t think there was any particular reason my parents picked my name, but I did find out at point they considered naming me Iris, which I just can’t even imagine!
Martha says
FABRIC ME!
No idea where my first name came from but my middle name, Louise, was my grandmother’s name.
Siobhan says
FABRIC ME!
My parents insist that my name comes from my father’s Irish family. I’m convinced they just picked letters from a hat.
Hannah says
FABRIC ME!
It’s a biblical name, easy to spell and sounds nice. I think my parents chose a good one :)
Katie says
Fabric Me! My parents couldn’t agree on a name for me. They had a long list of names when they went in to the hospital but my name wasn’t on the list. They didn’t know any other Katies at the time, but it was the one of the most popular names when I was growing up.
Meg @ halfhippie says
FABRIC ME!
My name is Irish, which was important to my father. They wanted to name me Erin, but when I popped out my Mom said she just couldn’t see me as Erin.
Hilary says
FABRIC ME! I was named after my grandmother Hilda – luckily my parents modernized the name
Jennifer says
FABRIC ME! My mom named me Jennifer, because she only knew one Jennifer and she loved the name. That was in 1978… I guess everyone knew the same girl.
Ashley Michelle says
FABRIC ME!!! My dad wanted to carry on the family name of Michael…but I was a girl..so Michelle it was
Lauren says
FABRIC ME! No particular significance that I know of – I guess both of my parents just liked it!
Liz says
FABRIC ME! My middle name, Laetitia, is my grandmother’s name. When I was little, my aunt made up a song to help me remember how to spell it!
Yvonne says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after a sweet girl who babysat my older sister.
Elizabeth says
FABRIC ME!! My parents just liked my name (mostly my mom). If my dad would have it, it would have been Mandy. Mandy wouldn’t have been bad :)
Isabela says
Fabric me!
My name is Isabela, which is the same as Isabella, Isabel, Elizabeth, and so many others. According to the website “Behind the name” it means “my God is an oath” or “my God is abundance”. My parents tell me that my name was actually chosen by my older brother because of a little friend he had met at swimming lessons. And both my parents really liked it, so they named me Isabela.
Dara Jarvis says
Fabric Me!! I was named after a DJ on a radio station…. my parents both really liked the name. It is pronounced Darah (like Sarah) and my parents debated if they should spell it with an H or not.
Julie says
FABRIC ME!
My mom picked my name. She was on bed rest with me and watched Days of Our Lives every day. Julie was her favorite character!
Oona says
Fabric me!
My name means the first one / the only one – which in my case is only partly true :) But the cool thing is, that Charly Chaplins wife was called the same name…
Laura says
Fabric me! I am named after my grandmother’s sister. She died at age 11 in the year 1912. I have her picture.
Jess says
FABRIC ME! My mom wanted to name me Jimalyn. My dad said that sounde like gremlin-so he suggested Sandra. Well my maiden name was Storm so my mom pointed out that “Sand Storm” was a great way to be tormented through middle school. In the end they ended up picking the number one name of 1987-Jessica. It works :)
Sarah says
FABRIC ME! My name means “God’s Little Princess” being our whole family is very christian I’ve always loved that :)
binhtheredonethat says
FABRIC ME!
Courtney says
Fabric Me! My name (so my mother said) came from the sister of Adlai Stevenson. I am in my 60’s so I’m one of the first females with this name!
Jenny says
FABRIC ME!
I don’t think there is any special meaning behind my name. I think my parents just liked the sound of it.
Wendy says
Fabric me !
Jodi says
FABRIC ME! No real big story, my parents knew someone with the name and just liked it.
Stacy says
FABRIC ME!
My name is a shorter version of my mother’s aunt/godmother, Stacia.