Crystal Shawanda Giveaway - Win an Autographed Copy of Dawn of a New Day
On August 19th, RCA Nashville will release Dawn of a New Day, the debut album from Ontario native Crystal Shawanda. The album marks the emergence of a unique singer with a fascinating history and a fantastic passion for making music. Recently, The 9513 caught up with Crystal for an exclusive interview, which will be published on Monday, August 18.
To celebrate the American release of the album, RCA Nashville has made it possible for us to offer our readers the chance to win one of three prize packs, which each include an autographed copy of Dawn of a New Day and a Crystal Shawanda poster.
Entering and winning:
Shawanda’s last name, translated, means “dawn of a new day.” To enter this sweepstakes, all you have to do is leave a comment telling us what your name–first or last–means.
And in case you need a little help, here’s a link to a website that will allow you to search for your name’s meaning.
Eligibility:
To be eligible, you must leave your comment no later than Sunday, August 17th, 11:59 PM (Eastern). We’ll randomly select three winners from all eligible comments. You must also enter a valid e-Mail address so that we can contact you for shipping information. It’s as easy as that!
Good luck!
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August 12, 2008 at 6:34 am Permalink
My name means ‘Peace of God’
August 12, 2008 at 7:50 am Permalink
Brody is Irish for “ditch.” Pretty sexy, huh?
August 12, 2008 at 7:53 am Permalink
My first name, Christopher, means “Christ-bearer”. That would not be the best album title.
August 12, 2008 at 8:04 am Permalink
My full name almost means “insane virgin.” Maybe Miranda Lambert’s new one?
August 12, 2008 at 8:19 am Permalink
My name means “noble and strong descendant of neill”. It’s completely irish.
August 12, 2008 at 8:33 am Permalink
Italian Meaning: Of Hadria, Italy
Spanish Meaning: Dark, Rich
I did some further research on the Italian meaning and Hadria is an alternative spelling for the Etruscan city that is now Adria in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Very interesting stuff!
August 12, 2008 at 8:35 am Permalink
Paula is “small - humble”.
Elizabeth is “God’s promise”.
Hmmm … I kinda like that. Thanks for making me look it up.
August 12, 2008 at 8:41 am Permalink
Rich-Powerful Ruler
Michaud-The history of the Michaud name began during the middle ages in a region once know as Languedoc. The French name is derived from the ancient given name Michael, meaning one who is like God.
So I guess it would make me “a powerful ruler who is like God”.
August 12, 2008 at 8:43 am Permalink
Marc is french…. meaning Male
Just in case I was still wondering? :P
August 12, 2008 at 8:49 am Permalink
Mine means “golden” or founded by God.
August 12, 2008 at 8:50 am Permalink
Real Name - Alana means “beautiful”
August 12, 2008 at 9:27 am Permalink
my name is michael. translated, that means ’shall tap the dawn of the new day’.
August 12, 2008 at 9:28 am Permalink
Mine means “he who can’t stand drivel like this would mark prize package return to sender”
August 12, 2008 at 9:30 am Permalink
Since we already know “Christopher” means “Christ-bearer,” I’ll throw in that “Neal” means “king.” (And I have the record, so I’ll disqualify myself.)
August 12, 2008 at 9:34 am Permalink
Blessed, pure, holy. Boy, what a joke that is.
August 12, 2008 at 9:36 am Permalink
My last name is Martinez and it means “son of Martin” or “Mars” - the Roman God fertility and war.
My first name is really Deborah and it means “bee”. It’s hebrew.
what a name for being native american. hehe!
August 12, 2008 at 9:48 am Permalink
My English Name is Jordan: Flow, Decend from old english. But my Kanienkehaka name is Kanen:rake and it means “Amongst The Crowd”. I Always laugh at that name because it perfectly describes my look, I blend right into a crowd.
August 12, 2008 at 10:37 am Permalink
Jenny means white; fair
That explains why I’m so pale… haha.
August 12, 2008 at 10:56 am Permalink
People call me Rick ’cause I act like such a…….well, you know(lol) I’ve been told my name means dork and doofus in ancient Assyrian….
I first heard of Crystal when a song of hers titled “Bigger Than The Troubles” was included on a promo mini-CD titled “The Rising Stars of Country”. That mini-CD was included in near half a million boxes of Garnier Nutrisse hair color products and yet only a handul have turned up on ebay, meaning 99.9 % got tossed in the trash. The mini CD included songs from Ashley Monroe, Catherine Britt, Sarah Johns, & Crystal. Ashley and Catherine were subsequently released from their labels, Sarah Johns is on the back burner, and Crystal is doing well with “You Can Let Go”. Go figure…..
Its nice that “Dawn of a New Day” is getting released on CD and I look forward to getting a copy. They have been available in Crystal’s native Canada for awhile now and I would have sourced one there if necessary.
August 12, 2008 at 11:21 am Permalink
“That mini-CD was included in near half a million boxes of Garnier Nutrisse hair color products…”
@Rick: So uh, what shade do you use?
August 12, 2008 at 11:35 am Permalink
Edward means rich guard, which is in no way descriptive of me.
August 12, 2008 at 11:37 am Permalink
Just for fun I’ll leave what “Matu” means in either Lakota or Penobscot language: Big Hammer.
(I don’t actually want to win)I was just sharing :)
August 12, 2008 at 11:40 am Permalink
Oh, I should clarify Matu is what “Matthew” is translated into either of those languages (and what my mother calls me). Bjorke is Norwegian (of which i’m 50%)and means “Birch Place.” The funny thing is that my family’s true family name is Erikson. Yep, I’m related to the vikings (yet I’m not a Viking football fan, go figure).
August 12, 2008 at 11:46 am Permalink
@Brody… hahah busted. Nice.
August 12, 2008 at 1:04 pm Permalink
Samuel is Hebrew for ‘God Heard’, which might be very slightly presumptuous as a title for an album!
August 12, 2008 at 1:10 pm Permalink
I bought this album up north a little while back, it’s very good, whoever gets it should enjoy it.
August 12, 2008 at 2:34 pm Permalink
Sam: To be fair, it only says God Heard, not God Liked……
;)
August 12, 2008 at 2:38 pm Permalink
…full of grace
August 12, 2008 at 2:46 pm Permalink
Peter is Greek for stone
Incidentally. Rascal Flatts is Greek to me ;)
August 12, 2008 at 2:46 pm Permalink
Brody, when I first heard about the Garnier promo CD I went to the drug store to see how much a bottle would cost and it was something like $ 9! I waited and got one for a couple of bucks off ebay including shipping. There is one for sale now and the seller is asking $ 25! Crikey mate…..
August 12, 2008 at 3:10 pm Permalink
Jason, my first name, means Healer which would be an interesting album title, maybe not the most original or attractive, but interesting. My last name is Bleau which simply stands for the color blue as far as I could find.
August 12, 2008 at 4:27 pm Permalink
My family last name was to changed “Cooper”, which is an English occupational name for one who made and sold casks, buckets and tubs; however, my true last name means Noon Day Sun Maker in Ojibwa.
August 12, 2008 at 8:01 pm Permalink
Just to let you know, i am Crystal’s sis inlaw, my married name is Shawanda, as of 1995 :D, you already know what Shawanda translates to.
August 13, 2008 at 8:37 am Permalink
Jolene-Increasing Torch
jo- means God will increase and
lene- means torch
last name means Mill Worker
August 13, 2008 at 10:12 am Permalink
My name is similar to ‘Shawanda’ however they mean two different things.
First of all, My first name Joni was picked out of Conway Twitty’s song “Don’t Cry Joni”. My last name, Shawana, means “Southern Thunder” however Shawana is the Europeans way of spelling it. It’s originally spelled something like Zhwaanoong ;)
August 13, 2008 at 3:40 pm Permalink
And all this time, I thought Jolene meant “someone who can’t be competed with” LOL
August 14, 2008 at 8:09 pm Permalink
“Aaron” means “Exalted” or “High mountain.” Kinda makes me feel good.
I’ve often searched for the meaning to my last name, but to no prevail… All I know is it is German.
August 15, 2008 at 7:22 am Permalink
Phyllis in Greek means “mythical girl”; in Latin it means “love”. My last name is German - it means “angel”. By the way, my middle name - Kathleen is Greek and means “pure”. So, that makes me “love’s pure angel”.
August 15, 2008 at 9:40 am Permalink
would love to check this one out
August 15, 2008 at 3:08 pm Permalink
Kaitlin means “pure”; Its an irish name.
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