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How many people with your first name do you know?

163 replies

Joey1471 · 17/02/2018 17:21

I went to school with 5 others with my first name
Also know another so that would be 6

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BothersomeCrow · 18/02/2018 14:55

I met one when I was about six, then three in a week when I was about 30. Seen it more often in books.

Weedsnseeds1 · 18/02/2018 14:49

I'm wondering if I might have the same name as rinceoir actually, as the Irish ones I've come across were all roughly the same age!

Weedsnseeds1 · 18/02/2018 14:47

I've met two through work ( not the same company, somewhere I had to visit through work) one in UK and one in Ireland. I've come across a couple of others in Ireland, hotel receptionists / waitresses wearing name badges, not ones I was actually introduced to.

willisurvive3under2 · 18/02/2018 14:40

I've probably met around 10 in my life - most my age/generation, plus a couple of young girls.

Natsku · 18/02/2018 14:37

A few but not lots. I remember being quite upset when someone joined my class in primary school with the same name - it was my name!

WTFIsThisVirus · 18/02/2018 14:28

One. And I dont really know her, we just work for the same company. I only know of her because I've received emails meant for her Grin

Thebestdog · 18/02/2018 14:24

One in my year at Primary School while another had the longer form of my name. Know a few on facebook with either my name or derivatives from the longer form of my name.

FairyFantastic · 18/02/2018 13:58

one, a few years older than me and spelled slightly different

Glumglowworm · 18/02/2018 13:37

None with my name.

My sister went to school with a girl who had my name spelled differently.

I work in a call centre and I’ve very very occasionally spoken to customers
with my name and it’s always commented on with an air of surprise and “ooh! You’re Glumglowworm too!”

Devilishpyjamas · 18/02/2018 07:55

None

MaisyPops · 18/02/2018 07:52

There was 2 of us in my year at school but I think we were on the tail end of the name being popular at that time.

Not an unusual name either.

Then again based on MN I would expect to have met lots of students called Isla, Noah and then lots of what i think of as old people names and I've not yet. So i think MN is probably socially skewed a bit

biddybid73 · 18/02/2018 07:48

None but I have also had to spell my name thousands of times.

MaryThorne · 18/02/2018 07:48

There were seven of us at school in my year. I know a couple at work and one socially now.

Rinceoir · 18/02/2018 07:46

Mine is very common among Irish women my age and up to about 10 years older. Haven’t met one more than a few months younger than me!

NeeChee · 18/02/2018 07:42

Mine wasn't a popular name when I was born, no one else in my school year. But since, its become really popular for little girls. I'm the only one at work, which is good because I have a long surname and can't be bothered to tell people it.

candlefloozy · 18/02/2018 07:42

None. I went to primary school with one. That's it.

Keepingupwiththejonesys · 18/02/2018 07:41

There's a lady who used to run a shoe shop in the town I live that has the same name as me. She's around 40 years older than me. There's also well known politician with my name but I've only ever actually met one person who I share my name with

BornInALighthouse · 18/02/2018 07:38

2, a teacher at school and an older distant cousin.

PenelopePickle · 18/02/2018 07:37

I went to school with 1, and I know of a few children with my first name.

Very surprising considering how high up in the name charts it's always been.

Autumnchill · 18/02/2018 07:36

One but weirdly went to a small unique hotel a couple of years ago, only 4 couples staying and all of the women shared the same name!

Ellybellyboo · 18/02/2018 07:34

No adults, but quite a few children

GoldenWorld · 18/02/2018 07:18

I know 2 adults and a few children.

dantdmistedious · 17/02/2018 23:37

None. It's much more popular now than when I was small but I've still never met one.

Pinkponiesrock · 17/02/2018 23:31

No that many actually, maybe about 10 which thinking about it seems really low as it’s a very common name.

It was even more popular when I young, every second person has my middle name though!

AvocadosBeforeMortgages · 17/02/2018 23:30

I have a traditional but unusual name. I've met a handful in my lifetime. Usually this results in a conversation along the lines of "oh my god another person named xxx"

Unfortunately this also means I get a lot of people calling me by the more common version of my first name, and a lot of emails addressed to names that are only slightly similar to my own, despite the fact that my name is in the email address they've just typed in!