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How many people with your first name do you know?

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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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ChanandlerBongsNeighbour · 17/02/2018 23:30

However, my three best friends (one of whom is my cousin) all have exactly the same name. We used a hilarious variety of nicknames over the years (and currently) to distinguish between them!) Grin

DiegoMadonna · 17/02/2018 23:29

Tons. My name's been in the top 10 for decades. Two of my best friends have the same name as me.

Never bothered me though really. I never really thought about it.

ChanandlerBongsNeighbour · 17/02/2018 23:28

One other at my year at secondary school. None currently that I know.

Changednamejustincase · 17/02/2018 23:25

Went to school with one and recently met another, the mother of one of my DC's classmates. So I don't know any really as haven't seen the first in more than 20 years and haven't said more than 'hello' to the other one.

Taffeta · 17/02/2018 23:23

I’m 50, and I’ve only ever met one, in the last few years.

RazzleDazzle3 · 17/02/2018 23:21

None, now and again will say I know another razzledazzle3, but personally I know none.

TheScottishPlay · 17/02/2018 23:18

My DM and about 4 other people ranging in age from 15 to 90.
It's a name DM calls 'quietly classic'.

dotdotdotmustdash · 17/02/2018 23:15

I was idly looking through a staff list in the building I worked in and decided to find the most common first name among the women.

It was my name, there were 7 of us among about 60 women.

I've moved to a new workplace now and there are only 4 of us, although 3 of us are in my department of 12 women!

Angelika321 · 17/02/2018 23:13

I'm fairly sure I'm the only person in England with my first name.

LinoleumBlownapart · 17/02/2018 23:08

An old friend of my mothers that I was named after (first and middle name). One mother at my children's old school with the same first name and two famous people that I've never met, one has both my first and middle name.

CountFosco · 17/02/2018 23:02

There were 4 people in my year at school with my first name. I have several friends that share my first name. I currently have 5 work colleagues (one of whom I shared an office with for several years) with my first name. My name was very popular when I was born and is still considered very classic. It's a nice name but very boring, at least my surname is unusual.

My children all have names that

glitterballbag · 17/02/2018 23:00

Only a couple and none for ages til my brother introduced his new girlfriend with my name! Luckily she is lovely Smile

lovelyjubilly · 17/02/2018 22:56

About 247,345,071.

strawberriesaregood · 17/02/2018 22:47

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Littlelambpeep · 17/02/2018 22:43

None. It is old fashioned an unheard of

wetrebecca · 17/02/2018 22:43

In fact, I bet there is at least two other posters called Emma on this thread right now.

augustbabyx · 17/02/2018 22:42

Never met or heard of another!

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pipilangstrumpf · 17/02/2018 22:41

None (and I like my name)

RedPandaMama · 17/02/2018 22:39

There were 3 of us in just my 12 person friendship group! Outside that though I've never met another one! Weird.

GoJohnnyGoGoGoGo · 17/02/2018 22:39
I worked with one while she was training. The other works in my local Starbucks.
wetrebecca · 17/02/2018 22:39

Dozens.

It's a pita and why DS has an unusual name.

feska5 · 17/02/2018 22:39

I’ve never met anyone with my first name.

Buntysoven · 17/02/2018 22:38

There were 3 of us at school. A friend of my mum named her daughter after me (I was 12 at the time so a bit weird) and there have been a few since but not many. I occasionally see it suggested on mn and occasionally see it being described as dated!

MaryPoppinsStoleMyHandbag · 17/02/2018 22:38

Have never met anyone with the same first name as me. I quite like it that way Smile