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How many people with the same first name as you did you go to school with?

271 replies

TazzyDrunk · 04/01/2020 15:45

In primary school , I was in with 2 others who had the same first name as me.

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bluemoon2468 · 12/01/2020 19:53

None. Have never met anyone with my name... and have spent most of my life wishing I had a name that people knew and didn't comment on 😳

Robstersgirl · 12/01/2020 18:27

None. I had a Middle Aged ladies name. I’m now middle aged and my name is for people 20-30 years older than me.

Pinkarsedfly · 12/01/2020 14:57

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Pinkarsedfly · 12/01/2020 14:57

There were fecking loads us us Grin

fairydustandpixies · 12/01/2020 14:54

None and have never met anyone else with the same name as me in all my almost 50yrs!

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 12/01/2020 14:40

My name isn’t Matilda, Basil, so no need to get excited Wink.

I’m actually called Katherine. I’m in my mid 40s, and was one of 4 or 5 Katherines in my primary class - albeit all with different spelling. If the teacher snapped “Be quiet, Katherine”, there was silence in the class, as all the Katherines , and the people we were talking to shut up.

BasilOfBakerStreet · 12/01/2020 14:34

None here either! It's getting much more popular now (Matilda).
None at school, none at uni, none at work.

DH has a really common name, and I always find it fascinating that he knows lots of people with him name. It feels so alien to me. Whenever I hear a little girl called Matilda I get so excited Blush

Minai · 12/01/2020 13:08

None in primary but loads in secondary school.
I have a very common ‘80s name.

Inappropriatefemale · 12/01/2020 04:54

About 4 people had my name which is why I changed the spelling of it to be different and it’s still spelt that way.

Fantail · 12/01/2020 04:50

At secondary school there were 6 of us with the same name. My name isn’t particularly common.

There’s always statistical glitches!

smemorata · 11/01/2020 20:26

3 or 4 in every class! I've always loved my name though.

ojo821 · 11/01/2020 20:22

Never met another person with my name. Probably because it’s foreign...

RachelTension · 11/01/2020 18:50

One and one teacher.

Never met anybody younger than me with my name, as it was I was named after my aunt.

littlealexhorne · 07/01/2020 23:41

I think there was usually about one per year with my name

Poetryinaction · 07/01/2020 18:09

One other in my primary school.
None in my secondary.
One in my college.
But as a mum, almost every other mum has my name.

nowaypose · 07/01/2020 10:37

None in my year at primary school, one in my year in secondary. It wasn’t a very popular name at the time but has blown up in recent years sadly.

Footle · 06/01/2020 12:18

One, in my whole school life

PandaCat · 06/01/2020 11:05

None. I was the only one all through school

Dylanpickle · 06/01/2020 11:04

1 in my class and a now I have 2 friends with the same name and 1 with the same name but spelling variation.

We all socialize together and we have never been bothered by it, we have nicknames based on our surnames.

FluffyEggsontoast · 06/01/2020 10:57

Absolutely loads.
Maybe 6 in my year at secondary school

Poppydaisys · 05/01/2020 22:58

None and I've only met one other person with my name, ever. I love having an unusual name!

QueenofPain · 05/01/2020 22:48

None at school, college or uni.

perpetuallybewildered · 05/01/2020 22:48

None in primary school, just one in secondary.

pivotPIVOT · 05/01/2020 22:47

None, and I've never met anyone around my age with it either

KatyaZamolodchikova · 05/01/2020 22:46

I’ve never met anyone with the same name as me. I know of two people with the same name as me but I happen not to have met them. It is another that is more popular than it was but still doesn’t seem that popular although apparently it made the top 25 in 2019.