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Pre school names

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mum1345 · 17/05/2025 20:09

What names are in your preschool setting? Any with duplicate names?!

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hopefultragedy · 17/05/2025 23:00

Alina/lena/lelina

lots of autumns, willows, Margot, lily

readingupsidedown · 17/05/2025 22:30

We’ve had years of Ellas Bellas Evies and Erins… and Archies, Charlies and Alfies… but it’s now more likely to be Atlas or Harlow, or Margot or Juniper

MummyInTheNecropolis · 17/05/2025 22:25

I’m an early years teacher, we have 3 Jacks, 2 Arlos, 2 Ivys, 2 Bellas, a Lyla and a Layla

Bircoe · 17/05/2025 22:22

In DS pre school there is a Lyla, Lara, Lyra and Lia and 2 Teddy's

SleepSleepSleepSleepSleep · 17/05/2025 22:00

Multiples of

Ada
Aria/Arya
Eva/Evie
Fin
Flynn
Olivia
Robyn/Robin
Rory

JustAMum31 · 17/05/2025 21:57

Scottish nursery (3-5yo kids). The duplicates are -
Alexander, Calum, Christian, Emily, Emilia, Finlay, Hollie, Hallie, Hugo, Lily, Lottie, Roman, Thomas (x4!!), Zac

IrrationalIvy · 17/05/2025 21:09

Multiples of Henry, Olivia, Charlie, Rose, Arthur, Violet and Sophia’s, and a myriad of Leyla/Layla/Lyla’s.

lucya66 · 17/05/2025 21:08

Nora and Isla.

Thulpelly · 17/05/2025 21:03

Oh and Ella.
So many Ellas

Thulpelly · 17/05/2025 21:02

Leo
Theo
Max
Maya/Mia
Aria/Arya
Sophia/Sofia

legoplaybook · 17/05/2025 21:02

Lilah, Lyla, Lyra, Lilly, Lily Mae
Matilda
Archie, Alfie, Albie, Arlo
Grayson, Hudson

GingerLiberalFeminist · 17/05/2025 21:00

In playgroup: Ada, Noah, Tobias, Darcie, Gracie, Rosie, Sophie, Elle, Elsie, Esme, Ella, Jude, William, Jay.
At swimming; Elodie, Rose, Rosie, Margot, Ella, Elsie, Esme, Kai, Noah, Violet
At nursery: Daisy, Ella, Esme, Ada, Noah, Marcus, Brook, Jude.
NCT: Robyn, Harrison, Kasper, Poppy, Patrick.

DD is 2.5. She knows more people called Ada, Ella, Elsie, Esme, Gracie, Rosie, Noah and Jude than I've ever met in my life.

Yellowtracktor · 17/05/2025 20:59

William and Olivia both duplicated at my DC nursery

PansyPottering · 17/05/2025 20:59

Reign.
Grey/Greyson/Gray/Grayson

Still a smattering of Eva/Ava/Ella/Ellie

Firsttimebabymummy · 17/05/2025 20:54

Lots of Theo's, Teddy's, Ivy's, Lottie's to name a few.

Stef92 · 17/05/2025 20:45

Joey and Carter are the only 2 duplicates in a class of 32

treetop122 · 17/05/2025 20:44

Lots of Leo, Freddie and Freya here

DinaofCloud9 · 17/05/2025 20:12

My niece has little friends with names like Ivy, Violet and Cora being duplicated.

There's also a couple of Elodies and a lot of Leo/Theo and Teddies.

LegoAirlines · 17/05/2025 20:12

Last year DD had 5 Lyla or Lyras in her group of 30.

Lots of Ottos and Arlos. and Margots (various spellings) on a similar theme.