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Names you went to school with

154 replies

pullonyourjudgypants · 10/04/2018 11:40

Quite a few Neil’s & Duncan’s when I was at school

Plus Angela’s & Debbie’s, I don’t meet any babies called that now at toddler group !!

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user1493841671 · 10/04/2018 14:50

I'm mid 30s.
There were multiples of Laura, Lauren, Leanne, Kirsty, Jill and Gillian.
Same with Donald, Graeme, Mark, Wayne, Christopher and Steven.

YoureAllABunchOfBastards · 10/04/2018 14:51

Michelle, Angela, Yvonne, Karen, Julie, Alison

Stephen/Steven, Paul, Andrew, Sean, Mark, David

SevenStones · 10/04/2018 15:03

Fair few Christine, Sharon and Susan when I was at school. I think David was quite popular for boys.

Moominfan · 10/04/2018 15:07

Louise was the middle name equivalent of may. lots of Rebecca's and Laura's

vampirethriller · 10/04/2018 15:18

Emma, Sarah, Samantha, Nicola, Kelly, middle names Elizabeth/Jane/Louise

Matthew, Mark, Daniel, David, Thomas, Stephen.

llangennith · 10/04/2018 15:23

Susan, Linda, Janet, Christine, Patricia. You can tell I’m old!
Lots of boys named John, Robert and David.
And most girls had the middle name of Ann or Elizabeth.

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 10/04/2018 15:25

Sarah, Amanda, Nicola, Karen, Mark, Jason.

n0ne · 10/04/2018 16:10

Hayley, Tracey, Kelly, Toni, Samantha, Natasha, Sarah, Paula, Rosemary, Gillian, Stacey, Helen, Laura, Lisa, Amanda, Joanne, Rachel, Rebecca, Anne-Marie, Sharon, Anna, Lpuise

Matthew, Jamie, Peter, Mark, Wayne, Duncan, Lewis, Dwayne, Warren, Kieran, Christopher, Stuart, Stephen, Alexander

BevBrook · 10/04/2018 16:15

90 per cent of girls were Sarah, Nicola, Rebecca, Jane or Clare. Boys were Simon, Richard, Mark, Andrew or David.

pullonyourjudgypants · 10/04/2018 16:51

Christopher’s !!! Oh yes surely that’s due a come back ?

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 10/04/2018 16:56

Alan. Lee. Neville. Craig. Robert. Andrew. David. Carl. Leon. Neil. Steven.

Joanne. Jenny. Kate. Andrea. Jennifer. Sarah. Julie. Lisa. Natalie. Michelle. Lindsey. Melanie. Nicola. Rachael. Siobhan.
Sara. Lynne. Louise. Claire.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 10/04/2018 16:58

Hayley. Tracey. Kerry. Kellie. Maria. Charlotte. Karen.

OhBergine · 10/04/2018 17:03

Emily (x 1 million), Rosamund, Rachael, Charlotte, Alice, Sarah, Rebecca, Eleanor, Camilla, Olivia, Harriet

Max, Thomas, James/Jamie, Jack, Henry, Freddie, Ross, Spencer, Phillip, Simon

AJPTaylor · 10/04/2018 17:03

Tina, Donna, Clare, Heather, Dawn,Nicola,Sarah, Sandra,Maxine,Karen, Natalie.
Mark, Mathew,Gary,Ian, Neil, Paul, Alan.

Tropicana123 · 10/04/2018 17:04

Nicole nicola louise Laura Kirsty Natalie Jennifer

Kieran mark Christopher Stephen joseph Kevin

ValleyClouds · 10/04/2018 17:08

Single most popular name in my year at school was Sarah.

one form had 3

Michael and Andrew were the most popular boys

You never hear of baby Andrews now.

Emma was also massively popular

lecossaise · 10/04/2018 17:11

I'm 30 and Scottish and there were loads of...

Gemma, Jennifer, Claire, Kirsty, Katie, Rachael, Laura/Lauren, Sarah, Lynsey (Linsey, Lindsay, Linzi etc), Nicola

Jamie (hundreds of them), George, William, Calum, Chris, David, Michael, Scott, Robert, Alistair, Steven

FutureFairyCrayon · 10/04/2018 17:34

Mid-forties.

Chris & Mark were the most popular boys names, closely followed by Matt and James, but we also had an Elvis and a Norman to provide some variety.

Emma, Claire, Sarah, Katherine, Louise, Natalie, Rachel.

Sophronia · 10/04/2018 18:33

Emma Emily Sophie Charlotte Hannah Rebecca Victoria Sarah Abigail (mns Louise or Jane)

James Daniel Benjamin Matthew Luke Christopher Nicholas Robert Thomas

I’m late 20s

VioletCharlotte · 10/04/2018 18:36

Sarah, Claire, Joanne, Emma, Michelle, Alison

Paul, Mathew, David, Steven, Daniel, Ben

(80's/early90s)

windchimesabotage · 10/04/2018 18:37

Holly (there were five in my year albeit with varied spellings)
Other names that more than 3 people in my year had:
Rebecca
Lisa
Rachael
Emma
Naomi
Zoe
Sophie
Ellie
Hannah
Helen

Josh
John
Chris
Alex

happytobemrsg · 10/04/2018 18:38

Lots of Katie's, Sarah's & Daniel's

NameChangedForThisQ · 10/04/2018 18:39

Emily
Priya
Charlotte/Charley
Rebecca/Becky
Sophie

jobbymcginty · 10/04/2018 18:40

Valley my ds who is 11 is Andrew I think it's a lovely name only met another Andrew years ago at a baby group. My name also on list 1970's baby

MsGameandWatching · 10/04/2018 18:42

Emma, Melanie, Julie, Alison, Sarah, Paula, Lisa, Joanne, Debbie, Tina.

Phillip, Mark, Wayne, Eddie, Robert, Stephen, Jonathan, Adam, Paul, Gary.