Entity Framework select distinct name

Using lambda expression..

 var result = EFContext.TestAddresses.Select(m => m.Name).Distinct();

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Another variation using where,

 var result = EFContext.TestAddresses
             .Where(a => a.age > 10)//if you have any condition
             .Select(m => m.name).Distinct();

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Another variation using sql like syntax

 var result = (from recordset
              in EFContext.TestAddresses
              .where(a => a.city = 'NY')//if you have any condition
              .select new 
              {
                 recordset.name
              }).Distinct();

Try this:

var results = (from ta in context.TestAddresses
               select ta.Name).Distinct();

This will give you an IEnumerable<string> - you can call .ToList() on it to get a List<string>.