diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h
index 917e9544ee9..ff2e088abf5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ typedef std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::JSEngineInstance> (^RCTHostJSEngineProv
  * main thread, but it should be threadsafe.
  * TODO T74233481 - Verify if this function is threadsafe.
  */
-- (void)preload;
+- (void)start;
 
 - (RCTFabricSurface *)createSurfaceWithModuleName:(NSString *)moduleName
                                              mode:(facebook::react::DisplayMode)displayMode
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm
index e2f3e2a2c26..1450c809c34 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ NSString *const RCTHostDidReloadNotification = @"RCTHostDidReloadNotification";
 
 #pragma mark - Public
 
-- (void)preload
+- (void)start
 {
   if (_instance) {
     RCTLogWarn(