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Thoughts on Edmund?

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SmileBefore · 26/07/2016 23:18

I love it, but I'm not sure I'm brave enough? Sad Edmund James or is James Edmund better?

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BendydickCuminsnatch · 28/07/2016 16:30

For some reason the word 'Edmund' always makes me think of someone talking with a stuffed up nose. Not sure why! Sorry OP.

winewolfhowls · 28/07/2016 16:25

I love it.

Blahia · 27/07/2016 18:52

Great name! (Way better than Edward in my opinion!) go for it!

sofato5miles · 27/07/2016 18:45

Edmund. Love it. Makes me think of Ralph Fiennes in King Lear swoon

dontmakemedothis · 27/07/2016 18:42

I don't have any strong feelings on the name personally, but I agree that it's not really unusual enough to be a "brave" choice.

If you like it, go for it.

MrsJoeyMaynard · 27/07/2016 18:30

Personally I prefer Edward to Edmund, but I can't see any real problem with Edmund.
It certainly doesn't feel unusual enough to me for it to be a "brave" choice.

I wouldn't let Narnia / Blackadder put me off if I loved it.

AspiringMother · 27/07/2016 18:07

I prefer James Edmund. I just think of my grandad's brother Edwin for some reason when I hear that name. I definitely think there's better, more attractive old fashioned names out there.

akorda · 27/07/2016 15:58

Love Edmund and Edwin!

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 27/07/2016 14:57

Lovely.

spanky2 · 27/07/2016 14:56

Edmund Blackadder.
But really, if you like it go for it.

SteviebunsBottrittrundle · 27/07/2016 14:51

I'm not a fan of it personally. I put
it in a similar category as Edwin or Erwin which I dislike for some reason; purely due to the sound of them.

I really like Edward, but I know it might seem less interesting to some people.

minipie · 27/07/2016 14:01

Narnia and Blackadder would write it off for me too sorry.

Oblomov16 · 27/07/2016 13:59

I don't like it. Narnia. So James Edmund would be better.

BuntyFigglesworthSpiffington · 27/07/2016 13:46

I'm afraid 'pompous arse' and 'weak chinned' are my thoughts too. Literary Edmunds are always a disappointment, from Narnia to Mansfield Park.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 27/07/2016 13:43

I'm sorry but I'm in the "hate it" camp with Edmund too.

I do like Edwin though - similar yet somehow much nicer.

juneau · 27/07/2016 13:40

I think its awful - sorry. Edmund sounds like a pompous arse to me.

Pemba · 27/07/2016 13:38

I like it. More interesting and definitely more unusual than Edward. Not sure why somehow it's apparently an old man's name, yet Edward isn't? Perhaps you were thinking of Edgar.

My dad is in his 70s, no-one amongst his contemporaries that he knows/knew was Edmund.

Finola1step · 27/07/2016 13:38

Edmund Blackadder. Sorry.

EreniTheFrog · 27/07/2016 13:36

There's Edmund Elephant from Peppa Pig, too. Precocious, irritating, but very, very cute.

calzone · 27/07/2016 09:46

I hate it.

Apart from the Blackadder and Narnia connotations, it is stuffy and old fashioned.
It doesn't work for a baby or a toddler or a teen. It suits an old man of 70. Not sure your son would thank you for naming him Edmund.

Imvvvvho.

septembersunshine · 27/07/2016 09:43

I would go with James Edmund. I have always thought Edmund was a wet and weak chinned name (sorry, just my own opinion and clearly mumsnetters love the name bar me!). Just something a bit dull about it too. James is a strong, classic - love the nicknames too for James. Jim, Jimmy, Jamie. I really like it (might add we are using it for a middle name in a couple of weeks so might be slightly biased - it's a family name).

If you really wanted an Ed type name I would go with Edward which just sounds better. Edward James is lovely.

sonlypuppyfat · 27/07/2016 07:16

Inspector Reid and Blackadder were both Edmunds

Chopstick17 · 27/07/2016 07:12

It's a bit Blackadder. Prefer Edward.I like James, classic.

Pipilangstrumpf · 27/07/2016 07:01

Edmund is great!

James is ok, a little dull but ok as a middle name.

Scarydinosaurs · 27/07/2016 06:55

Edmund was good in Narnia in the end!

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