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Edward?

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lovelycats · 18/12/2016 20:41

We are loving Edward as a name for our soon to be DS. In fact we're currently using a related nn to refer to bump! However, I don't like all of the nn available. How much control do I actually have over what people call him...?

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BlueKarou · 20/12/2016 10:40

I have an Edward who is under 1. He is usually called Teddy, which is incredibly cutesie and saccharine, but it's stuck more than anything else. I tend to call him Teds or Ted, and will be steering it that way as he grows, until he can decide what he wants to be called.

BlackbirdSingsInTheDeadOfNight · 20/12/2016 10:29

I have an Edward who chooses to only be called Edward. He allows his brother to call him Ed or Eddie, but with anyone else who tries to shorten it, he just says "it's Edward" and then that's what the call him. (Bit of a shame really as I rather like Ed as a shortening! )

tooclosetocall · 19/12/2016 23:33

It is possible to have an Edward be called Edward without the nicknames.

MargaretCabbage · 19/12/2016 23:28

I have a toddler Edward. He's always called Edward and nobody shortens it, though I'm sure this will change when he's at school.

FV45 · 19/12/2016 23:11

I have a 7 yo Edward. He is either Edward, Eddie, Ed or (rarely) Ted.

user1472334322 · 19/12/2016 23:04

I have a 5 year old Edward. He's always been Teddy, although his dad often calls him Ted. We picked his name because it has so many nickname possibilities or he could be Edward. He can choose what he wants to be called when he's older. We also loved the name Edward. I like the fact that it's not very popular but not a 'weird' type of name either. I guess also having lots of nn choices means that if there is another Edward in his class he can choose one of those nns so his name is not the same as others.
Congratulations on your ds and he's going to have a great name!

StarUtopia · 19/12/2016 22:55

We have an Edward. He's Ted. Only his sister calls him Teddy. He's never been called Ed by anyone.

If he chooses to call himself Edward or Ed when he's older, that's totally his choice. He will always be Ted to me though!

notagiraffe · 19/12/2016 22:51

Edward's a gorgeous name. Friends might call him Ed or Eddie, but none of us can control what our DC's friends call them!

ViewBasket · 19/12/2016 22:49

The most natural, non-stilted nickname is Ed, and you don't mind it, so I wouldn't worry about the others. They're far less likely to occur.

Daisiesandgerberas · 19/12/2016 20:42

I also know a new little baby named Edward with the nn of Ned.

bluechameleon · 19/12/2016 19:53

I have a two year old Edward who so far is only Edward. I expect his friends will shorten it when he is older but for now that is his name.

BayaGoji · 19/12/2016 11:23

You have control over what you call him, and that generally rubs off on the rest of your family. That's easily the most important thing.

And it doesn't really matter what his friends at school call him does it? How often are you going to be speaking to his little 6 year old friends about him such that they need to regularly use his name? Almost never!

My friends and colleagues all call me by a shortened version of my name, and my whole family always use and always have used the full version. It would sound super weird if they used the short version. It's fine. They usually only talk about me to each other anyway, rather than to my friends and colleagues.

MrsHathaway · 19/12/2016 11:20

I have a 3yo Edward who is always Edward or . He's never been Ned/Ted/Ed/Eddie from anyone and that includes FIL who comes up with the most awful nonsense given half a chance

However, once he's born it's his name, not yours. If at school - and particularly secondary school - he decides he'd rather be an Ed than an Eddie (say) then that's totally up to him.

FWIW this is why we rejected Christopher (who would have been Kit) because we hated Chris.

cherrycrumblecustard · 19/12/2016 11:12

Ned is awful but I have never heard it as an Edward substitute!

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lovelycats · 19/12/2016 11:07

Ed is fine by me. Ned could be problematic - we are in Scotland I feel that children would definitely tease him about that here.

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cherrycrumblecustard · 19/12/2016 10:55

I think Teddy is one of those forced nicknames to be honest. I don't like Teddy or Eddy but Ed is pretty much inevitable.

Alisvolatpropiis · 19/12/2016 10:54

I know a little Edward who is known as Ned.

SorenaJ · 19/12/2016 08:04

Edward is gorgeous. No one is going to call a grown man Teddy, don't worry. My mate is Edward and is always just called Edward.

DanyellasDonkey · 18/12/2016 22:40

Edward is a lovely name - but keep it as Edward.

Why, oh why, does every child on MN have to have a NN?

Maybe it's a cultural thing, but where I live, there isn't a compulsion to have a NN. Kids have a name and they're usually known by it.

Stick to Edward - I really like it.

Bertieboo1 · 18/12/2016 22:36

We have an Edward He is Teddy at the moment (1 year old) but thinking of moving to,Ted/Ned/Ed/Edward when older.

donajimena · 18/12/2016 22:26

I have an Edward. Obviously I love the name. No one calls him Eddie, Ted or Ned.
Sometimes he's Ed but mostly he's Edward

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lovelycats · 18/12/2016 22:23

Thank you! Sounds promising. I shall just have to master the gritted teeth "it's Edward..." until he's old enough to decide what he wants to be called then I will continue to call him Edward anyway.

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Jojay · 18/12/2016 21:44

I have an Edward, known as Ed or Eddie. No one has ever called him Ted / Ned/ Teddy/Woody or snub of the other trillions of Edward nicknames.

I think a shortening of a name is quite hard to avoid, ( Ed being the first syllable of Edward) but Ted / Ned etc are quite different names and require a conscious effort for them to be used. IMHO

Sandsnake · 18/12/2016 21:23

I love the name Edward. Some dear friends of ours have an Edward - they were planning on him being Eddie, but somehow he's ended up as just Edward. It really suits him and feels natural. I'd say go for it!

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