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Edmund or Inigo?

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Threelittlemonkeyss · 29/05/2021 20:35

Ds due soon! We struggled to agree on names but finally have a shortlist of Edmund (nn Ned) or Inigo. I’m interested in peoples thoughts on these names. They’re very different styles so I suppose I’m trying to work out which feels more right for us. Thanks :)

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Ellmau · 02/06/2021 23:50

Edmund is very nice. Keep Inigo for a middle name.

bridgetreilly · 01/06/2021 18:06

Inigo is super cool. I love it.

KirstenBlest · 01/06/2021 18:05

Not Ned

M0rT · 31/05/2021 23:29

Inigo is a swashbuckling swordsman and Edmund is an annoying dweeb....so I'd pick Inigo as long as your surname is not Montoya Grin

Chilldonaldchill · 31/05/2021 23:24

I like Inigo.
I do genuinely think he'll have a lifetime of people saying "you killed my father; prepare to die" but it's not a bad cultural reference really.
Edmund is nice too and he comes out of the Narnia series well in the end so the traitor bit wouldn't put me off.

xprincessxjanetx · 31/05/2021 16:59

I prefer Edmund.

Angel2702 · 31/05/2021 16:52

Edmund

ShoeJunkie · 31/05/2021 16:50

Inigo is DS1’s middle name (DH is in to architecture). We weren’t brave enough to use as his first name then but now I kind of wish we had been!

Skyliner001 · 31/05/2021 15:46

Inigo 🤣

inigomontoyahwillcox · 31/05/2021 11:49

Well, obviously I'm gonna say Inigo 😁

SavannahLands · 31/05/2021 11:48

Edmund

Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo · 31/05/2021 11:47

@Threelittlemonkeyss

Haha, seems they’re both not popular choices! Thank you for the feedback. The narnia connection does put me off Edmund even though it was my g grandpas name. And I do love Inigo but I’m taking on board that it seems it’s unfamiliar/possibly awkward to say. I’m not someone who wanted a super rare name (my fave were Wilfred and Kit) it just happened we agreed on so few there wasn’t much to choose from. Anyway, many thanks :)
I also love Wilfred and Kit!

I’d go in this order:
Wilfred
Edmund
Kit
Inigo

Jizzonmy · 30/05/2021 22:27

Inigo for sure

cariadlet · 30/05/2021 13:30

After the update , I prefer Kit to any of your other choices. Maybe Christopher, NN Kit.

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Threelittlemonkeyss · 30/05/2021 13:23

Thanks TatianaBis!

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TatianaBis · 30/05/2021 13:13

To get MN approval it has to be super conservative.

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Threelittlemonkeyss · 30/05/2021 13:11

Haha, seems they’re both not popular choices! Thank you for the feedback. The narnia connection does put me off Edmund even though it was my g grandpas name. And I do love Inigo but I’m taking on board that it seems it’s unfamiliar/possibly awkward to say. I’m not someone who wanted a super rare name (my fave were Wilfred and Kit) it just happened we agreed on so few there wasn’t much to choose from. Anyway, many thanks :)

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SionnachRua · 30/05/2021 12:55

Very different names Grin

Inigo = Inigo Montoya to me.
Edmund is ok but a bit dull and plodding.

RuthW · 30/05/2021 12:30

Edmund

I love Edwin though.

paddywaddymoorehen · 30/05/2021 11:43

Edmund betrayed his brother and sisters to the White Witch, but it's better than Inigo, sorry OP.

neonkitchen · 30/05/2021 10:20

I love Edmund, and Ned is a sweet nickname (bear in mind though that he might grow up and want to be Ed/Eddie/Ted etc.). Inigo Montoya was my first thought, but it's a nice name which by far predates the film. Mumsnet tend to be fairly conservative with name choices though, so I wouldn't expect it to be well liked on here.

If you aren't sure which fits you best, you could try using both names in various situations. The Starbucks test is a popular one, but you could also jut try calling the names upstairs, imagine introducing yourself with Ned or Inigo at a baby group and one might feel more right. There are websites where you can enter any name and it will put it into a variety of common sentences too.

Or if you really aren't sure, you could always wait until he is born, and one might just feel right when you need him.

SuperMonkeys · 30/05/2021 07:24

Like Edgar though

SuperMonkeys · 30/05/2021 07:24

It isn't hard to pronounce, just a kind of awkward word to say. Doesn't have any natural flow

BikeRunSki · 30/05/2021 07:23

Edmund will always be Blackadder to me.....

Inigo is Inigo Jones.

I prefer Inigo.

TatianaBis · 30/05/2021 07:22

Yes I like Edgar too.

I’ve never had a problem pronouncing Inigo.

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