Ned....

[mamma2boyz]

I love it. Dh doesnt and it is not helped by the fact that in Scotland it means non educated delinquent...and I think they had made a film called NEDs recently.

What do you think?

Would give him the full name Edward on birth certificate.

Fire away!

Jezze jollster never said you did...!!

sounds too horsey for me I'm afraid but you could use it as a shortened version of Edward. Ned sounds like a victorian servant out of Katherine Cookson to me.

Love it!

I see it as nn for Edward, Edwin or Edmond, and wouldn't think of a NED connexion (which may prove transitory anyhow, as NEET is a more prevalent acronym).

I love it.

No.
I am Scottish and up here it's just unthinkable. Might as well call him 'junkie scum', which is what it boils down to here I'm afraid.

Please Youtube Still Game for comedic version.

Otherwise:

Sorry, but you have to be thorough when choosing!! My rule is explore every avenue!!
You never know where your child is going to end up in life - he might get a big job in Glasgow. In which case, Ned would be very very wrong!!

Love Eddie though.

meditrina. I can assure you that the meaning of "Ned" in Scotland has been the same for many, many years and won't be changing anytime soon. Can't see anyone saying "Watch out for that bit of town, there are loads of individuals who are NEET hanging around"!

Can't offer an opinion on Ned because, like all the other scottish people here, to me it is just a word, not a name.

Could choose an Edward type name so if your DS moves to Scotland he'd have options?

Sorry OP, just realised you would call him Edward on birth cert. That would solve it.

jollster..

Hit a nerve...well i'm 3cm and nothing is happening!!

Its ok, I don't love it. It was a name on my sisters SL when pregnant, she never went for it in the end, think too many people put her off it.

Call him Edward for goodness sake. IMO it's always better to have a 'proper' first name. His nickname could be Ned. And then when he wants to go to uni in Scotland or something, he can become Eddie!

Sorry, for me it is always followed by... the donkey.

I hadn't heard the Scottish thing but it does conjure up a village idiot type. Could you really be so in love with a name as to risk all these associations people are pointing out? I'd give it a wide berth. Edward is a good compromise.

Not individual. Not cool. As ThisFeelsWeird has already said it has a distinct 'village idiot' feel to it.

My only other thought was Ned's Atomic Dustbin. I am weird.

ned = chav to me

I loved Ned's Atomic Dustbin!!!