I haven't met anyone who likes the name Ned yet...

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I am thinking of naming dc3 who is going to be a boy - Ned. Most people I mention it to say a quiet 'oh' and say 'as in Ned the donkey?'

Am I pregnancy mad? I thought it was a nice sweet short name for a boy. I had lots of shortlists for dd1 and dd2 and no problem naming them. I'm finding boys name a tad trickier...

I don't like Ned (horse name) or Teddy (toy name).

Ed and Eddie are nice nicknames for Edward IMHO :)

I love Ned as a NN for Benedict (blessing). There's always lots of comment about the Scottish NED thing on here, and I confess it's put me off a bit. The donkey thing I haven't come across. I always think of the boy in About A Boy.

I also like George a lot, but fret a bit about no options for a NN.

Ned reminds me of Nerd. George is becoming very popular round here.

Afraid I am from Scotland, and neds are those people who hang around in tracksuits smoking, drinking buckfast and joyriding! NED here= non-educated delinquent, that's where the nickname came from, sorry!

Ned is a great name! Was on my list if I'd had any boys!

My Godfather is Ned, short for Edward. So is his Son, Edward.

hester I like your suggestion. Joe's a great name.

I like Ned, in fact I know one (not his real name though), it suits him really well.

Love it. Top of my list if dd had been a ds!

I really like Ned, it's cute. Ditto what everyone else said about the Glasgow thing though. Sadly that killed it for me.

It just means donkey to me - why would you saddle a child with that? I knew a Ned at uni who insisted people call him Ed. It wasn't until we met some of his childhood friends we discovered he'd been called Ned as a kid and hated it once he realised why people were taking the piss.

It's one of those cutesy names like Ted that just doesn't transfer to the real world or grown-up life.

I hate it. I can't understand why it's so popular on MN.

I am a Scot,and as has been mentioned it'd be the equivalent of naming one's child 'chav' or 'thug' here,but even without such connotations it still seems like a very harsh and ugly name to give a child. It's best reserved for carthorses imho.

donkey... saddle... arf, MrsM

I also live in Scotland and unfortunately being called a ned is not a compliment. Sorry OP!

Ned is too close to 'not' in many languages imo. I really don't like it, sorry.

I love Ned, it is brilliant. But I would call him Edward and shorten to Ned.

Or perhaps any other N name like Nehemiah. Maybe that's too much of a mouthful for a name but I do quite like it!

We know lots of Neds and Teds and Eds and Edwards. But we live in the south-east. I know at least one Ned with Scottish connections, too.

At the least I can think of Ned Kelly and Ned Beatty (actor) as adults and can think of loads of adult Teds who are household names: Ted Heath, Ted Danson, Teddy Sheringham, Teddy Roosevelt, Ted Kennedy, Ted Turner, Ted Bundy (admittedly not remembered for good reasons), not to mention Father Ted and Ted Baker! So I don't think that really counts as a cutesy name that doesn't translate to adult life.

great name!

Ned isn't great, especially if there is any Scottish connection. I really like Edward though.

If you like George, the only George nickname I know is Dodd/Dod. No idea on the history of the shortening - can't see the link myself, it's as vague as Margaret/Peggy!