Ted, Nye, Fred or Frank?

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Still TTC after MC but please indulge me in musing over boys names (think DH and I already agree on girls!).

Edward nn Ted
Aneurin nn Nye
Frederick nn Fred, Freddie
Frank (not Francis)

Any thoughts? Be brutal, I can take it

I think Nye, Fred and Ted are lovely!

I'm slightly biased towards Nye, Ted and Freddie, as they're boys in my son's class and they are lovely friendly, helpful boys

Looks like you've put a fake name in with real ones...Nye?

I love Aneurin, nickname Nye. So cool and underused these days.

Nye looks like an anacronym for New Years Eve. That was my first reaction. Edward is lovely.

I like Aneurin. There is one in my ds's class - I hadn't heard of it before. Just googled it: "Aneurin is a Welsh boy name. The meaning of the name is myth name; all gold; very precious little one."

So a lovely choice, especially as it is quite underused these days.

Edward and Frederick are very widely used already and a little dull in comparison imo. I don't like the sound of Frank - it sounds so harsh.

Anyone who reads Cherry Menlove's blog will think you stole Nye from her!

I love Aneurin - not so keen on the others though sorry.

Aneurin would be my top choice (lovely name, meaning and underused), followed by Frank (Frankie is cute for a little one). Edward and Frederick are a little boring and quite popular already.

Id never heard of Nye until I met one and he is a great kid - quirky and interesting.
The others are very popular if that bothers you, but still good names.
Frank is fun.

Aneurin is lovely. Nye is a cool nickname.

I also like Frederick but, as others have said, Freddie is quite widely used.

Edward is very nice. Not fond of Ted though.
Aneurin isn't.
I hate Frederick/Fred.
Frank is hideous. You can't call a lovely newborn an ugly,harsh name like 'Frank'.

Aneurin is the best of these by far. Good, strong name. And Nye (why not Neu?) is great too.

Edward/Ted - dull
Frederick/Freddie - dreadful
Frank - worse than dreadful. Sorry

Edward/Ted and Frederick/Fred are very widely used and, as others have said, quite dull.

I dislike the sound of Frank.

Aneurin, on the other hand, is a name I've not come across much but I like the look and sound of it (and the meaning) and the fact that it isn't already widely used. That would be my choice. Nye is a cool nickname too!

Nye is lovely, though Aneurin reminds me of aneurysm.
Frank is great, you can soften it to Frankie when he's little I guess if it feels harsh. Our ds is a Frank after a very lovely uncle. We do get negative reactions but we live it .... Obviously
I like the other two too but not so much.

Eeh, I have a Nye. :D so definitely that one.

Aneurin Bevan, Labour Health Minister and founder of the NHS. Don't think I have ever heard the name before, other than in that context. Nye to me is New Years Eve - how are you pronouncing it? Nigh or Ny-eee? Not keen on the way it sounds either way tbh, although I suppose there are plenty of Simon's out there that live with Si.

Prefer Edward out of your choices, but would go for Ed not Ted. I am always reminded of the Fast Show sketch and poor Ted.

Nye is great if you're welsh, less so if you're not. Excellent name, more common than it used to be but still quite rare.

Nye "Nigh". My cousin has one after the great Aneurin Bevan (and a Kier after Kier Hardie ). I think you have to be comfortable with your leftie status to have one though.

Edward nn Ted - lovely.

Frederick or Edward.

Thanks all. Nye is still the frontrunner! I think our lefty credentials are well-established enough to get away with it!

Definitely Nye

I like Aneirin, love Nye too. Aneurin is actually a mispelling but has become more popular because of Aneurin Bevan. Aneirin is the original old Welsh form which dates back to the Gododdin, early Welsh poets:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Gododdin

if he's going to be Nye though, he spelling won't matter too much.