Ned

[herhonesty]

so me and dh have spend the last 6 months arguing about boys names and this is pretty much the only one on his list of utterly sh*t names that I sort of think is ok.

thoughts or suggestions? we have an Honor so looking for something not overly off the wall.

I love Ned, prefer Jed though.

Love it!

It might not matter to you but be aware that in Scotland the word ned is used like the word chav.

Yep reminds me of the film Neds. First thought I had was Chav, sorry.

I have a cousin with a Ned, when my mum heard it she said 'it's a donkey's name'. I was , but she told me to check with my dad/other family members and apparently, yes Ned is a donkey's name in the same way Rover is a dog's name.

I think it comes from this.

How about Edward?

When I was pregnant with DS, this was the only name I liked for a boy. I called the bump this name up until the last few weeks of pregnancy. I googled it just to check it didn't bring up any negative connotations and was gutted to see that it was even in the Oxford dictionary as a very derogatory meaning for someone in Scotland. It can stand for 'Non Edicated Delinquant'. Shame cos I love the name. I guess it's only widely known in Scotland, but I personally didn't want to risk it. Still love the name though.

I had a Ladybird book about Ned the Donkey. Ned is thug/chav in Scotland.

Ned Flanders, The Simpsons.

Love it! I would use Edward and alternate between Ned and Ed or Eddie. I think Ned is lovely for a child especially.

I thought Ned was a nickname for Edward
A male donkey is a Ned , female a Jenny ( I might be wrong though )

I have one

Lovely name.

I think it's great.

Ned is fab. Jed also.

Love it!

My little dog is Ned because he is a bit of a hooligan at times.

Love Ned - it's gorgeous. I know a lovely Ned in his twenties - it really suits him.

Doesn't Ned stand for Non-Educated-Delinguent in Scotland?

*Delinquent!

Yes! Still used these days.