Thoughts on Edmund?

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I love it, but I'm not sure I'm brave enough? Edmund James or is James Edmund better?

It's a lovely name.

I'm not sure why you'd need to be brave to use it, unless I'm missing something?

I like both Edmund James and James Edmund.

I like it! Edmund James is nice

I quite like it but it makes me think of Edmund Pevensie from the Narnia stories, and he was a hateful little shit in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. That would put me off but it is a nice name.

Edmund black adder to me.

I love it!

The Blackadder and Narnia connection would put me off.

Hmm.. Am thinking Blackadder too.

Edward maybe instead?

Makes me think of Edmund Elephant from Peppa Pig.
I have a 2yr old, we watch a lot of Peppa

Edmund was good in Narnia in the end!

Edmund is great!

James is ok, a little dull but ok as a middle name.

It's a bit Blackadder. Prefer Edward.I like James, classic.

Inspector Reid and Blackadder were both Edmunds

I would go with James Edmund. I have always thought Edmund was a wet and weak chinned name (sorry, just my own opinion and clearly mumsnetters love the name bar me!). Just something a bit dull about it too. James is a strong, classic - love the nicknames too for James. Jim, Jimmy, Jamie. I really like it (might add we are using it for a middle name in a couple of weeks so might be slightly biased - it's a family name).

If you really wanted an Ed type name I would go with Edward which just sounds better. Edward James is lovely.

I hate it.

Apart from the Blackadder and Narnia connotations, it is stuffy and old fashioned.
It doesn't work for a baby or a toddler or a teen. It suits an old man of 70. Not sure your son would thank you for naming him Edmund.

Imvvvvho.

There's Edmund Elephant from Peppa Pig, too. Precocious, irritating, but very, very cute.

Edmund Blackadder. Sorry.

I like it. More interesting and definitely more unusual than Edward. Not sure why somehow it's apparently an old man's name, yet Edward isn't? Perhaps you were thinking of Edgar.

My dad is in his 70s, no-one amongst his contemporaries that he knows/knew was Edmund.

I think its awful - sorry. Edmund sounds like a pompous arse to me.

I'm sorry but I'm in the "hate it" camp with Edmund too.

I do like Edwin though - similar yet somehow much nicer.

I'm afraid 'pompous arse' and 'weak chinned' are my thoughts too. Literary Edmunds are always a disappointment, from Narnia to Mansfield Park.

I don't like it. Narnia. So James Edmund would be better.

Narnia and Blackadder would write it off for me too sorry.

I'm not a fan of it personally. I put
it in a similar category as Edwin or Erwin which I dislike for some reason; purely due to the sound of them.

I really like Edward, but I know it might seem less interesting to some people.

Edmund Blackadder.
But really, if you like it go for it.

Lovely.