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Jed

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Knitjob · 24/02/2018 23:09

Years and years ago we were on holiday a d there was a family with a toddler son called Jed. He was the cutest little kid and somewhere in the back of my mind I've always hankered after my own little Jed.
Do you think Jed is a name in its own right or is it short for something? And if So, what?
Dh thinks Jed is a ridiculous name so it's probably a no but I'm not quite giving up on it yet.

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MammaAgata · 24/02/2018 23:12

Erm.. no.

HoratioNightboy · 24/02/2018 23:28

There are hundreds of boys names Jed without being short for anything, so it's not a question of whether it's a name or not - it is.

It started as a short form of Jedidah, and I have known it used by a couple of Geralds and a Gerard.

I don't think it's ridiculous because it's my brother's name. Saying that, I'm not a huge fan of it, but it's definitely a name!

NotUmbongoUnchained · 24/02/2018 23:30

My childhood bestfriends name Smile love it.

disneydatknee · 24/02/2018 23:32

This is my sons name! Short for jediah. It wasn't a particularly cute baby name but he's 9 now and his friends think it's a cool name. It's not for everyone. But it's different. Can't say I've ever met anyone else with the same name.

MyNewBearTotoro · 24/02/2018 23:34

It’s a cute nickname but I’m not sure it works as a stand alone name.

Not sure what it might be short for - all I can think is Jedward!

forestsmurf · 24/02/2018 23:37

I think it can be short for jeddrick too.

madeyemoodysmum · 24/02/2018 23:39

I like it.

Chrisinthemorning · 24/02/2018 23:40

Josiah shortened to Jed -as in President Bartlet (west wing) was a name we considered for DS but it clashed with our surname

NinjagoNinja · 24/02/2018 23:41

I've known a few Geds, always short for Gerard.

ScreamingValenta · 24/02/2018 23:41

I prefer Jade - though jaded Grin for a girl, it's brilliant for a boy.

GrumpySausage · 24/02/2018 23:47

I love Jed. Campaigning for it if DC2 is a boy. I'd have Jediah on the birth certificate.

CointreauVersial · 24/02/2018 23:56

I know two Jeds.

One is my age (51) and his name was short for Edmund (!)

One is a friend of DS's (18), and his name is just Jed. It really suits him; it's a nice name.

I also really like Jared.

SuperBeagle · 25/02/2018 00:07

The only Jed I've known was a complete creep and weirdo.

So, it's a no from me.

IVflytrap · 25/02/2018 00:31

I know one Geddy in his 20s. No idea what it's short for, if anything.

Jed feels like it could stand on its own. I quite like it.

ItsJustCheesecake · 25/02/2018 00:41

It just makes me think of jedward Confused

CatsForgotPassword · 25/02/2018 11:45

Jedward lik

CatsForgotPassword · 25/02/2018 11:45

Lol*

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happytobemrsg · 25/02/2018 12:31

I've never heard of it before but I don't really like it, sorry.

TallulahBetty · 25/02/2018 12:33

Love it! Short for Jedward made me snort though Grin

Buxbaum · 25/02/2018 12:36

Jed isn't usually a nn for Josiah. Jed Bartlet's nickname in the West Wing is a conflation of his two given names, Josiah Edward.

chocolateavocado99 · 25/02/2018 14:33

My brother and my friend are both Jed - short for Jeremy. (Not in the UK)

TSSDNCOP · 25/02/2018 14:43

Josiah or Jeremy

I know a Jed for each, both utterly lovely.

pangolinga · 25/02/2018 15:21

If you go with Jed, definitely consider a middle name starting with i