Thoughts on these Ed- names (boys) and nicknames please

[J3ss1e]

I like the idea of Edward but we might not be able to use it because of a family member’s name (husbands cousin) so been thinking of other Ed names.

What do you think of these? What nicknames would you use?

Edward
Edison
Edmund
Edwin
Edgar

Thanks!

I like Edward, Edmund and Edwin.

Love Edison!
DB is Edward and it's a lovely classic name. He goes by Edd, I call him Ned, but a popular nn now seems to be Teddy/Ted

Edmund would be totally unexpected and is lovely 🙂

Edwin, nn Ned.

I like Edmund.

The natural shortening to any Ed names is ... Ed!

You don't need to shorten it though. Two syllable names are easy enough to say.

I wouldn’t shorten any of them. If you want to call him Ed....name him Ed.

Love Edward and Edgar. Edmund is forever Blackadder to me.

I love Edwin, Edward and Edison.

You never need to shorten but people often will whether you like it or not. In fact sometimes it’s about about brevity...I know a woman who shortens even 2 syllable names and then lengthens one syllable names into a pet form. She just can’t seem to manage names in their original form at all.

I know a couple of Edwards who always go by their full name. It rolls off the tongue easily enough. There's really no need to shorten to Ed imo.

Edward - Ed/Eddie
Edison - Ed/Eddie - this is by far my favourite
Edmund - Ed/Eddie
Edwin - Ed/Eddie
Edgar - Ed/Eddie

Edward nn Ed
Edison - No, awful
Edmund - nn Ed
Edwin - nn Ed or Buzz
Edgar - nn Egg showing my age

Edwin is my most fav boy's name ever

Thanks everyone.

@FelicityPike I definitely wouldn’t just use Ed. I like a longer name and am considering the other Ed... names because I’m not sure if we feel comfortable using Edward with the family reference. Ed is my least favourite shortening tbh 😂

@aprilshowers2015 @Edenember I love the nickname Ned for these names. My husband straight away said Ned Flanders from the Simpsons though 🤔 I think Ned is such a nice affectionate nickname.

@Violetlavenders You’re right, I think I’d use any of these names fully most of the time but I do like a good nickname/shortening option too.

My personal favourites are still Edward and Edison, although Edwin is growing on me too

With any of the Ed names you traditionally have these options - Ed/Eddie/Eddo, Ned/Neddy/Neddo, Ted/Teddy/Teddo and Bear (from the Teddy nn).

With Edward you also have Ward, Woody and Iolo (from the Welsh "Edward" - Iorwerth).
From Edison, there's obviously also Sonny.
From Edwin, there's obviously Win (but I'd probaby spell it as Wyn/Wynn, a Welsh boys name in it's own right).

My fave is Edward (ultimate classic, never been out the top 100, most nn choices), but Edmund and Edgar also have a pleasant, classy, traditional (Shakespearean) feel imo. Edwin and Edison sound a bit more American/contemporary to me for some reason but are nice enough and have some cool namesakes.

Cross- posted with your update. If you go for Edward you are spoilt for choice with namesakes, if you go for Edison most people will automatically think of Thomas Edison (but that could be a good thing - some people consider him one of the greatest inventors of all time, up there with Di Vinci).

They are all equally as good as one another she says unhelpfully but I wouldn't 'not' use a name because a parent's cousin has the name. I think that is distant enough (with a regular, non-unique name) for it not to be an issue.

With any of the Ed names you traditionally have these options - Ed/Eddie/Eddo, Ned/Neddy/Neddo, Ted/Teddy/Teddo

Ed, Eddie and possibly Eddo makes sense.

But where's the N and T coming from in Ned or Ted? Why not Zed or Bed

Really like Edward and Edmund, Edwin is OK, like Ned as a nn. Edison has a different vibe to the others (not a good one).

@J3ss1e Ned is gorgeous, I’d use it on its own but has been vetoed. Not so gorgeous in Scotland, mind.

But where's the N and T coming from in Ned or Ted?

Where does the I come from in Jim, or the A in Jack or Harry? Diminutives are often variants on the original name not just a literal shortening.

But where's the N and T coming from in Ned or Ted?

I'm not sure about Ted, but both nicknames are very ancient ones for Edward - similar to Molly and Polly for Mary. Ned is thought to possibly be a medieval contraction of "mine Edward".

Edwin is definitely my favourite. I dislike Edgar. It sounds too eggy to me.

To me Edwin sounds very dweeby and wet.