Edward vs Edwin vs Edmund

[Heh1991]

Hi

We love the nicknames Ed, Eddie and Teddy but would want to have a fuller name on the birth certificate.

We like Edward, Edwin and Edmund and wondered thoughts on these? As much as we like Edward we know so many boys in our area with this name and so thought maybe Edwin or Edmund might be more unusual! Please rank these names in order!

Any other suggestions much appreciated!

In order - Edward, Edwin, Edmund

I like Ed and Eddie, but not Teddy.

I wouldn't worry about popularity. If you love a name, go for it.

I like Ed and Ted as shortenings. I would go for Edward or Edmund. All great names.

Out of your three I prefer Edward , but don’t discount Edgar! A great name IMO.

Edwin, Edmund then Edward. I would have loved to name my son Edwin but DH vetoed it.

I have a Ned whose full name is Edison. Quite marmite on here because it's a dreaded 'surname name' but irl it's always very well received! Suits his quirky little self as well

None how horrific!

Edward, Edwin, Edmund. But I agree with a pp. Edgar is cool!

@Annie188

None how horrific!

Rude.

Love Eddie, it's a great name. Quite like Edwin.

Edward or Edmund

Edmund then Edward then Edwin.
But I also like Edgar.

Just stick with Eddie!

I like Edmund-it’s my son’s middle name in fact.

I also know a little Edmund who goes by Ned.

How do you get Ned or Ted from Edward or Edmund? I can understand Ed as shortening.

Anyway I prefer Edgar as an Ed name.

I would just go with Edward. It’s popular for a reason. Then shorten to Teddy, Ted or Ned.

Edward is classic so it doesn’t matter that it’s really popular - it won’t date

@Violetlavenders

How do you get Ned or Ted from Edward or Edmund? I can understand Ed as shortening.

Anyway I prefer Edgar as an Ed name.

Ted and Ned are definitely traditional shortenings of Edward.

Like Nell for Eleanor or Bess for Elizabeth

Edmund will always be Blackadder to me

Married to an Edmund, I think it has a nice soft sound to it.

My dad was an Edwin and everyone called him Ted

@Violetlavenders Do you think people called Ted and Ned are actually Tedward and Nedward?

@Violetlavenders

How do you get Ned or Ted from Edward or Edmund? I can understand Ed as shortening.

Anyway I prefer Edgar as an Ed name.

Some that begin with “E” (or sometime “He”), traditionally have affectionate short forms which begin with N:

Edward - Ned
Helen, Eleanor - Nell

This comes from the medieval use of “mine” to refer to close family members - so “Mine Ed” and “Mine El” became “my Ned” and “My Nell” as language evolved.

With Ted, it was also common to change/swap/add letters at the front of a name for variety, a d to make them clearer when shouted across a battlefield/hunting ground. Eg Ted, Bill, Bob are the variations that have stuck.

I came on to suggest Edgar as well - it’s unusual, but classic. Not keen on Edwin, though.

Edison is a lovely name as PP says above.

Edwin Edmund Edgar (as yes like that too) Edward

Edward but if Edison was on your list I would 100% pick that one!

I like Edmund, I love Edgar. I can see why people like Edward but find it a little overused.