Ed, Ted or Fred?

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We like Edward and Frederick- struggling to choose between the two.

Of all the nickname options across both names, Ted is my favourite. DH is not so keen though and much prefers Ed (which I do also like). We both like Fred but not as much as Ted/Ed.

Any preferences?

I love Ted 🥰 I like Frederick but I think it will always be just Fred! X

Edward

Frederick is lovely.

I don't like Edward or Tedward.

I'm not a fan of Frederick. Can't really pinpoint why, other than I hear it my head in the same voice that Moaning Myrtle (film version) says 'Cedric' and it's entirely unappealing. Also, while you could try and use Ed and Ted as diminutives here, they aren't as common and natural as they are for Edward, so I would use that as a neutral deciding factor.

Both are lovely. I like Ted as a nn for Edward. It also reminds me of Ted Hughes!

I have a Ted (Edward) and still love it (he’s 19). Love Frederick and Fred too though, never was keen on Ed, don’t know why…

Ned!

Edward, then see how Ed and Ted feel as you use them both. I like Ted.

Tedward?!

I like both but if you like Ted and DH likes Ed go for Edward and each call him what you like x

I love Frederick!

Ted is an adorable nn for Edward though! But he might not even want a nn as he grows so pick the full name that you like the most and try not to focus on a nn they might never even have.

How do you get Ted from Edward? I can see Ed or Eddie as natural nicknames.

Thaddeus or Theodore are sometimes shortened to Ted?

Edward, nickname Ed is my favourite option.

Edward.

Teddy while he's young and later he can switch to Ed.

Frederick is fine too but not really into Fred.

I'd avoid Ted because I think of Ted Bundy and the terrible Ted-movies with that vulgar teddy bear :(

Ted

Ted, short for Edward is my favourite.

Our son is Edward to us, Ted to some friends and Eddie to his siblings.
He refers to himself as Ed.
Its a great name.

Freddy 🥰 My favourite for a boy.

Love Edward!

I have an 5 month old Edward who goes by Ed or Eddie and sometimes even Ted 🥰

1. Fred
2. Ed
3. Ted

How do you and your husband rate Fred vs you least favourite of Ed and Fred?

Are you Ted, Fred, Ed and him Ed, Fred, Ted or does one of you prefer the other one’s Edward shortening to Fred?

@Lilacsunflowers I have just googled “why is Ted short for Edward” and found this:-

The name Ted is yet another result of the Old English tradition of letter swapping. Since there were a limited number of first names in the Middle Ages, letter swapping allowed people to differentiate between people with the same name. It was common to replace the first letter of a name that began with a vowel, as in Edward, with an easier to pronounce consonant, such as T. Of course, Ted was already a popular nickname for Theodore, which makes it one of the only nicknames derived from two different first names. Can you name the others?

I don’t mind the Edward nns but do not like Fred which to me sounds fusty and pompous or even gormless as I the song — “ Right said Fred ——“

Harry is short for Harold and Henry

Love Edwin (Ed) and Edward.

Dd was going to be Frederick, but know as Eric.

Both nice names - classic and elegant. But Edward is my pick as it's much more timeless (never left the top 100 historically as far as I can find) and has about a dozen nn's to boot so any boy/man can easily pick one to suit him - I personally like Ned best. Plus Edward reminds me of romantic literary characters like Rochester, Ferrars (and yes, that Twilight one, but at least that might make the name a bit cooler to younger kids?)

I'd go for the one you prefer the long version of.

I know a 9 year old Edward who is steadfastly Edward, no matter how much family / school friends have tried to make Ed or Ted a thing. He just won't answer to them.