Which is the best diminutive of Edward?

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I've liked Edward with Ted as the diminutive for a long time. DH said he didn't like it and much preferred Ed.

I went and thought about this and although I had my heart set on Ted, I came round to the idea of idea of Ed instead and now maybe prefer it.

Yesterday DH announced he'd been thinking about it too and he now likes Ted.

Any opinions? I know that our son may well choose his own diminutive when he's older, which is fine by us, but in the mean time we want to know what to call him once he's here! I hate decisions so definitely don't want to go down the wait the he's here and see what feels right camp. We have older children and would be confusing for them to switch between two names.

I wondered this too for a while but decided it's because in non-rhotic accents, London accents for example, the -ward part of Edward sounds like wood.

I wondered this too for a while but decided it's because in non-rhotic accents, London accents for example, the -ward part of Edward sounds like wood.

Thank you. That's interesting. I have a rhotic accent so I hadn't considered that possibility.

Eddie when little, to become Ed when older?

I like Teddy xx

This. I know of 5 Teds, three born as Teddy

I know of a few Ted’s from different generations so it definitely doesn’t seem odd to me on a teenager or a man.

One of the Ted’s decided that he preferred Ed when old enough to decide but the others are all still Ted.

I do like Ed but it just seems a bit too short when I see it written down. I think I’d go with Ted and then go with whatever he prefers once he’s old enough to express a preference.

Surely the most natural and obvious nickname for Edward is..... Ed!

I mean it's not Tedward, Nedward or Bedward

I like Eddie and I don't mind Ted. I'm not very keen on Ed or Ned. But I think you are doing the right thing accepting that he will probably have his own opinion on what he would like to be called one day. Until that time comes, you'll probably find you try out several different short forms and possibly even nicknames that have nothing to do with Edward at all. That's OK, he'll know who he is.

Mr Princess Bea is called Edo.
Short for Edoardo, but it would tie in with the Leo, Theo, Lando, Arlo, Matteo, Hugo trend

I know an Edward who was called Ted by his parents/family, however when he went to primary school he referred to himself as 'Eddie', then as he aged changed that to Ed which he is mostly referred to now he's a grown up. Says he's only Edward if he's in trouble!

I know a very handsome 18 year old Ted/Teddy it suits him

I also ahem 'know' an incredibly hot 'Eddy' it suits him.

I know an 9 year old Ed it suits him.

My best brilliant uncle is Eddie and it suits him too.

The only Edward I know is Prince Edward.

Didly Doo..

We had a cat, long time ago, BD, before dogs. He was called Edward, nn Didly Doo..

Eddie

Ted.

Ned is a derogatory term in Scotland.

Ed is a talking horse.

Eddie is a notorious Chicago politician nicknamed Fast Eddie.

I like Teddy for a baby/ young boy. Edward for a grown up

Edward is on our list.

In theory I like Teddy, Ed, Ned and Ted.

I dislike Eddie.

Teddy - cute while he is younger
Ted - handsome but I wouldn't use this due to the terrible movies with the rude teddy bear called Ted and Ted Bundy.
Ed - handsome and very straightforward.
Ned - handsome

We would probably use Teddy while he's young and then switch to Ned or Ed.

With Ted people might think his name is Theodore.

I can't see how you can call a child Edward if you don't like Eddie.

Teddy is a very common diminutive of Theodore - more common than Ted, I would say. I am not sure why you would want to avoid the assumption that the child is called Theodore but if you do then you should avoid using Teddy.

I like Edward and Ed a lot.

Why are people adding a T or N to Ed?

The name is Edward and not Tedward or Nedward...

Ted and Ned are long established, as in centuries old, shortenings of Edward. You didn't know this?

It may be 'established' but it's not intuitive and probably confusing for a little Edward trying to learn his name! Much easier to call him Ed, Eddie or Edward imo.

I'm sure the many thousands of Teds and Neds over the years have managed to cope just fine with full name Edward and day-to-day name Ted/Ned.

It's not that complex. Just because you find it confusing doesn't mean they do.

I wouldn’t worry too much about confusing your older children if you can’t settle on a diminutive straight away.

We also have an Edward and two other DC.

Mostly we call our Edward Edward, but he also gets called Ed, Eddie, Ted, Teddington or Tedward by me and DH.

Amazingly, our other two DC still seem to know who we’re talking about whether we’re saying Edward / Tedward / Teddington / Ed / Ted / Eddie.

Although the same sort of thing also happens with our other DC’s names.

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