Jed - Name for a boy. Thoughts?

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Any opinions???

yes. it's a good name

will it be short for Jedediah? because that's an awesome name

It's a bit......abrupt.

Think it is short for Jedediah.

Wasn't that a character on the Beverly Hillbillies? Sounds like an American hick name to me, but maybe it works over here.

I like jedediah (we know one) and Jed is a nice abbrev.

we wanted it, very much, for ds but couldn't go for the jedadiah thing (bit too religious sounding for me) and felt he should have a full name as it sounds like a nickname.

Hate it. I know a Jed, but that's nothing to do with why I hate the name.

Also the Duggars have a Jedediah. Not that that changes anything!

I really like it - really manly and handsome, yet cute for a little boy

It's also the President in The West Wing (Jed Bartlett)

Short for Josiah also

Love it

Who are the Duggars?

Could Ged be an alternative - short for Gerard/Gerald?

I'd be worried I'd hear Jeb and then think Bush

my nephew is Jed - short for Josiah....its gorgeous and very strong sounding in my opinion....love it.

That's interesting, you saying that Clement... we're thinking Zephaniah but dh thinks it is "too Jewish" (although why this is a problem when our names are as biblical as it gets is beyond me) so he thinks maybe just Zeph. But I think it's too nicknamish and that it's one think to be called Zeph in everyday life but another to have it on your birth certificate

hmmm.

Jonathan Porrit would be having kittens

I like Jed but I find Jedidiah a bit too full on for my tastes.

LetThem, what about zepphyr as the long name? too hippy? i love it.

Wow at their house though

I LOVE Zephyr. We are considering it. Zephyrus is too much but Zephyr is grand.

Not too hippy, my other 2 kids have 'unusual' albeit not hippy names. Phoenix and Cassian. I think the 3 would go well together.

Did you mean to spell it with a double P? have you seen it like that elsewhere?

no - just bad guess!

yeah, tinker - they built it themselves. Literally. All the children joined in. Amazing.

Sounds like the name of the son of a Devon based eco-warrior.

I'm not keen on it.