Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Ned

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Ned NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakes 59%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈnɛd/ [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Expand Links Diminutive of Edward or Edmund. It has been used since the 14th century, and may have had root in the medieval affectionate phrase mine Ed, which was later reinterpreted as my Ned.

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Family Tree·Details VariantsEd, Edd, Eddie, Eddy, Ted, Teddie, TeddyOther Languages & CulturesEdmond, Eduart(Albanian) Eadmund, Eadweard(Anglo-Saxon) Eduard, Edvard, Edik(Armenian) Edorta(Basque) Eduard(Belarusian) Eduard(Catalan) Eduard, Edi(Croatian) Eduard, Edvard(Czech) Edvard(Danish) Eduard, Ed, Eddy, Ward(Dutch) Eduard(Estonian) Edvard, Eetu(Finnish) Edmond, Édouard, Eddy, Edmé(French) Eduard(Georgian) Edmund, Eduard, Edi(German) Ekewaka(Hawaiian) Eduárd, Edvárd, Ödön, Ede, Ödi(Hungarian) Eadbhárd, Éamonn, Éamon, Eamon(Irish) Edmondo, Edoardo(Italian) Edmunds, Eduards, Edijs, Edvards(Latvian) Edmao(Limburgish) Edmundas, Eduardas, Edvardas, Nedas(Lithuanian) Edvard(Norwegian) Edmund, Edward(Polish) Duarte, Edmundo, Eduardo, Dado, Du, Duda, Dudu, Edu(Portuguese) Eduard(Romanian) Eduard(Russian) Eideard(Scottish Gaelic) Eduard(Slovak) Edvard, Edi(Slovene) Edmundo, Eduardo, Edu, Lalo(Spanish) Edvard(Swedish) Eduard(Ukrainian)

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Details Last ranked #857 in 2024 England & Wales Last ranked #945 in 1976 United States

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Rate·Details classic mature informal common wholesome strong simple

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