NED  

Gender: M
Origin: English, diminutive of EDWARD
Meaning: "wealthy guardian"

Gently old-fashioned Nancy Drew-Bobbsey Twins-era short form that's enjoying a small style Renaissance.

Nicknames & Variations:
Nedrick, Neddym, Neddy, Neddie, Neddy, Neddym, Nedrick

Ned is being discussed in our message boards:

• Cool Short forms
• New: Movie Title Family Name Game!
• Seinfeld naming
• If you had 20 kids what would you name them?
• You can make me love that name!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Ned:

• VINTAGE NICKNAMES: Boys' Edition
• FAVORITE NAMES: Why We Love What We Love
• VINTAGE CHIC: The new old names
• JUST JOSIES: Nickname names--are they enough?
• MINI-NAMES