Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈnɛd/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

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.

Related Names

VariantsEd, Eddie, Eddy, Ted, Teddie, Teddy
Other Languages & CulturesEdmond, Eduart(Albanian) Eadmund, Eadweard(Anglo-Saxon) Eduard, Edvard(Armenian) Edorta(Basque) 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(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(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)

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Entry updated February 28, 2019