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[ 1 syll. ned, ne-d ] The boy name Ned is pronounced as NEHD †. Ned is used mostly in the English language and its language of origin is Old English. Ned is a short form (English) of the English, French, and German name Edgar. Ned is also a short form (English) of the English and German name Edmund. Ned is also a short form (English) of the English and Polish name Edward. Ned is also a short form (English) of the English and German name Edwin. Variants of Ned include the pet forms Neddie (English) and Neddy (English). Ned is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked in 1907 with 0.034% of baby boys being given the name Ned. It was #291 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a marked fall in frequency since then, and is currently used on a very modest scale. Among the family of boy names directly linked to Ned, Edward was the most commonly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ned include the English and Hebrew Nat, the English Nate, the English Natt, the English Newt, the name Night, the name Knight, the German and Scandinavian Knud, the English, German, and Scandinavian Knut, the English and Scandinavian Knute, the name Namid, the Spanish, German, and Italian Nando, the name Nandy, the Spanish Nata, the English Natty, the name Nawat, the English Neddie, the English Neddy, the Hungarian Nemet, the Slavic Nenad, and the Spanish Neto.
† Pronunciation for Ned: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
