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What does Ned mean?
Ned 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced nad. It is of English origin. Nickname for Edward (Old English) "wealthy guard" or Edmund (Old English) "wealthy protector". Also form of Edgar. Also form of Edwin.
STARTS WITH Ne-
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA EDMUND, EDWARD Ed▼, Eddy, Neddie, Ted▼, Teddy▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ned Link (N.L.), ..
How popular is Ned?
Ned is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#624 out of 1220, Top 51%) and an even more prominent last name for all people (#19976 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Ned reached its peak position of #304 in the U.S. in the 1890s, but is not ranked currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Edward (#169 FROM RECENT DATA), Edwin (#332), Edgar (#356), Edmund (#1137), Eddy (#1485), Teddy (#1647), Ed and Ted are the popular alternative forms of Ned. These forms of Ned reached the apex of their popularity during the years 1880-1889 (USAGE OF 3.04%) and are now much less conventional (USAGE 0.25%, DOWN 92%), with versions such as Ted becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Ned▼ is alike in pronunciation to Knud. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aed, Ced, Ged, Jed▼, Ner, Nev, Ted▼ and Zed. These names tend to be less frequently used than Ned.
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