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Ned kind of bothers me, but I can't quite figure out why. I personally don't find it soft and un-wimpy. It screams poor dorky boy the other kids pick on, to me. I also find it dated. I don't like any Ed- names either, so it's not surprising I don't like Ned.

I know a toddler Ned but I think Edward is his full name.
It's hard for me to shake off associations with horses and donkeys but I think there are a few little Neds around so that will change in time.

I used to love this name when I was a kid. I sort of have a crush on it now. It seems like it would be a good name for yin men.

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I don't know what I'd use it as nickname for. Not on its own, though. Edward's the simplest.

I knew a Ned.

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Full name. His identical twin was Ted.

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Knowing a Ned makes it usable to me. He's a great guy - intelligent, articulate, etc. I got to watch him grow up from a 13 year old throwing communion cups in the sanctuary to a college student who is serious in his work. I'm all for using it on its own.

I like it. It has a similar vibe to me as Kit (for Christopher). I know of two young ones, one is an Edward, one is short for Edmund.

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The only downside I've heard against it in real life is that in Scotland it's used as a derogatory term. It's basically the equivalent of chav/trailer trash/bogan etc I think. But unless you're in Scotland I don't think it would be an issue.

The name makes me think of a book called 'The Mystery of the Martello Tower' by Jennifer Lanthier (it has a sequel which I haven't read). The main character's little brother is called Ned. Her name was Hazel. I think Hazel & Ned is just an awesome sibset. The rest of the book has awesome names.

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I like it as a nickname, it gives of a so-uncool-it's-cool vibe. It doesn't work on its own, though.

Ned sounds sort of humorous to me. But in a good way, like it's a guy with a great sense of humor. I don't think it's wimpy or loserish. Just dated, like Ed is, which makes me think it's a little bit dorky.

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I think it's usable on its own but I'd probably use it as a nick for Edward or Edmund.

I don't like it. For me, the association with Ned Flanders is just too strong. Also it sounds like a horses name to me, for some reason! It's been brought up on the boards a few times lately and I just don't get it! I like Benedict better than Edmund.

Nickname for Edmund only. I prefer Ed.

Ned is awful. It sounds like a nobody, a loser, a doofus, and that's apparently what it means in the UK: somebody's a ned if they're a low-class loser.

I like Ned too, either as a full name or as a nn for Edmund or Edward.