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
Other Languages & CulturesEdmond, Eduart (Albanian) Eadmund, Eadweard (Anglo-Saxon) Eduard, Edvard, Edik (Armenian) Edorta (Basque) Eduard (Belarusian) 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, Edi (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, Nedas (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) Eduard (Ukrainian)
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classic mature informal common wholesome strong simple
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Entry updated February 28, 2019