Just wanted to put this out to everyone..... I would like to know if anyone would know if "NED" is a nickname for Edward???? Ned was mentioned in an old letter and would like to know what name it is short for??? IT Pat Luvgran@gcnet.net

My "Ned " was an Edwin . They called my Edward "Ted",but I expect Ned could have been short for Edward too. Linda Harper "p.adams" wrote: > Just wanted to put this out to everyone..... I would like to know if anyone would know if "NED" is a nickname for Edward???? Ned was mentioned in an old letter and would like to know what name it is short for??? > > IT > > Pat > Luvgran@gcnet.net

"Ned", "Ed" and "Eddie" are nicknames for both Edward and Edmund (And "Edwin" too, I guess). In my family they used Ned and Eddie so totally that they were never sure which was the formal name. I have several relatives registered "Edmund" at birth and named "Edward" on their graves. Between cradle and grave they were just "Ned", "Ed" or "Eddie"! "Ted" is another short form but I haven't come across it in Ireland - it's very common in England. Richard Callanan London, England.