When we were considering [name_m]Eduard[/name_m] for our boy we liked the nickname “ward” instead of the standard “[name_m]Ed[/name_m] or [name_m]Eddie[/name_m]”.
I like [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] and [name_m]Ives[/name_m] (and I don’t think the pronunciation would be a problem - I think more people will think of the town St [name_m]Ives[/name_m] and only would use that pronunciation if the name was spelt [name_m]Yves[/name_m])
If you aren’t going with the tradition exactly why not chose a different first name and put [name_m]Ronald[/name_m] and/or [name_m]Edward[/name_m] in the middle.
If not how about:
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Ed[/name_m]
[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]
[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u] (similar meaning to [name_m]Edward[/name_m])