Ned, Ted or Fred?

nicoleamanda · January 12, 2019, 12:55pm

See the results of this poll: Which nn is your fave?

Respondents: 73 (This poll is closed)

Ned : 19 (26%)
Teddy : 31 (42%)
Freddie : 12 (16%)
Ollie: 11 (15%)

marystuart · January 12, 2019, 1:20pm

Come on, this is HARD! I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] and [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]. Today, I’d go for [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]. I’m loving [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] right now, but doesn’t work with my Brazilian surname: Oliveira. crying Yeah, my kids will have my surname before hubby’s.

lovemysweeties · January 12, 2019, 1:30pm

I adore [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], love [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]. Out of your full names I adore [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], and prefer no nickname. I would personally use [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] and [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] as the full names. They can always choose Ted or [name_m]Fred[/name_m] or go by their middle name or something related to either.

llbaby22 · January 12, 2019, 5:57pm

I like [name_m]Edwin[/name_m]. I like [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]. But [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] and [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] are 2 of my very favorites and [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] is the sweetest nickname!!!

nicoleamanda · January 12, 2019, 7:31pm

So much [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] love! I’ve had a lot of people in my extended circle use [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] lately, although with [name_u]Theo[/name_u] so maybe it’s okay.

CarysMarie · January 13, 2019, 2:57am

As a name by itself - [name_m]Ned[/name_m]. Although I like [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]! I don’t really like [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] or Ted but [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is really cute. [name_m]Fred[/name_m] has never felt like a real persons name to me - but [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] is okay.

I definitely like [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] though!

erin_beth · January 13, 2019, 6:39am

I love [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] as short for [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]!

cactusgram · January 13, 2019, 8:11am

Ned - Edward/Edmund/Edwin/etc - I’ve tried but never fell in love with Ned. I prefer the long forms on their own! Or Eddie.
Teddy/Ted - Theodore - I love Teddy and Theodore is my favorite long name here. I just hate that it will inevitably turn into Ted later. Ted doesn’t appeal to me at all.
Freddie/Fred - Frederick/Wilfred - Fred got my vote! I love Freddie and Fred best. Frederick is a handsome name too. Wilfred is cute but I haven’t considered it much!
Ollie - Oliver - Oliver is too popular for me too. I actually love Ollie on its own!

bellerose · January 13, 2019, 8:20am

[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] as a full (ironic i dont like [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]). My second pick is [name_u]Ollie[/name_u].

emarias22 · January 13, 2019, 9:39am

I voted for [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] because I love the long form [name_m]Olivier[/name_m]! [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] and [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] are a tad too popular for me. I love the sound of [name_m]Ned[/name_m], but I’ve never been enthusiastic about [name_m]Edward[/name_m]/[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]/[name_m]Edwin[/name_m].

pacifica · January 13, 2019, 10:08am

I like [name_m]Ned[/name_m] the best. It has a real sweet charm to it for me, and I adore [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]. [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] is another nice option.

nicoleamanda · January 13, 2019, 10:25am

Thank you for all of your votes and comments!

I agree that I prefer [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] to Ted, but like both [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] and [name_m]Fred[/name_m]. It has such a cuddly but also fashionable feel, maybe it’s the F.

[name_u]Ollie[/name_u] on it’s own is also an interesting idea.

dizzy · January 13, 2019, 11:48am

Obviously, I prefer [name_m]Ned[/name_m]/[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] here, but my husband and I also considered [name_m]Fred[/name_m]/[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] during the pregnancy. We were charmed by the “[name_m]Fred[/name_m] society” (you should look that up). [name_m]Fred[/name_m] is such an awesome, everyman nickname and [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] has such dignity. [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] is a little too cutesy for my taste though. But despite my love of [name_m]Fred[/name_m], [name_m]Ned[/name_m] still gets my vote.

wandsworth · January 13, 2019, 5:45pm

[name_u]Freddie[/name_u] is adorable.

jrave656 · January 25, 2019, 7:23am

I voted for [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], but [name_m]Fred[/name_m]/[name_u]Freddie[/name_u] is definitely hot on its heels. [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is starting to bore me, though - my fiance and I have discussed leaning toward [name_m]Edward[/name_m] to get to [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], instead.

When our time comes, I expect I’ll sneak [name_m]Frederic/name_m/[name_m]Fred[/name_m]/[name_u]Freddie[/name_u] onto our list at some point. In the same vein, I’m continuously charmed by [name_m]Franklin[/name_m]/[name_m]Frank[/name_m]/[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]