Ned
Ned is a gently old-fashioned Nancy Drew-Bobbsey Twins-era short form for Edward that sounds cooler than Ed and is enjoying a small style renaissance.
Usage of Ned in literature goes back to a Ben Johnson character in 1614, and it is also the name of the protagonist in James Fenimore Cooper's Ned Myers. In Australia, Ned Kelly is famous as a larger-than-life legendary outlaw figure. In this country, Ned Rorem is a respected modern composer.
There was a 1990s sitcom called Ned and Stacey, and other Neds have appeared in The Simpsons (neighbor Flanders), Groundhog Day and School of Rock. Ned Stark is a prominent, and unusually heroic, character in Game of Thrones, giving the name some new cultural cache, though we can't recommend using his proper name, Eddard.
Gender
Boy
Meaning
wealthy guardian
Origin
English, diminutive of Edward
Numerology
N is for noble, your regal bearing.
E is for elate, you make others happy.
D is for dignity, no one disputes this trait!
Lucky
Ned lucky number is 5.
Free-thinking, adventurous, and progressive, 5 is defined by freedom. 5 needs to experience the world by engaging its five senses: For 5, life lessons are acquired through spontaneous acts of bravery. Akin to Sagittarius energy within astrology, 5 is known for its playful, impulsive, and vivacious spirit.
Famous People Named Ned
- Miriam Biblical sister of Moses
- (Ellen) Miriam Hopkins American actress
- (Zenzile) Miriam Makeba South African singer and activist
- Miriam Margolyes English,Australian actress
- Miriam Stoppard English medical writer
Ned in Pop Culture
- Nedward "Ned" Flanders character on TV's "The Simpsons"
- Eddard "Ned" Stark character in the Game of Thrones series
- Ned Ryerson character in movie "Groundhog Day"
- Ned Dorsey main character on TV's "Ned & Stacey"
- Ned the Pie Maker main character on TV's "Pushing Daisies"
