My husband and I are at a stand-off. If we have a son, I'd like to name him Ned (I got the idea from Ned's Declassified.)
But my husband says Ned is a stupid name because it sounds like an old man.
Would you make fun of a boy named Ned?
2006-09-28 11:01:56 · 19 answers · asked by cirque de lune 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Name him what you want, you carried him for nine months and it was your body that went through all the changes and pain that comes along with it. I know it was worth it and what a blessing our kids are but I give all women credit for going through that so maybe run that by him and he will agree and after a while you both will be happy to be calling out to your little Ned.
2006-09-28 11:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by BobbyG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever name you choose if people want to they will find a way to make fun of it.
Think more about the whole name - ie not just the Ned bit - think what it has to go with and what that will sound like. As an extreme example someone with the surname Head would (hopefully) never call their child Richard.
Also be careful with initials - as these can often lead to some humourous results too (by brother is NAF!)
Ned isn't a particularly old name in my opinion, and it will make him unique in his class at school (I expect) unlike all the Brads and Toms
2006-09-28 18:07:45 · answer #2 · answered by sean6045 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name Ned instantly reminds me of Ned Kelly. I'm not sure exactly who he was. An outlaw from the old Wild West I think. I can only imagine an old red-neck sitting on a rocking chair with a shaggy beard spitting tobacco in an old rusty tin. Ha-Put-Tang! Sorry, but calling your son Ned might draw others to give the same opinion.
2006-09-28 18:10:09 · answer #3 · answered by Fragile Rock 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would never make fun of someone's name because i have an unusual name as well, but there are plenty of others who would. i think that the first thing that pops into my head when i hear the name Ned is Ned Flanders on The Simpsons. but if you dont mind the comparison, go for it.
2006-09-28 18:20:39 · answer #4 · answered by shootergrrl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I would never make fun of anyone's name.
But Ned sounds awfully short. Are you sure it isn't a nickname for a longer name?
Remember that a name can influence a person's entire life and how other people perceive him. If you give him a name that causes people to respect him you will give him a good start in life.
2006-09-28 18:06:37 · answer #5 · answered by LL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Ned is a nice different kind of name.
2006-09-28 18:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ned is a cool name, but it does make him sound kind of old.
2006-09-28 18:03:31 · answer #7 · answered by I think... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God. You are a married adult and you watch a kids show on Nickelodion and you want to name your kid after one of the main characters. Oooooooookay. Yeah he'd be made fun of because the name Ned is just a letter away from Nerd.
2006-09-28 18:06:29 · answer #8 · answered by bria. 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ned for me is good . It's a kind of vote !!
That was my vote !
2006-09-28 18:08:15 · answer #9 · answered by citizen high 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ned it means to catch something in it
2006-09-28 19:09:50 · answer #10 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋