Tyrion the lmp Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 What is the actual name?Is it Eddard or is it Ned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kephv Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Eddard. His nickname is Ned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Eddard. His nickname is Ned.I always wondered why they came up with Ned as a nickname, Ed seems more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion the lmp Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thank you guys, the thought was bothering me for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swarmsea Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I always wondered why they came up with Ned as a nickname, Ed seems more likely. Yeah, I'm still thinking thinking how the heck Martin made "Ned" out of Eddard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Yeah, I'm still thinking thinking how the heck Martin made "Ned" out of Eddard...Fuck logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Roaring Bear Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Ned is short for:EdwardEdmondEdgarEdwinet cetera.Similar to how you can call a Richard Dick instead of just Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddward Stark Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Ned is short for:EdwardEdmondEdgarEdwinet cetera.Similar to how you can call a Richard Dick instead of just Rich.And Bob is short for Robert. Tons of English nicknames don't make lots of sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Punk Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Still don't understand Dick from Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targ the Warg Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I always wondered why they came up with Ned as a nickname, Ed seems more likely.It's like how Edward Kennedy's nickname was Ted. It doesn't seem to make sense, but somehow it fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirePenguin Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 In Asian, our nickname is totally different than our actual name. You'll be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distorted Humor Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Even though I can only speak one language, I love linguistics. English is a odd language as it is Norman French overlaid on a Saxon German base. Here is what I know about this...I have always heard that Dick comes from the Normans French speakers, who did not really have a proper rolling R sound, so Richard - > Rick -> DickAlso why Robert -> Rob -> BobAs for Edward to NedThe answer is a "mistake." Just as in German my is mein, in Old English my was mı̄n. You would say, in modern parlance, mine book, mine cat. And, you would often say, in affection, mine Ed,mine Ellie. As mı̄n changed to my, people started hearing the old n as the first sound in the names: mine Ed became my Ned. The result was new versions of these names starting with n, used as nicknames — i.e., names you use in affection, as people used to in saying mine Ed.Or basicallyMine Ed -> My Ned -> Ned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyeder Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 So Ned like nuncle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheyria Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 What is weird is that I didn't even notice the 2 names untill a few episodes later. I always knew when they said Ned that it was Eddard, but I didn't think about it untill my friend mentioned it. I was like "OMG YES YOU'RE RIGHT". I don't understand how something like that can happen o.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion of Judah Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Or Bill is short for William. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe11093 Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 My name is Joseph and some people nickname me Zouzou :P So yeah, nicknames are weird :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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