Ned
Pronunciation: [ n-EHD ]
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A distinctive girl name with a rare, memorable quality.
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- Gender
- Girl
- Popularity Rank
- #66,768
- Total SSA Count
- 5
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"dawn, first light of day"
#66,744 in US
Aramaic origin
"heart, courageous heart"
#66,634 in US
Old English origin
"Daybreak, first light of day"
#66,611 in US
Latin hortus meaning garden origin
"of the garden, garden woman"
#66,905 in US
Old French (de l aune) origin
"from the alder grove"
#66,779 in US
Indo-European div origin
"luminous, shining"
#66,751 in US
Aramaic origin
"lady, mistress of the house"
#66,965 in US
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About the Name Ned
Ned is a girl name .
Is Ned a boy or girl name? Ned is used as both a girl and boy name. As a girl name, it ranks #66,768 in popularity. As a boy name, it ranks #7,675. Ned is more commonly used as a boy name.
Ned is currently ranked #66,768 in popularity for girl names in the United States.
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