I went to school with a
Barry. he was III but still
Barry. Very nice kid, but sadly he was killed in a car wreck a few years ago. I like the name
Barry, it doesn't really have a goofy-old-man vibe to me, not like
Alfred does.
I have to say that
Barry is way better than
Alfred.
Alfie is just stupid, and I don't understand why it is so popular as a full name in the
UK. (The same Brits who turn up their noses at "nicknames-as-given-names" like
Tony or
Bobby go into ecstasies over freaking
Alfie.)
Ted is a very nice, friendly nn for
Theodore. It's a stretch as a nn for
Edward, but I guess if
Ted Kennedy could pull it off...
Ned is pretty bad. And isn't the word ned a British slang term for a loser?