In all the world, Nied (Nied 
, نيد 
) is a very rare mostly feminine, but seldom masculine given name. The forename Nied is habitual in Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare female name, and China, where it is an extremely rare feminine name. Much more prevalently, Nied is the last name as well as the forename.
Nied is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Eddard Stark , the character in A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones; Ned Flanders , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise; Ned Kelly , the Australian fictional bushranger in the 2003 live-action film Ned Kelly; Ned Land , the character created by Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Ned Moffat , the fictional character from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, and in many other works.