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Across the world, נד (Ned , Nedd , נד ) is a common predominantly male, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name נד is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Australia, and the United States. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Australia. Much less frequently, נד is the last name as well as the forename.
נד is also a prevalent 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.