"Ned" meaning in English

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          "word": "Ned Kelly"
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          "ref": "c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:",
          "text": "But, sweet Ned, - to sweeten the name of Ned, I give thee this pennyworth of sugar",
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        "A medieval diminutive of the male given name Edward."
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          "Edward",
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        "A medieval diminutive of the male given name Edward."
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