Would yout Ted or Teddy on birth certificate?

[TheyCallMeLofty]

Not pg but ttc. Love Ted but not Edward so out of Ted and Teddy which one would you use on the birth certificate?

[Pollyanna]

i'm afraid I would only use Edward, Edwin, Edmund etc, but I am v traditional. Your ds might want the option to use a different version of the name when he was grown up/older.

if push came to shove, I would use Teddy.

[Pollyanna]

sorry would use Ted, not Teddy.

[HensMum]

I really don't like nicknames used as proper names, so neither for me!
Lovely nicknames though - what about Theodore as the full name?

[oliverboliverbutt]

Theodore surely!?

[HumphreyCobbler]

I would use the full name too (whatever it was), but failing that I think Teddy is too childish for a grown man to have as his actual name. So Ted it would be.

[flowerybeanbag]

Edward or Theodore on birth cert. What if he wants to be Prime Minister one day, or a high court judge?

[TwoSunnyDays]

Tedward

or Bear perhaps?

or Rupert?

More seriously, I would put Edward or something along those lines. If you use Ted on all the other forms Edward will rarely crop up.

[clumsymum]

And here, Edward or theodore, the 'correct' name, even if you never use it in everyday life.

[Sesi]

If you really don't like any of the longer alternatives (how can you not like Edmund! It's fab). Then I'd go for Ted, Teddy is a real nursery name.

Personally I would want to give options and have a full name on the birth certificate.

[TheyCallMeLofty]

I should imagine if he wanted to be a high court judge he would, regardless of his name.

I think Edward/Edumnd/ are old and fusty.

DH doesnt understand why we would name him Theodore but call me Ted so its not really an option and I live in area where 'TH' becomes 'F' so he would be Feo

[flowerybeanbag]

Of course if he wants to be a high court judge he will regardless of his name. Just that if he does choose something like that, he might prefer to have the option of a more formal name to use, that's all.

[mopsyflopsy]

I'd put Theodore or Edward on the birth certificate.

Gives your ds so many name options - Ted, Teddy, Eddie, Ned etc.

And of course, he can become what he wants, but I agree with previous poster that a more formal name is a nice option to have. Why deny this your son?

[JamesAndTheGiantBanana]

Definitely Ted or a longer version.

[CravingOlives]

I think Ted rather than Teddy for the Birth Certificate. In fact I know a young Ted (well, not so young now, he'll be about 10) and that's his 'official' name. I'm not hugely bothered by shortened versions on the BS per se, it's more on a case by case basis. My sister is Beth (not Elizabeth) which I think is lovely, similarly I know lots of baby Charlies who are just that, not Charles.

[VeraChuckandDave]

I'd use Edward (but Ted rather than Teddy if that's a no-no)

[theycallmelofty]

Why does he need all this choice? I have one name, its never shortened or lengthened, I don't feel hard done by

[seeker]

Edward or Theodore.

[belgo]

If you want to call him Ted, put Ted on the birth certificate. Don't put Edward or Theodore if you don't like them.

Agree with theycallmelofty, they don't need lots of choices.

[seeker]

He won't be a bay for long - Ted or Teddy might seem a bit babyish to a teenager. Ed or Ned might be cooler. Give him the choice!

[LisaJasper]

I think it is fine to have Teddy on the birth certificate, most people don't have a choice anyway and formal names are becoming less and less common so in 30 years time if he is a high court judge or such like he will be working with the likes of jack, daisy, ethan and mia - so it won't sound so baby like, I'm sure people had the same conversations about the popular names of the 70's and now we don't think twice about them!

[Firawla]

i would put theodore, i dont like edward either
but just teddy may be okay cos i have noticed its becoming quite popular, and im sure people do put short names on the birth cert like Alfie and that kind of thing

[angrypixie]

Ted rocks, and the old 'high court judge' thing makes me want to SCREAM!!!!

Your name does not dictate your career choice. Look at Cupcake Brown ffs.

[seeker]

No your name does not dictate your career choice. However, if you have a job where you have to project a serious amount of "gravitas' it may not be very helpful if you are called Tinkerbelle!

Who is Cupcake Brown, by the way?