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Opinions on Teddie for a girl?

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ScarlettO89 · 29/08/2016 10:48

Just wondered what the general consensus on the name Teddie for a girl are?

Cute or too cutesy?

Teddie on the birth certificate, no longer name.

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Soubriquet · 29/08/2016 11:17

add pink to teddie to make sure we know it's a girl

Not keen really. It's ok as a nickname but not as a birth name. Bet she changes her name when she gets old enough

MrsJoeyMaynard · 29/08/2016 11:15

Not a fan. Both too cutesy for an adult, and with masculine associations (e.g. Teddy being a nn for Edward and Theodore). Plus the whole teddie underwear association too.

Boogers · 29/08/2016 11:14

Glenn Close played a character called Teddie Barnes in Jagged Edge so it's a known name for a female, even if mostly in America. It sounds like it would be short for something, maybe Edwina or Theodora or similar.

Queenbean · 29/08/2016 11:13

Actually I could see a very posh horsey type called Teddie being a barrister or something

MephistoMarley · 29/08/2016 11:12

Awful! It's not a proper name and it also makes me think of naff Ann summers sex underwear

Jooni · 29/08/2016 11:08

I like Teddy for a girl (dislike the -ie spelling), but ONLY as a nickname. It would make a sweet, tomboyish nickname for Theodora or some other longer name, but I do think it's a bit too "cute" for a full name.

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ScarlettO89 · 29/08/2016 10:58

Well I have to see I agree with you all. It's too cutesy and I can't see an adult woman wanting to use it. God knows it's hard enough to be taken seriously as a woman in business sometimes without being saddled with a name like Teddie.

Her baby, her decision ultimately... But she isn't sure so perhaps still hope for poor baby girl...!

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KoalaDownUnder · 29/08/2016 10:56

God no.

ToffeeForEveryone · 29/08/2016 10:55

Poor kid. No. No no no no no.

SanityClause · 29/08/2016 10:54

I think it's okay as a nickname, but Theodora on the birth certificate would be better.

(Actually, it's really good, as she could be Thea or Dora for short, as well, if she chose.)

calzone · 29/08/2016 10:53

I love Theodora which would give you the nickname Teddie but as a name on it's own?

No.

I wouldn't have wanted to be called Teddie at any point of my life.....toddler, teen, adult.....would you?

ChampagneCommunist · 29/08/2016 10:53

No. Ultra sugary.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 29/08/2016 10:52

I think there are so many boy Teddys around now that it wouldn't be good.

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ScarlettO89 · 29/08/2016 10:51

I should probably say also, this isn't for me. Asking for a friend who isn't sure!

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Queenbean · 29/08/2016 10:51

I think teddie is a nickname only. Needs to have a proper name imo

Laquila · 29/08/2016 10:50

FWIW, for me it's the double whammy of being too cutesy and also primarily a masculine nn. I quite like Ted/Tedy as a nn for Theodora, but I wouldn't have it as a bc name. This is just opinion, of course, and you should take it as just that!