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Ted or Teddy?

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SwimDorySwim · 25/09/2016 20:08

We are going for Ted or Teddy - not Theodore, Edward, etc.

It's the only name that we agree on!

Would you pick Ted or Teddy? Teddy could still be Ted and Ted could still be Teddy!

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 25/09/2016 20:11

I don't think it matters. They're both short versions of a longer name therefore made up so just go with the one you like best.

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SwimDorySwim · 25/09/2016 20:12

They're not made up Confused

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WetsTheFinger · 25/09/2016 20:16

I think Ted, it'll sound more grown up when he's an adult.

GoNorthDarren · 25/09/2016 20:17

Out of the two of them, I think I prefer Ted.

Teddy is quite popular now I think, and also, (and I know this is just my personal taste), I find Teddy a bit too cutesy / sweet for a teenager / grown man... Probably because I think of teddy bears when I hear it - so cute on a squishy toddler, but not so much on an adult maybe? That said, as it is more popular now, I suppose those associations will change and his peers will just accept it as a fairly well known name in its own right.

On balance, I'd just go with the one you like best!

Katkin14 · 25/09/2016 20:18

My nephew is called Teddy. I love it.

chinlo · 25/09/2016 20:19

I personally hate them both, but I'd go with Ted because Teddy is very childish.

GirlOverboard · 25/09/2016 20:20

He might not appreciate being called Teddy when he's a grown man. I'd choose Ted, with Teddy as a nickname.

BlueKarou · 25/09/2016 21:19

I would opt for Ted, Teddy as nickname, if choosing between the two.

MotherDuckSaid · 25/09/2016 21:21

ted

raviolidreaming · 25/09/2016 21:25

He might not appreciate being called Teddy when he's a grown man

Agree with this.

TroysMammy · 25/09/2016 21:28

I know an Edward whose younger sister called him Teddy when they were children but everyone else called him Edward.

katemess12 · 25/09/2016 21:44

I don't like either, but Teddy is simply awful. So, Ted by default.

Thundercake · 25/09/2016 21:51

Definitely becoming more popular, I know a Ted and a Teddy both under 1. I just can't take it seriously as a name outside of Fr.Ted. Sorry but I think Eddie is cool and similar.

gettingtherequickly · 25/09/2016 21:51

Why not Edward?

Both your options sound quite childlike.

BackforGood · 25/09/2016 21:54

Teddy is awful, unless you are an actual furry teddy bear.
I know you said you don't like the full version, but it gives the adult him a choice.

Enidblyton1 · 25/09/2016 21:59

I love Teddy for a boy, becoming Ted when he's older if he prefers.

(You know you can still name him Edward or Theodore officially, yet always call him Teddy? School etc would call him Teddy too if you always write it on registration forms. This would give him more options when he is older.)

NickyEds · 25/09/2016 21:59

Edward or Theodore. Teddy and Ted are nick names.

PaperdollCartoon · 25/09/2016 22:03

Call him Theodore or Edward with Ted for short, please. Can't stand this fad for calling children shortenings for full names. Better to go with something outlandish than half a name.

ProseccoKiss · 25/09/2016 23:00

Teddy was the name we had chosen for a little boy but we are having a little girl - love the name Teddy! And like you, not keen on Edward etc.
I think Teddy - you can shorten it to Ted if he wants to when he's older xx

ProseccoKiss · 25/09/2016 23:01

What's the point on calling him Theodore is he will always be known as Ted or Teddy??
Go with what you love! Ted & Teddy aren't just nicknames xx

Ankleswingers · 25/09/2016 23:05

Ted is great. I do like Teddy but only on a child.

Theodore is hideous IMO.

I think Ted is my favourite Smile

ScarletSahara · 25/09/2016 23:08

Ted is the better of the two. I'd hate officially being Teddy as a grown up.

EssentialHummus · 25/09/2016 23:11

Terrible, use Edward and whatever nn you want. He's going to be a grown man one day!

0pti0na1 · 25/09/2016 23:42

Of the two, Ted.

NapQueen · 25/09/2016 23:45

Ted is a perfectly acceptable and lovely name in its own right. I never understand this "give them choice" argument.

If you named your kid Craig or Scott there'd be no choice.

My dd is Meg. Not Megan or Margaret. Just Meg. I dislike both of the longer equivalents and would never choose them but I adore Meg.

Ted.

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