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Naming isn't easy

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teach2922 · 13/08/2017 09:16

Hi!!
I'd love some advice on the use of Ted, I adore the name. However I worry that when baby (yellow one) is older they would prefer a name such as Edward and then they can have their own variation of a nickname.

We recently lost DP father and we we're taken with 'Michael, before he suddenly passed, as middle name as it's a strong family name on both sides.

Girls names are all sorted.

Any advice would be super!

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IAmTheDragon · 15/08/2017 20:10

Thaddeus is the evil demon baby in American Horror Story and I can't get over that for an actual real life child.

Jellybean2017 · 15/08/2017 03:43

I love the name Ted but our surname doesn't go with it! I think use a longer version on birth certificate if you want him to have option in future but just always call him Ted 😊

TurquoiseOwl · 15/08/2017 03:23

OP, not Thaddeus. Please.

blackcherries · 14/08/2017 17:59

Thaddeus is great!
Sorry to derail, I'm not sure what argument sonlypuppyfat is trying to make.

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teach2922 · 14/08/2017 07:17

I'm really taken with Thaddeus Michael or Edward Michael and can be Ted. My girls names aren't shortened names so I think we have two winners for a baby boys Grin

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TurquoiseOwl · 14/08/2017 01:00

OP, Ted is lovely. I know lots of old men called Ted. I think it sounds grown up. There are so many Teddys (I know Teddies too) that I don't think any will care that's their name.

Sophronia · 14/08/2017 00:56

Thaddeus Michael would be great.

MsPassepartout · 13/08/2017 18:33

I quite like Tedison Grin

But on a more serious note, Edward and Theodore are both nice.

AmyOb · 13/08/2017 18:28

Ted is nice but I would also prefer it as a nick name. Thaddeus is good too or maybe even Teodore. However, its your choice cause its your baby.

Awandinmypocket · 13/08/2017 17:13

I too like Ted but prefer it as a nickname, I love the name Edward! Such a classic!

Oh and don't worry about saying 'yellow' at all, people on here get their knickers in a twist over the most ridiculous things-we know you weren't implying any gender stereotypes!

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teach2922 · 13/08/2017 16:26

I hadn't thought of Thaddeus!! That is beautiful.
Sorry for causing any issues with 'yellow' just a term others have used. Baby has a grey room if that helps.

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17caterpillars1mouse · 13/08/2017 15:49

I like Ted but prefer it as a nn

Theodore
Edward
Edmund
Edison
Edgar

Possible even Thaddeus

harmony871 · 13/08/2017 15:38

My friends little boy is called Teddy. I didn't like it at first but he is an adorable little Teddy Grin I think when he gets older (only 3 at the min) he will possibly like to be called Ted

sonlypuppyfat · 13/08/2017 14:58

You can't assigned colours to genders? Imagine having that much time on your hands that you found that important

IAmTheDragon · 13/08/2017 14:52

Name him Ted. He can always use his middle name later in life if needed.

blackcherries · 13/08/2017 14:49

sonlypuppyfat can you explain what you mean?

sonlypuppyfat · 13/08/2017 14:38

Harmful!? Oh get over yourself

BackforGood · 13/08/2017 14:33

I like both Edward and Michael, but I would use the full name on the birth certificate.
I have a longer name that is never used in day to day life, and I quite like the fact that I have the choice.

It it also useful for a dc to know they are in trouble, as that's when you'll use their full name Wink

wobblywonderwoman · 13/08/2017 14:32

Theodore is gorgeous.

blackcherries · 13/08/2017 14:26

(also confusing: I have a sensory condition, that means I perceive the word Edward as yellow...)

blackcherries · 13/08/2017 14:25

oh dear lord what is wrong with people
My boy's bedroom is yellow. Assigning colours to genders is at best ridiculous and at worst harmful - read a thread just this morning about a boy who wanted a butterfly face paint and his parents refused fgs.

Snap8TheCat · 13/08/2017 14:22

Grin bloody hell! Grown women do that? Grin

IndianaMoleWoman · 13/08/2017 14:17

It means they don't know the baby's sex. Lots of pregnancy/parenting forums use team pink (girls), team blue (boys) and team yellow (waiting until the birth to find out).

Snap8TheCat · 13/08/2017 14:15

I came to ask the same thing! Maybe a typo? But I can't think what for !

blackcherries · 13/08/2017 14:13

what's "yellow one" mean?