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Teddy for a girl?

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idontwanttodothisanymore · 03/11/2017 20:19

We don’t know what we are having yet, but I love the name Teddy for a girl.

I would use Theodora on the birth certificate.. so she could use Teddy, Thea, Dora or make some other name up if she didn’t want to be Teddy.

I first saw it on a tv show (Good Luck Charlie?) I think it was called. It’s an American show..

But I just love the name! What do you think for a girl?

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Jojopugh · 20/11/2017 20:03

My nephews names are

Reggie
Edward
Charles
Seth

Jojopugh · 20/11/2017 20:02

Xander is a lovely boys name. When I was having my babies had they have been boys I wanted to call them either,

Tobias (Toby)
Samuel (Sammy)
Otis

autumnkate · 20/11/2017 19:44

Ned?

BAR91 · 20/11/2017 19:42

I think it’s cute.

autumnkate · 20/11/2017 19:41

Ned?

autumnkate · 20/11/2017 19:03

Ned?

stonygreysoil · 20/11/2017 14:29

Good luck with the baby boy OP . If you and OH like the sound of Thea and Teddy for a girl, maybe Ezra or Edmund or Redmond for a boy?

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idontwanttodothisanymore · 20/11/2017 12:01

Well we have had our scan.. and baby is a boy! We’re not keen on Teddy for a boy so it’s back to the drawing board! We can’t agree on any boy names!

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dottypotter · 20/11/2017 11:05

not for a girl

Littlehouseonthepraririe · 20/11/2017 06:30

Ooh just read ur latest message! Thea is lovely, and u cud totally still use teddy as a nn ,
Enjoy ur scan :)

Littlehouseonthepraririe · 20/11/2017 06:28

I love it, as long as she has a longer name on BC, really like full name too :)

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idontwanttodothisanymore · 19/11/2017 23:28

@FrustratedTeddyLamp

We would’ve used Theodora for if she decided that she didn’t want to be called Teddy when she got older, then she would have a few options.

DH has decided that he doesn’t like/want Theodora, but he still likes Thea and Teddy.

We find out if baby is a boy or girl tomorrow anyway, so that will obviously be a big help in name decision!

Leaning more towards Thea than Teddy at the moment if baby is a girl.

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Jojopugh · 19/11/2017 22:33

I think it’s cool

FreckledFrog · 19/11/2017 22:29

I’ve got a boys name as a female and I wish I didn’t. Thea is lovely

TheVanguardSix · 19/11/2017 21:58

Oh please no. Confused

pipilangstrumpf · 19/11/2017 21:57

Cute for a little girl.

Not appropriate for a grown woman, and even less for a man.

PollytheDolly · 19/11/2017 21:47

Love it.

Farrar · 19/11/2017 20:54

Think there’s some awful comments on here. It’s a lovely name 😊 I say this because our name for a boy is Theodore, who we would call Theo or Teddy for short!

I say go for it, we may consider Theodora for a girl too although I’m leaning towards some other names at the moment!

villainousbroodmare · 19/11/2017 20:46

Theodore, Thea, Dora all lovely. Teddy is so over-discussed imo but sure it's fine as long as it's just a baby's pet name.

MacaroonMama · 19/11/2017 20:27

I know girl called Teddy, she is maybe six or seven. Don't know if she has a longer name but Thea or even Dora would really suit her much more. Somehow I think Teddy works far better on a boy than a girl. And Ted too.

WoolyMammyoth · 19/11/2017 17:31

What? How are they even related ?hmm

Teddy for a boy is short for any name beginning with Ed (Edward, Edmund, Edwin) as well as Theodore, why not for Edwina?

Smoliver · 19/11/2017 17:25

I love Theodora. If you love it, use it!

FrustratedTeddyLamp · 19/11/2017 17:20

* I like Teddy, short for Edwina.*

What? How are they even related ?Hmm

FrustratedTeddyLamp · 19/11/2017 17:15

No, I don’t understand why you would name a child a name that you never plan on using? They will still need to use that awful name on important documents. Just call them the name you want to actually use

HeadlessGummyBears · 19/11/2017 17:10

Theodora is fab! Love the nn Teddy. It’s cute Smile

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