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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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NameChange30 · 03/11/2017 23:04

Dolly for a boy, anyone?

Nonameyet1 · 03/11/2017 23:01

Not Teddy for a girl.

Themummy76 · 03/11/2017 22:38

Copying Robbie Williams

Sophronia · 03/11/2017 22:35

Theodora is lovely, and gives her options if she doesn’t want to be Teddy as an adult.

WhittlingIhopMonkey · 03/11/2017 22:21

Theodora is beautiful

I wouldn't like to be an adult woman called Teddy, but it's sweet as a nickname for a little girl

pipilangstrumpf · 03/11/2017 22:19

Teddy is cute for a little girl. But not for a grown man!

pickleface · 03/11/2017 22:16

Love it!

MissFlashpants · 03/11/2017 22:14

I dislike it, sorry. It feels like the name
of a toy, an object, not a person. It’s as twee as Bear.

mrsm43s · 03/11/2017 22:13

I like Teddy, short for Edwina.

I don't like Theodora or for that matter Thea or Theo. But I think that's more because I'm in the SE, close to London, and they'd tend to be pronounced Fee-adora, Fee-a and Fee-o.

HaHaHmm · 03/11/2017 21:57

I love Theodora. I know an (adult) female Theo, which I have always thought was very cool.

EKLInTraining · 03/11/2017 21:52

I think it's cute!

gonnabreakmyrustycage · 03/11/2017 21:52

I think it's absolutely lovely!

Baileystruffle · 03/11/2017 21:47

Maybe for a dog.

HenryBiggleswade · 03/11/2017 21:47

I have a Theodora, she goes by Dora though not teddy.

I really dislike teddy for a girl, it seems a little try hard.

Grimmfebruary · 03/11/2017 21:45

Yes good luck Charlie! I love it for a girl.

scrivette · 03/11/2017 21:42

Theodora is lovely and I prefer Teddie for a girl.

NameChangeFamousFolk · 03/11/2017 21:37

Theodora is a lovely name. Teddy as a nn sounds a bit forced, to be honest.

AnyaMoondial · 03/11/2017 21:35

I think it works. Theodora is an awesome official name.

autumnkate · 03/11/2017 21:32

My daughter is called Theodora and everyone calls her Teddy. We love it and it totally suits her. She is Theodora Kate.

I think it’s is far nicer for a girl.

LaBelleSausage · 03/11/2017 21:28

I know a lady called Teddy. It’s short for Edwina in her case.
Love it

SurfaceThroughTheWaves · 03/11/2017 21:27

It isn’t a name I would choose for either sex tbh

lovelyjubilly · 03/11/2017 21:27

I have a friend whose 1yo dd was originally called Thea (pronounced Tay-ah) but everyone now calls her Teddi (with an i)
I'm not sure about it tbh.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 03/11/2017 21:26

I quite like it.

squoosh · 03/11/2017 21:19

Would be a bit of a pain for her now that Teddy is all of a sudden such a popular boys' name. Like a girl in the 1990s being called Jack.

Migraleve · 03/11/2017 20:59

Any name from an American tv show should remain on an American tv show. Teddy is AWFUL.

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