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Teddy

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abbie7 · 05/09/2018 18:02

Does anyone like the name Teddy for a girl?

If you do like it for a girl, how would you spell it?

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BackforGood · 05/09/2018 23:23

OK for a small stuffed toy.
Not for a person.
Obviously nicknames sometimes evolve within the family, but don't make this anyone's real name.

RoseMartha · 05/09/2018 23:16

No.
Its ok as a nickname for a boy.

pickleface · 05/09/2018 23:14

Bloody love it!

Wolfiefan · 05/09/2018 23:11

Mike it's not about whether a name makes you like a person. It's about saddling a child with a stupid yooneeq spelling or name that they have to spend their whole life spelling out and correcting pronunciation. So unfair.

faeriequeen · 05/09/2018 22:57

Teddi is dreadful. As a shortened version of Edward, Edwin, Edgar, Theodore etc it's lovely.

MikeUniformMike · 05/09/2018 22:53

However dodgy a name is, it's the personality of the person that makes you like them.

CherryChatsworth · 05/09/2018 22:36

People always seem to forget in 'baby names' topic that people 'become' their names. Honestly, Teddy doesn't seem at all cutesy to me or my DS. He's never had a single negative comment and his name just suits him. I suppose Ted is more 'grown up' and I call him both but his preference is Teddy

MikeUniformMike · 05/09/2018 22:35

Teddy short for Theodora is cute. Teddi is awful.

Sunflower321 · 05/09/2018 22:31

And what about when they are no longer a small child..?

Then they can use their full name eg Thea or Theodora.

I find Teddy very cute and babyish. I wouldn't like that name as a teenager or adult.

Flamingosnbears · 05/09/2018 22:10

Teddy yes if full name is on BC or second name is more traditional...

mamanrouge · 05/09/2018 22:08

My mums name is Theodora and Teddy is her nickname, it's fab!

DramaAlpaca · 05/09/2018 22:06

I don't like it at all, but I think it should be spelled Teddie for a girl.

Monday55 · 05/09/2018 21:22

please don't !

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 05/09/2018 21:15

I grew up with a girl whose name was Thurla. Her mum obviously not on Mumsnet to do a "do you like this name" survey...
Her nn was Teddy.

I love it as a boys name. Not so much as a girls.

tenbob · 05/09/2018 21:11

sunflower
And what about when they are no longer a small child..?

Sunflower321 · 05/09/2018 20:29

Teddy works for any small child, boy or girl imo.

greendale17 · 05/09/2018 20:10

Not as a forename.

OutPinked · 05/09/2018 20:07

It’s a cute NN but it shouldn’t be given as a forename.

Pollydidntputthekettleon · 05/09/2018 19:36

Teddy as long as it's Theodora

Bobbybobbins · 05/09/2018 19:35

Could be used as a nickname for Thea?

CherryChatsworth · 05/09/2018 19:27

I have a 12 year old Teddy. Nickname Ted. He prefers Teddy though and is quite comfortable with his name and becoming a man with it. Confused it just suits him

However, it's not a girls name in my opinion

Sunflower321 · 05/09/2018 19:26

Cute for a girl, but maybe as a nickname for Theodora?

I don't think many adults want to be named Teddy 🐻 as a full name!

ReginaPhalange89 · 05/09/2018 19:10

As a nn, not a proper name. Imagine introducing yourself as Teddy at an interview 🙈

chasinggarlic · 05/09/2018 18:43

Teddii Wink

No. Seriously. It's awful as a given name.

Quangot · 05/09/2018 18:37

Not keen, sorry.

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