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Teddy as female nn

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PiratePetespajamas · 10/02/2019 14:00

Does anyone have a female Teddy? Not as given name on birth certificate, but as nn for a longer name? STILL trying to name our daughter and considering this abbreviation of a longer name but I know Teddy is increasingly popular as a given name for boys - do you think people will always assume she’s a boy? I don’t want to store up problems for her at school.

The name is Theodora but realistically I think we and others will probably shorten if we go for this. The only other nn I like is Dolly, but I’ve seen that slated on here. Really don’t like Thea.

So does anyone have a female Teddy and does she get grief for it?

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PiratePetespajamas · 10/02/2019 14:28

I really like Dolly too, but have seen tons of comments on here about it, like “you’re naming a child, not a toy/dog/sheep” etc and so it makes me feel bad!

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DramaAlpaca · 10/02/2019 14:12

I like Theodora but would be put off because I dislike all of the usual diminutives, Thea, Dora etc.

Teddie spelled that way looks more obviously feminine than Teddy. I can't imagine her getting teased.

But I really like Dolly. I think it's adorable, and it works with Theodora because it's a diminutive of Dora.

Aprilshowersarecomingsoon · 10/02/2019 14:05

Good enough for Robbie William's dd. ..

HappyPunky · 10/02/2019 14:04

I don't know any female Teddys but in my head I think the female spelling would be Teddie.
Dora is lovely as a short name for Theodora though.

LaBelleSausage · 10/02/2019 14:02

I know a female Teddy, full name Edwina.
She’s in her 30s and has never had any grief over it but Teddy is more popular now so it could be different.

We also went to a single sex girls school, so it’s not as though there were any boy Teddy’s around

merrybloominchristmas · 10/02/2019 14:01

what about dora?

teddy is either a teddy bear, a boy called edward or an all in one sexy camisole and pants things for me

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