Teddy for a girl, is it really that controversial??

It was on my list but I would have put Theodora on the birth certificate so it wasn't just teddy! In the end, we felt it didn't suit our baby but I do love it!

Teddy 🧸 ?!

Would any teenager or adult really want to be called this?

I'm going to side with your Mum OP. I strongly dislike Teddy as a name for a boy, nevermind for a girl. I don't really like Teddy as a nickname that much either.

Roosevelt hated Teddy too.

@comefromaway made my day

Yet another thing Teddy Roosevelt didn’t need to worry about

Teddy was simply a name, not a Teddy Bear 🧸 then!

Admittedly Theodore Roosevelt had the longer version to fall back on but everyone preferred Teddy and he's known in history as Teddy Roosevelt.

And a hugely powerful and wealthy family. And his only name option wasn’t Teddy.

It’s a cute nickname but is limiting - particularly for a girl. People will make assumptions about a girl called Teddy. Yes I know it’s not fair but it’s true.

Yet another thing Teddy Roosevelt didn’t need to worry about being a man.

Teddy was a fine nickname until it became a Teddy Bear 🧸. So when Theodore Roosevelt was known as Teddy, it was just a name.

Nowadays a Teddy is a stuffed toy. Not only in English but in lots of languages!

If only someone could be the President of the US and still called Teddy?! And have soft toys actually created in his honour...

Admittedly Theodore Roosevelt had the longer version to fall back on but everyone preferred Teddy and he's known in history as Teddy Roosevelt.

She's going to grow into a woman.. Give her a strong name not one that makes her sound like a toy or pet.

I love it but do think it needs a full name with Teddy as a nickname. Not keen on Theodora or Edwina....but if Edwina works then could Edith work? Teddy and Edie are both adorable nicknames.

This kind of babified name just seems to play to the idea that girls should be small, sweet, cute, adorable, etc. etc.

Totally agree with this.

I like it a lot!

Loads of kids are called Rocco... Is that going to stop them getting a job? I doubt it very much.

Sindy is a toy, I know 2 of those, one is a fully functioning adult, with a job and a family.

One of my name choices was unusual ... I got told to find a 'fu##ing
proper name' by ex MIL.

I also liked Teddy for a boy thinking they can change it to Ted when they were teens as that's cool.

There are a lot of silly comments on this thread.

I know a Loki, Luca, Samuela. My son has an unusual name, the only one called it in his school.

I think it’s a pretty cool name, actually, and much prefer it to some of the names that seem to be super popular on MN.

I think it's a great name and perfect if it's short for Theodora. That way she has options. It's not a cruel or silly name at all. If everyone was called Olivia or Charlotte, the world would be pretty boring. Ignore the haters OP!

As a full name I would say no. Being an adult woman called Teddy seems like kind of a lot. Having to have the conversation "Yes I'm a woman called Teddy" would probably get old real fast for her.

Theodora with Teddy as a nickname seems nice. Or Theodosia, if you're a Hamilton fan. But as far as I'm aware, even when Teddy is used as a boys name, it's a nickname.

I don’t like it as full name for either a boy or a girl. Fine as a nickname.

YABU imagine being 13 with that name.

I know at the moment you're thinking of a cute baby.

But she has to live with it.

Bobby and Charlie are surely quite unusual choices for a girl?

Wonder if everyone hates Teddy or Ted on boys...? As a stand-alone name, yes absolutely hate it on boys. It’s never popular when people ask on here. If it’s short for Edward or Theodore then it’s a different thing.
One of the Teddies I know is really an Edward and though he was announced as Teddy I’ve noticed that since he was about 18 months old they’ve quietly dropped the nickname and he’s only ever referred to as Ted now. I’m guessing the cutesy name lost its appeal..

Fine. Its the wife of a main character in a series of detective novels I read. Think it's short for Theodora. It's much much nicer than the frumpy Thea that people are into now.

The lingerie connection kills it for me I'm afraid.

Plus I have to agree with the 'cute for a kid, less cute for a civil servant' sentiment. Sorry.

It’s not a question of “the world not being ready for a female Teddy”, which makes it sound like a brilliant, innovative idea whose time has not yet come.
It’s not, it’s just plain silly.

Teddy is a lovely nick name. Make sure you actually name her Theodora or Edwina though as suggested upthread, so she has a 'proper' name to fall back on as an adult.

I think Teddy is a lovely name for a girl. It’s very cool and pretty.

@Whatsyourflava - yes, quite right. I’m wrong re Billie Faiers!

Yes, kids still call teddy bears teddies.