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Edward or Theodore?

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DucklingChicken · 06/12/2020 19:17

With nickname Ted, to go with brothers Charles and Vincent (Vince). Which do people prefer? The surname is Costa. Thanks :)

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PurBal · 07/12/2020 21:41

I love Edward and it's our boys name but avoiding Teddy as I know 3 born with in 6 months of one another. One is a Theodore, the other two are both Edward James.

PlantPotting · 07/12/2020 21:39

Both really nice but prefer Edward

Bruce2 · 07/12/2020 21:26

Edward

goldenharvest · 07/12/2020 20:29

And some boys will be calling him Feo, as the 'th' sound often gets dropped!

Firebird83 · 07/12/2020 17:02

Edward. Don’t like Theodore at all, I think it will date badly.

theorangesisters · 07/12/2020 15:17

My brother is Edward and at nearly 17 still chooses to be called Teddy or Teds.

CloudyVanilla · 07/12/2020 14:17

I really don't like Edward. The syllables to not gel together well to me. If you want Teddy as a nick name there are nice Ed- names.

DramaAlpaca · 07/12/2020 00:12

Edward is so much nicer, and a stronger name all round.

Brighterthansunflowers · 06/12/2020 22:47

Edward by a million miles

Thefaceofboe · 06/12/2020 21:33

Edward.

seizethecuttlefish · 06/12/2020 21:15

I have an Edward and he's called Teddy all the time. I don't think we've ever called him Edward lol. He's 2.5 and I haven't met another Edward here. When he's older he can decide what name he wants to use. There are a few Theos here.

BenoneBeauty · 06/12/2020 20:53

Both are lovely but Edward is much more likely to get Eddie as a nickname rather than Ted so if that's what you want, I'd go with Theodore!

windysocks · 06/12/2020 20:51

Edward timeless, classic,

Chilldonaldchill · 06/12/2020 20:35

Theodore.
But I like both.

Graymare · 06/12/2020 20:26

Edward

CloudyVanilla · 06/12/2020 20:21

I do find it a little creepy that Ted/Teddy is so popular since the last year or two, when a very popular film and documentary were released about Ted Bundy 😅😟😅

CloudyVanilla · 06/12/2020 20:18

Theodore is gorgeous. Such a lovely little boy's name.

MikeUniformMike · 06/12/2020 20:17

Theodore is awful.

EdwardCullensBiteOnTheSide · 06/12/2020 20:16

Edward, obviously!

ellentree · 06/12/2020 20:07

Edward is a great name, I'd go with that.

Ted ok. Theo ok. Theodore and Teddy I really dislike.

Lemonysherbet · 06/12/2020 20:05

They're both really nice, however I know about 4 teddy's born in the past 3 months, it's very on trend at current, just in case that puts you off

scrivette · 06/12/2020 20:02

I prefer Theodore.

KittenCalledBob · 06/12/2020 20:02

Edward- love it

August20 · 06/12/2020 19:57

I like both a lot.

pilates · 06/12/2020 19:56

Love Edward ❤️
Dislike Theodore