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Baby is 1 week old thoughts on name Teddy

117 replies

Smilesarecontagious · 13/02/2023 16:31

Baby is one week old
Love the name Teddy nn Ted
Can't decide 😕??
Anyone know a Teddy do they use it as teenagers adults etc
Thanks

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Pinkdafodils · 14/02/2023 13:41

Teddy bears were named after Teddy Roosevelt so the name probably didn't have the cutesy/child association when he was entering adulthood that it does today.

That's interesting. I had no idea where Teddy Bears 🧸 got their name from.

EachandEveryone · 14/02/2023 13:36

Ted is a fab name for a man I’ve known a couple in my time and it suits all different kinds of blokes. I don’t think you need to even use Edward.

OldTrot · 14/02/2023 13:36

So go for it OP! There were no Teddy's about 17 years ago and people 'become' their names.

Mine is 6 foot tall - trust me, Teddy just suits him.

IWasFunBeforeMum · 14/02/2023 13:36

V popular name

Original poster
Smilesarecontagious · 14/02/2023 13:31

Thankyou for sharing all your thoughts greatly appreciated
Thankyou

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OldTrot · 14/02/2023 13:26

I was slightly ahead of the curve with the name Teddy - mine will be 17 this year.

And he's a Teddy on his birth certificate too! Shock horror!

And weirdly - nobody has ever keeled over or anything on hearing his name. He goes by Ted usually.

tulipsunday · 14/02/2023 12:49

Please use Edward as the full version with Ted/Teddy as a nickname if needed

badgergirly · 14/02/2023 12:27

I used to quite like it but I think it's become a bit common/popular.

Englishash · 14/02/2023 12:25

No no no

Mariposista · 14/02/2023 12:19

Can you seriously imagine a grown man with a job called Teddy? He isn't a dog.
Edward is a lovely name however.

rootsandwings89 · 14/02/2023 12:19

I also love the name teddy 🥰

rootsandwings89 · 14/02/2023 12:18

Teddy is a popular name, so in a few years there will be lots of teenagers called Teddy. They'll probably shorten it to Ted if it's not deemed as "cool" 😂

Fourecks · 14/02/2023 12:17

Teddy bears were named after Teddy Roosevelt so the name probably didn't have the cutesy/child association when he was entering adulthood that it does today.

OP, I think Teddy is a really lovely name for a little boy but agree with giving him a more grown-up option on his birth certificate.

Actionstations · 14/02/2023 12:11

I know a 7 year old called Teddy and am not comfortable referring to him by name. It's a baby's name or a dog's name. I'd go with Edward or Ted so he doesn't have to tell people his name is Teddy when he is an adult.

Itsagrandoldteam · 14/02/2023 12:10

I grew up knowing 2 Edwards, one was Edward all the time, the other was Teddy at primary school, Ted at high school and I noticed when he went to university he became Ed.
You can call him what you want but I would give him the name Edward and he has the option to become Ed or Edward as he gets older.

fyn · 14/02/2023 12:06

I know a Teddy in his 20s, never uses Ted though!

Teddybearspicnic3 · 14/02/2023 12:04

My little boy is known as Teddy or Ted and has Edward on his birth certificate

Ihaveated · 14/02/2023 11:57

Now laughing at myself- others reference a famous president. I reference Love Island and Line of Duty 😂

Ihaveated · 14/02/2023 11:57

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I have a Ted. Registered as Ted- he's 10 now and we have called him Ted or Teddy throughout his childhood. He recently asked me to call him Teddy. It suits him completely. I didn't like Edward or Theodore etc. I still love it 10 years on.

I don't think there are issues for a teenager. I imagine he will call himself Ted which is not much different from Ed! And then as an adult Ted fits again.

Famous Ted's include Ted Hastings! Ed Sheeran's IG handle is teddysphotos. There was also a Teddy on Love Island- didn't seem to be any issues with his name.

Pinkdafodils · 14/02/2023 11:37

And btw his proper name was Theodore Roosevelt! That's lovely imo.

Pinkdafodils · 14/02/2023 11:36

All these people who say Teddy isn't a name for a grown up? Would you say that to Teddy Roosevelt

Yes, I'd definitely say the same - Teddy 🧸 is way too cutesy for a grown man imo

ididntwanttodoit · 14/02/2023 11:23

drpet49 · 13/02/2023 16:39

Cute for a baby. Not for a grown man.

Apart from ... Teddy Roosevelt, for example?

Meandfour · 14/02/2023 11:13

Pinkdafodils · 13/02/2023 19:42

How do people get Teddy from Edward? I could understand Tedward, but surely Edward naturally shortens to Ed or Eddy??

Ed.. Ted.. Teddy..

Meandfour · 14/02/2023 11:12

My great uncle is Ted, not Edward. He’s 93, definitely a grown man. It really suits him. He carried the name down so in my family we have Teds who are 93, late 60s, 36 & 5. All suit the name. Congratulations on your little boy!

SpinningFloppa · 14/02/2023 11:11

Don't call him edward, he will be nn ed or Eddie (unless you like those names!)