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Baby is 1 week old thoughts on name Teddy

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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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Lcb123 · 14/02/2023 10:54

Congrats! I'd go Edward or Ted as a name. Teddy on an adult man is questionable

PassTheDuckie · 14/02/2023 10:53

Love it. But would put Theodore on the birth certificate.
congratulations.

crazysausagespart2 · 14/02/2023 10:51

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

Judgyjudgy · 14/02/2023 10:38

Cute for a baby or kid, not for an adult

Riverlee · 14/02/2023 10:38

Know lots of babies names Teddy locally. Also dogs (especially cockerpoo type dogs).

I agree, use Edward, Edwin, etc

Congratulations on your new baby.

sillysocks22 · 14/02/2023 10:34

I know a 21 year old Teddy - suits him and causes him no problems. I also know a Ted in his 40s - it might be something else on BC but he is only ever known as Ted, even at work. If you like Teddy go for it - by the time he is older there will be so many grown Teddys about no one will bat an eye. Congratulations on you baby!

Pinkdafodils · 13/02/2023 20:01

You can get lots of good diminutives from Edward.

Lots? Ed or Eddie come to mind...

Tecksupport · 13/02/2023 19:47

Go with Edward on the birth certificate, you can use Teddy as his "known as" name. That way if he's not keen on it as a teenager he has options. You can get lots of good diminutives from Edward.

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??

YouJustDoYou · 13/02/2023 17:30

Picture his CV when he's 40.

RuthW · 13/02/2023 17:27

No awful. Edward or Edwin or Edmund or Theodore and maybe call them Teddy.

You are naming a grown man not a dog.

Iris1976 · 13/02/2023 17:23

It's your child so name them what you would like to, there's always going to be some that love and some that hate whatever it is.

Pasadenadreaming · 13/02/2023 17:21

DD has a Teddy in her year at school, but says he is really an Edward which seems sensible - up to him then if he wants to use Edward when he gets older.

LittleBearPad · 13/02/2023 17:20

Edward, Edgar, Edwin, Edmund or Theodore and then Teddy as a nickname. He won’t always be a week old.

Evenstar · 13/02/2023 17:19

My Edward has always been Ted or Teddy in the family, but most of his work colleagues call him Ed. I think it is definitely better to have a name with more “grown up” options as they get older

Consufed · 13/02/2023 17:16

Congratulations Smile Teddy is fine as a nickname. I like Edwin as full name.

Paturday · 13/02/2023 17:12

If you love the name then why not use it - you haven’t mentioned why you can’t decide?

Teddy is nice, Ted is cool, Edward or Theodore good if you want a formal option too.

Congrats on your baby!

2crossedout1 · 13/02/2023 17:08

I really love Edward.

The Edwards I know have nicknames Ed (in his 40s), Eddie (16yo), Edward (ie no nickname) (15yo) and Ted (10yo).

MissMarplesbag · 13/02/2023 17:05

Register him as Edwin, Edward or Edmund on the birth certificate and use Teddy/Ted as the nn. I couldn't take an adult Teddy seriously in a work capacity.

hiredandsqueak · 13/02/2023 17:02

Dgs is Ted and it suits him really well. His full name is Theodore so the option to use that or Theo later on if he prefers.

allthelittlelights · 13/02/2023 17:02

Edward or Theodore.

HerculesMulligan · 13/02/2023 16:59

I have a Theodore, known to everyone as Ted (and Teddy as a newborn, but that faded away when he was a toddler). He's the very best boy there's ever been and I still love his name. Go for it!

whenindoubtgotothelibrary · 13/02/2023 16:58

It's lovely, but I agree with pp that Edward gives him options later on. In my London suburb there seem to be lots of younger Teddies, and I know of one 17 year old Ted.

HermioneWeasley · 13/02/2023 16:57

Absolutely not. He won’t be a cute baby forever. Call him Edward with the nickname ted/teddy/Ned

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Smilesarecontagious · 13/02/2023 16:53

FadoFado · 13/02/2023 16:51

Congrats on your new arrival!

Thankyou 😀

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