Baby boy name Teddy

I know of 3 between ages 4-9
1 is a Theodore currently with the nn Teddy and Teds. Parents chose the full name Theodore so he has options to go by that or Theo aswell should he chose to. They wanted him to have options.

1 is just Teddy on BC and is known as Teddy or Ted/Teds.

1 is a girl, her name is Teddie.

I do think it’s lovely on children but personally I wouldn’t want to be called Teddy as an adult but then I’m in my early 30s and by the time the current children being named Teddy enter the workplace there will be all sorts of names far more “out there” than Teddy so I’m not sure why many mumsnetters think a name will affect the job/career or life the child will go on to do/have.

if you love it then go for it

My experience of the name teddy? I had a stuffed bear as a kid called teddy I lost him in a park on holiday and cried a lot. Brings back painful memories "where are you teddy!??" 😫

I love the name Teddy and that's all that matters

Oh right, but you aren't the male human being who will have to live with this name for the rest of their entire life. The selfishness is astounding.

Ted is fine. Teddy is twee. OK on a small child but too cutesy for an adult.

That is not all that matters.

This is your child's name for life. Teddy is a cute nickname but it would be cruel to lumber an adult with Teddy.

I’ve got a teenage Teddy, birth certificate is Edward, but he has never been known as Edward.
I’ve just asked him if he likes his name and he does and said, ‘if anything, Ild want to drop the Edward name, as it’s just embarrassing when people find out my real name, as it sounds so posh’ Disclaimer: he is a teen, so may well change his mind about this.
He has been known as Teddy all the way through primary, in secondary and his part time work.

I've got a Ned.

His birth certificate says Edmund.

He gets Ned or Nedster from me, Nedmund from his dad, Teddington from one sister & That Git Ned from the other, was known as Ed by default to most of his teachers, is EddietheTeddy as a gaming alias, Eddy to his mates...

I'm just glad he has the choices.

If I'd gone with Theodore, he could have had Ted or Theo.

Teddy seems a bit...limited options. & yes, too cutesy for an adult.

I really like the fact that my late teenager can try on different derivatives.

If I'd just called him Ned, he wouldn't have been able to try on Eddy. Edmund means he can, & keep it if he likes it.

I love the name... but I am biased as I've got a 3 year old Teddy, we sometimes call him Ted. He was named after my grandad who was 'Grandad Ted'.... It's such a popular name now tho, everywhere we go we seem to find a Teddy.

I know a Ted, aged 18. Short for Theodore, which is actually his middle name. He’s spoiled for choice as he could use his first name, Theodore or Theo but he chooses to be Ted. He’s a popular lad, pretty cool, never gets any stick over his name.

I've met a few Teddies, not met a teenage one yet. But I suspect it will be like the time met a 16 year old Alfie. It just doesn't sit right on an strapping teenager.

Awful!

My DGF was born in 1915. He was Arthur Edmund..he was nicknamed Teddy when he started working at 14 by his colleagues. It stuck. He was Teddy or Ted until he died. I didn't know what his real name was until I was nearly grown up.

if you don’t care, I don’t know why you asked, but here it is.
it’s fucking irritating.
it maybe cute as a child, but it’s irritating as fuck when you grow up.
when you’re constantly called something else, ( not just people taking the piss) when people always spell your name wrong, when you’re constantly giving your name out at work and correcting it too people…
when it messes things up at your college, at work etc…. repeat.
I would simply change it if it didn’t upset my family.

OK here's my experience - friend of my DS was Teddy until he was about 12 when he wanted to be called Ed or Edward and refused to answer to Teddy.

Please don't give your poor DS Teddy as his full name

Theodore or Edward on birth certificate.

Call him what you like but let him have grown up options-he will thank you later!!!!!

I know a teddy. He really doesn’t suit his name as a big lumbering teen. Think about it

Have you seen the average reception class register? Teddy is not getting any raised eyebrows at all.

M ok né of my Teddy's friends ever found it funny enough to mention. He's 16 now.

I have a 16 year old Edward, was known from birth as Teddy but often gets called Teds now. No one has ever said anything negative, generally get positive comments.

OP- ignore all the haters on this thread- people on here love to bring other people down. Name your baby what you want- believe me, Teddy is not an 'abstract' or 'out there' name anymore. I work in the NHS and there's a lot more unusual names at the moment! Like I said before- my little boy is Edward on his birth certificate but has only ever been called Teddy or Ted and we've had nothing but lovely comments about his name

Have a god son Teddy.

he was the cutest little teddy and now he’s a handsome big ted.

if you like it that’s all that matters

Teddy could lead to all sorts of comments when he is at school.

all sorts? Really?

once they’ve done ‘teddy bear’ in a funny voice what else is there? I think I could find a school yard rhyme for literally any name. I think there are enough Teddys for it to not stand out.

My view is call him Edward instead. Teddy could lead to all sorts of comments when he is at school.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_bear

teddys are name after theodore roosevelt

You are coming across as very immature, OP. What you don’t appear to have understood is that you are not naming a cute little baby. You are naming a grown man who will be an adult for far longer than he is a child.
He may well hold senior positions of responsibility in his life, so give him a grown-up name and use a nickname if you want to. He can then decide for himself if he wants to be known as Teddy or if Edward or Theodore is a more suitable adult name.