Would this annoy you or am I being hormonal

I don't think the leader of the free world uses the same signature for official documents as he does on his bank account, that would be really daft!

I really don't see the problem with the relatives calling him Teddy. The child himself may well decide on it one day and there won't be anything you can do about it then.

My son is Owen but when he was little sometimes he got called 'owie'. I would never have dreamed of stopping people or declaring 'that's not the name he goes by!' It was just a bit of fun that gradually fizzled out. He's 5 now and no one has called him Owie in about 3 years!

I'd let this one go, it's a non-issue imo.

I also prefer to use a full name on the birth certificate. I have always called my ds a shortened form of his name but he always introduces himself as his full name ( ds is 20). Most people then call him the short form!
Dd16 is currently trying out signatures for her new passport as the one she uses now doesn't just use letters (think musical notes). I have said it's up to her but when she's leader of the free world- she has ambitions- would she want to be using it.

There is actually a long list of girls' names for which Eddie is the shortened version. It think it's more usual for Edward to be shortened to Ted or Teddy than to Eddie.

Teddy Sheringham is Edward. Ted Heath was Edward.Ted Rogers, Ted Kennedy, all Edward. Ted is a very commonly used shortening of Edward.

I know a man called Teddy. His real name is Andrew, but he's been Teddy since a teacher put up a picture of a bear he'd drawn, with his name underneath it. 🤣

I also know an Eddie who's really David, but when he started work (40 years ago!) there was already a David, so his boss told him he'd have to be Eddie.

You can't control what nicknames your child will have.

Yes. Ted is short for Edward

Yes that is annoying for sure! Teddy is too cutesy and they're being needlessly disrespectful.

In this situation I would send a message around after he's been born that says something like this:

"Please welcome baby Eddie! Born yesterday at 2pm weighing 8lbs. We've decided just to make his full legal name Eddie, rather than Edward, to avoid any confusion about the name he goes by on a day to day basis."

I know it's a lie and they'll find out eventually but it'll make them think about how rubbish they were. No-one would hold it against you imo.

It's fine for them to want to call him Teddy but not once you've told them it's unacceptable. They need to accept the name his parents have chosen. If they persist with the Teddy nonsense pick them up on it, everytime. "His name is Eddie, not Teddy". If they still do it, point out how rude they are being. Is it likely to cause a family row? Yes, but they are in the wrong.

My daughter is Vanessa, Van, V, Nessa etc by different family but only since adult. My brother called her caravan from birth.. Another reason we don't speak.
Just tell them you will say it once. Practice at home and don't act stupid. Your baby needs consistency and you need them to behave like adults.

There are loads of other nicknames that make little sense though ...
Ned and Ted/Teddy for Edward.
Jack for John
Peg/Peggy/Meg for Margaret
Nance/Nancy for Anne
Moll/Molly for Mary
And lots more in sure

I read somewhere that Ned and Nance came from terns of endearment like 'My/mine Ed', My/mine Anne'. Not sure if that's true.

But certainly some nicknames were needed to help differentiate all the Edwards, Annes, Johns, Marys, etc.

This is why you should never share the name of your baby before they're born IMO. People are so annoying 😂

You can't control shortenings/nicknames really though. I tried to use a shortening for my ds (think Gus, short for Angus) and it just didn't stick. He gets something else.

Teddy is an accepted name for Edward though, as well as Ed, Eddie, Ned, Ted.

My DS is Patrick. He has as many shortenings as family members (slight exaggeration!) I love it.

My son is called Edward. Before he was born my MIL kept calling him Teddy. At that point we didn’t know if he was going be a boy either. To say it annoyed me is an understatement. The presumption of it still annoys me and he’s 4. She was told straight that his name will be Edward and will never ever be Teddy. If his name changes it will be Ed or Eddie. My grandad was Ted, short for Edward, he wasn’t named after him, we just liked the name however I didn’t want it shortened to it. If you don’t like it address it ASAP before people get their own ideas which they think are acceptable.

Ed sheeran's nick name is Teddy 🧸

I love Teddy!

OP, as others have said, just keep reiterating Eddie if that’s what you want to call him.

100% this.

I literally have no clue why parents name a child one thing but call them another. My mother did it with me and it causes no end of hassle. If I wasn’t too lazy, I would legally change it.

We had something similar when ours was little. We have a Teddy (so I’ll thank you all to keep the Teddy-bashing to yourselves). MIL wanted to call him by his full name. That was never the intention. We gave him that so he has options once he grows up if he doesn’t want to be Teddy. So we just said no. Thankfully the name nonsense just went away.

I disagree with the posters saying you’ve no control over the nicknames. Once they’re older and friends start then sure. But it’s not unreasonable to expect your family to call him by a chosen name. At least during the early years when the child is still learning his own name.

If he's going to be Eddie at school/nursery etc then just use Eddie on the birth certificate - it is a full name still 🤷‍♀️

Having something different is as pointless as a middle name.

Ted/teddy is 100% short for Edward.

Can I ask why you're calling him Edward if you're never going to use it?

Just use Eddie on the birth certificate 🤷‍♀️

Most likely be Ed anyway.

Teddy is definitely short for Edward. So says my grandpa and nephew Ted

Teddy is 100 short for Edward