James, Teddy, Freddy?

My Teddy was pedigree poodle! 🤣

Except it can be if OP chooses to make it so. My son James was often affectionately called Jamie when he was little...

I’m not sure Teddy can be classed classic as a stand alone name, only as a nn for Edward. I can honestly saying that it’s only in recent times that I’ve come across Teddy as a name in its own right, and had it been used twenty plus years, people would have thought it as strange (and babyish).

Freddy and Teddy are entirely classic and timeless names.

Literally loath ‘ie’ names.

James is great. Will never date.

Ermmm. Say what?

I like James, and there's lots of ways you can shorten it.
Teddy is cute for a baby but I really think it should be Edward or Theodore on the birth certificate so he can choose a more grown up name if he wants to in the future.
Freddie is also quite babyish so with the connection to your uncle probably not the one for you

I like James - I don’t know any known as Jay - they are either just James or Jamie, Jim or (in Scotland) Jem - do any of these work for you? I think Jim/my is very underused as a short form.

James is popular but it’s very classic - Jacob or Joel are less popular alternatives

Teddy is sweet - I wouldn’t use it as a full name but it’s short for Theodore and Edward (or any other Ed name like Edwin) so go for one of those.

Teddy is quite overdone right now - so how about Toby (either just as is or short for Tobias)

Don’t use Fred if you didn’t like your grandad

Other ideas w shortforms

Robert - Bobby / Robbie / Robin
Christopher -Christy / Kit
Alexander - Sandy
Arthur (shortened to Art/Artie if you want)
Alistair - Al
Ernest - Ernie
Philip - Pip
Guy
Laurence (Laurie)

If you like James then how about

David
Edward
Timothy
Christopher
Simon
Benjamin
Alexander
Tobias
Conrad
Michael
Alan
Joseph

James. But call him James. Don’t call him him Jay or Jamie. I know two James who’d hit the roof if someone shortened their name to Jamie or Jay.

James is the best choice of the three.
James or Jim

Do you like ..
Ned
Cedric
Benjamin
Quentin
Wilbur
Forbes
Charles
Gordon
Roger

Is it just me, or does any one else think of Rod, James and Freddy when they read this title?

Love Teddy and Freddie but with Theodore/ Edward and Frederick as full name

other suggestions

arthur
vinnie
lenny
leo
kit
george
frankie
reggie
charlie

I have a James Edward! He's 18...

He was Jamie when younger and some people do call him J ( both sisters I think ). But I call him Ed a lot.

However, he's very much a James... I love it and never regretted choosing a classic name. (We also have an Emily )

I remember my DM saying, don’t choose a name that can be shortened! She hated nicknames! Everyone seems to end up with one though!

James, Frederick or Edward - overused really. It’s difficult when you don’t know what other parents are doing. We always went a bit unusual with names in our family. Just to be different! Works for us.

Jamie is not a nickname for james

As others have said, Theodore can shorten to Teddy too if you want to avoid Edward. Although if you only ever call him Teddy or Ted it's unlikely anyone would go down the Eddie route. People generally follow parents leads with nicknames and children will usually correct if anyone deviates as they see what their parents call them as their name and don't accept other versions as well as, to them, it's not their name.

I would definitely avoid Freddy if your grandad Fred wasn't a nice man. Personally I can't even bring myself to like a name associated with an unpleasant person, let alone name my child the same name. People will definitely ask or assume whether it's after him.

James is a lovely traditional name with many nn options. Most people I know called James are just James but there's Jim/Jimmy or Jamie among others. He definitely doesn't have to be Jay.

Other suggestions:-

Thomas (Tom, Tommy)
Joseph (Joe, Joey)
Samuel (Sam, Sammy)
Matthew (Matt, Matty)
Daniel (Dan, Danny)
William (Will, Billy)
Oliver (Ollie)
Alfred or Wilfred (still get the Fred sound you like but be known as Alfie or Wilf to avoid association with your grandad Fred).

James, definitely. Could be Jimmy or Jamie. I’ve never met one shortened to Jay!

Freddy and Teddy are both fine, but they seem to be the name of every little boy I meet. The last three newborn baby boys I know are all Freddie.

James NN Jim or Jimmy

Freddie and Teddy are silly juvenile names

James is great- a classic. Never heard Jay as one

James is a great name.

Nicknames could be Jim, Jimmy, Jem, Jamesie...have never heard Jay as one.

I have a teen James and he does get called Jay BUT only by family because he was named after his dad, so helps us in the house 😅
Outside family, at school or anyone new he meets, he is James and nobody has ever attempted to shorten it.

James - tends to be called Jamie, not Jay

Frederick, nn Freddie

Not Teddy, - every other baby or cockapoo/oodle around our area is Teddy also.

suggestions
Samuel
Daniel
Robert
Peter
Joseph

James

Definitely James.

I don't think Jay is a common nickname for James anyway, and it doesn't matter that it's your manager's name.