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Ted as official name?

28 replies

jm54 · 08/12/2008 12:14

Really like the name Ted for my new baby boy, but is it too informal too be his official name? I'm not keen on going for Edward or Theodore, would rather register him with the name we'll call him ... views welcome!

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jellybeans · 09/12/2008 19:26

I think if you like it, it is fine, it's a cute name. My DS has the short version of a name.

mickeylou · 08/12/2008 14:08

My DS is Billy and not William. i wanted to call him Billy and dont actually like William. Why should he have a name on his birth certificate that we will never use? I dont want him to go to school and keep saying thats not my name. I have only come across one person (DH's grandma who lengthens his name to William but she does this in fun so it doesnt bother me)

Ted is great btw.

MrsHappy · 08/12/2008 12:23

If you like the name, use it.

I have never understood why people register their child with a name they will never use (unless they are going to call their child "binky-boo" in which case being registered as Elizabeth is probably a good thing).

The only thing is that you are going to find that people lengthen his name for you. Teachers will call him Edward and so, quite possibly, will maiden aunts. But then I am forever telling people not to shorten my DD's name, so it is an issue for lots of us one way or another...