Teddy

[HappyNewYear2012]

Hi,

My partner and I are thinking of naming our baby boy Teddy who is due in March. We both like it (obviously!) but I'm just a little concerned we may potentially be giving him a name that he may get teased about though?

I would very much appreciate a few more opinions if you have a view on this.

Thanks everyone! x

I love it llovelyname

I love it

My older son is Theodore, known as Teddy. But I totally agree with everyone to use a proper name on the BC and use Teddy as a nickname.
Teddy is cute while they are young, but I know once he gets older he'll be glad to have the choice of being called Ted or Theo.
A full name will also look much better on a CV.

I love it.

I had my baby boy in January.. And we called him Teddy.. We love it and it suits him.. It is a cute name and also a proper old man's name.. Nothing wrong with Ted or bear as an adult if he chooses... But he will always be my teddy xx ????????????

I deliberated over this name too. I prefer Ted though, but sure any Ted's would be called Teddy as a nn. My grandpa was called Ted on his bc and suited him down to the ground.
I really don't see the point in bc names if they'll never be used. And especially when they are so different to the shortened version ie Edward and Ted..
Plus is your ds doesn't like Teddy he could be Ted/ Ed /Eddy? X

I had Ted on the shortlist for DS. I personally don't like Teddy very much, it's too cutsie but Ted is a great, strong name.

DS (3yo) is an Edward nn Teddy. Everyone calls him Teddy (or Bear), he calls himself Teddy and has no idea his 'real name' is Edward. As his mum, I can't imagine that I will ever call him anything but Teddy, but I do accept that he might not always want everyone else, including work colleagues or clients, to know him as such. Whether Edward or Teddy is on the bc makes no difference to me, but a more formal option may later be appreciated by him.

@HappyNewYear2012 I am well aware this is an old post! But I'm pregnant with my first and we too have chosen the name teddy/ted , did you end up calling yours Teddy? Or Edward ect?? My oh doesn't want Edward or Theodore so we're thinking of just doing Teddy.
To be fair, names are getting more and more unusual now so Teddy probably seems quite tame compared to 2011.

I think Teddy is a good nickname but a terrible first name for a grown man or even a teenage boy. I'd make it short for something

@Rosesaredead I will probably just
Shorten it to Ted once he is a little older 😊

I personally love the name Teddy as a stand alone name, but I can imagine he may not like it when he’s older and wants to be tough ahah! but my personal opinion Teddy is a great name and none of the the longer names that give you nn Teddy are as nice, Edward is nice though x

Teddy Bear 🧸? Teddy is twee and comical imo.

I really like Teddy, but would use Ted, or Theodore, or Edmund/Edward/Edgar on the bc. Even just Ted seems a better name for the formal name to me.

@missteddy We have a Ted. Everyone always compliments his name. I don't call him Teddy but some people do as they think it's his name, I sometimes correct them. He'll always be just a Ted to me

Now we are pregnant again & I don't know what we'd name another boy. I just don't love another name as much as his

@DaddysGirl36 aww that's nice to hear! I really like just 'Ted' hmmm and I'm the same I can't think a boys name I like more apart from a few that I can't have because people
In my family have them already .
I think Ben would go nicely with Ted or Thomas maybe? Or Toby! They'd all make a good brother for your 'Ted'

Hi,
As a teacher, I’ve taught so many little boys with this name - it’s incredibly popular, one year I had 3 in my class so had to call one Ted and the other two Teddy and then the surname initial.
I don’t think there’s any scope for teasing at all as it’s a name in its own right now and I’ve never heard any comments but just be aware of how popular it is amongst new babies and little ones in the start of their primary school years. I don’t think the name lists reflect it it’s always one of those ones along with ‘Alfie and archie’ that you know there will be lots of in the year group.

I don't like it as a stand alone name, but it is so popular now (probably the most popular boys name in my almost 2 year olds nursery and classes) that any issues with it being babyish will be irrelevant in 20 years time as there'll be so many adult teddys!

I know it’s an old thread and I’m replying to a comment a few years old too, but fwiw I love Teddy, as in just Teddy, not shortened from Edward or Theodore etc.

I have a Max (born in 2015) and we were constantly asked if we were going to put Maximus or Maximilian on his birth certificate.
Nope, we wanted just Max, so that’s what he is on his birth certificate, alongside his middle names etc.

I’m currently pregnant with another little boy and seriously considering Teddy, and again, that would be what he was on his birth certificate, but if he wanted to ‘adult it up’ when he gets older then I’m sure he he would just shorten it to Ted.

Same as another previous commenter, I don’t get point of naming a child with the intention of calling them something different.
Putting Isabella on the birth certificate but with the intention of using ‘Bella’, or Christopher but with the intention of using ‘Kit’ etc.

Just name them the name you want and use it.
Sod what others think, names are becoming more and more unusual now anyway 🤷‍♀️

I don’t get point of naming a child with the intention of calling them something different.
Putting Isabella on the birth certificate but with the intention of using ‘Bella’, or Christopher but with the intention of using ‘Kit’ etc.

It gives the child the option to be known as Isabella (beautiful name) as well as being called per names by close family or friends like Bella, Izzy etc And a Christopher would probably like the option to introduce himself as Christopher rather than as Chris or Kit!