Can I call my baby girl Teddy/Teddie?

[ems942]

My baby girl is due soon. Had previously thought I'd love to call her Autumn, would have used Teddy for a boy but I love it so much I want to call my little girl Teddy. Am I being ridiculous? I'm not keen on Thea and really not on Theodora.

Edina? I'm an absolutely fabulous fan.

Hmmm. My test when naming DDs was imaging them writing a CV or going for a job interview. That ruled out some names quite quickly. So I do agree with giving them a more normal option e.g. Theodora on their birth certificate so they can use if should they wish. You never know perhaps in 20 years time Teddy for a girl would be completely usual. But just in case...

autumn is lovely

When my dog was in the vet for his last op there were 3 other dogs in in the same day and all 3 were called Teddy . It's a very popular dogs name . ( boy dogs btw)

Cacafonix makes a very good point about CVs and job interviews - and application forms, come to that.

Employers might well not take applicants called Teddy seriously (same is true of other names). Having a more, er, formal name on the birth certificate could make things easier. They can always tell colleagues to call them Teddy once they've got the job.

There is actually a young woman near me called pebbles

I wouldn't op

Wasn't one of the Beverley sisters called Teddy?

Yes; Teddie short for Hazel. Apparently

I'm sorry but it sounds utterly ridiculous on anyone older than 5. Noticed Ned is much more common in my neck of the woods as a nn for Edward.

I could imagine a confident girl or woman would be fine with this. But for an unconfident girl, it could be a nightmare. It also sounds very feminine, which will seem strange if she grows up to be very unfeminine.

I know two female Teddie/Teddy's, both adults. One of them is a pediatric dr and the other is a qualified lawyer, although she's a SAHM now. Hasn't appeared to have hindered either of them at all. They are American though if that changes anything.

It's also the name of the lead female character in Disney's Good Luck Charlie, which has helped made it pretty mainstream now.

If you love the name, go for it. I like it.

I don't like it at all. I think it will be a bit of a marmite name to be honest (as you can see from the replies on this thread), but if you and your oh really love it do what you think is best.

Does not pass the high court judge test

Don't people on here talk some utter shit

I agree, Teddy / Teddie as a cute NN, fine. As a whole thing, NO. I've got a long name with multiple shortenings and I'm massively grateful to my parents for giving me the whole thing. It meant I could try out several of the shorts as a child / teen and then use the whole thing as an adult.

OP, I'd suggest you try introducing yourself to people as Teddy, see what reaction you get and then think about how your DD would feel about it.

If you don't like Theodora or Edwina, Ursula means little bear so you could nickname Teddy from there

How about a name that means bear as the full name?

Ursula? Misha?

Callisto?

Would you call a boy Masie? No? Then don't give a girl a boy's name.

Or even Maisie?

That argument doesn't hold water Bertrand. The wrestler big daddy is called Shirley - though I would guess that's why he became a wrestler lol

Of course you can call your daughter Teddy! It's very cute and cuddly.
Can you NAME her Teddy? Please, please do not. It's actually cruel.
Theodora, Thea... both mature and lovely names.

I can totally understand the attraction of a sweet, appealing pet name, but simply don't know why people feel the need to make it the given name. Some of the best nicknames are not derived from the person's given name at all. And lots of people have several nicknames, maybe used in different circles or at different times in their lives, inspired by different events or aspects of their appearance or personality.

Good one, OP.

No, obviously it's probably not the best idea to stick 'Teddy' on the birth cert of a little baby, boy or girl, (who will grow into a young person then adult, who will have to introduce themselves to people by said name).

I think it also depends on what kind of family you are, the circles you mix in and the lifestyle you lead.

In the inner city comprehensive school where I work, a 'Teddy' would be mocked and a 'Theodora' would be ripped to shreds. Sorry but that's a fact of life.

A Krystal or Chanelle or Britney would fit in perfectly.

Every -' Theodora ripped to shreds', really? I don't see that.

Here ( central London), inner city state schools and private are full of children from all nationalities so nothing seems strange. Ie I know both Daniel and Danylos in same class, same name, different nationality. Sebastian fits in as well as Hussein. Otto alongside Sulaman , Penelope and and Faris