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.

No!!!

No. Teddy is not a name and Teddie definitely isn't. Edward, Theodore (or Theodora) etc are names.

I have a similar level of disdain for people who use Freddie, Alfie etc instead of Frederick and Alfred.

There was a character in Greys Anatomy called Teddy and she was a brain surgeon. Love that show and love the name- wanted it for my daughter then Robbie Prick Williams stole it.

Robbie Williams called his daughter Theodora, with Teddy as a nickname. So he hasn't "stolen" Teddy as a name.

I would use Theodora and then shorten it.
DS2 is Kit. His full name is Christopher on the birth certificate but we introduced him as Kit from the off. He's aware of his full name and he knows he can use it if he wants later in life.
I'd say use Theodora and introduce her as Teddy - gentle correction and persistence will eventually get everyone calling her Teddy too

Yes. Yes you can.

Call her whatever you please. No need to Edwina/Theodora/anything

Call her whatever you please. No need to Edwina/Theodora/anything

I disagree. It is not the parent who has to live with a name and therefore they should not just do as they please. Using a longer name with a pet name for every day use gives the child choices later - ones that don't involve faffing about with legal changes.

Oh please, you have children called all sorts of baby/unusual/oddly-spelled names that no-one gives a shiny shit about such as Albie, Freddie, Archie, Fifi, Lillie-Maie, Trixie. SHould they all be called the 'proper' name?

Heck, in my school we have an Anni, a Kylee a Teygun, a Tye and a Saffy - they are their complete and full names... spelled that way

Just because you wouldn't call your child Teddy, doesn't mean OP can't do that.

No it doesn't mean they can't. However, it doesn't mean that they should.

The child has to live a lifetime with the name and that is what a parent should be considering. It's shit growing up with a stupid name.

DS2 is Kit. His full name is Christopher on the birth certificate but we introduced him as Kit from the off. He's aware of his full name and he knows he can use it if he wants later in life LOVE THAT!

I don't think Teddy is a stupid name.

Not rear tft but are you a Robbie Williams fan? First thing I thought of as its his daughters name isn't it?

Good guess, FunkyPeacock!

Does not pass the high court judge test

and yet it does pass the American president test. interesting.

That said... OP, choose a longer name and keep it as nickname, options are always good when it comes to names.

I personally wouldn't thank my mother for this name in my job interview or on my wedding day..

If a woman called Condoleezza can become US Secretary of State, little Teddy passes!

Does not pass the high court judge test

Nor does Alfie, or Albie, or Charley or Lily-may or yoonik spellings like jaykob or emmalie

Good luck charlie - american tat tv has the lead name Teddy for a girl (teen older sister) ... so not unusual.

Condoleezza is really embarrassing, because it's a misreading of the Italian phrase con dolcezza

piano.about.com/od/musicaltermsa1/g/GL_con-dolcezza.htm

and yet it does pass the American president test. interesting.

Has there been an American President with the given name Teddy?

Teddy Roosevelt?

Obviously Teddy wasn't on his Birth certificate, but he was widely called it?

So, no. There wasn't one with the given name of Teddy. Which is the point.

The word "Teddy Bear" comes from 26th United States President Theodore Roosevelt, though he loathed being referred to by that name.

I think it's awful (sorry, honest answer!)