How would you shorten Theodore?

[pingoose]

Teddy or Theo?

DH and I can't agree. To go with a single syllable colour surname.

If you make sure you use whatever short name you choose right from the start and introduce him as that name you'll be fine. If you don't, people will call him Theo.

Theo.
Teddy is short for Edward ? Or so I thought.

Where I live people will often shorten/lengthen any name you go by as a sign of familiarity/affection. So Theo people might shorten to The, which is quite odd, and Teddy would become Ted, regardless of what you used at home close/family.

I know one who was just "T"
One as Teddy

I'd shorten to Theo

Theo Black
Teddy White
Theo Green
Teddy Brown

Personally, I love Teddy.

Laurie

Why would you?
We gave DD a name that had multiple nicknames, and my DM chose to use the one I wasn't keen on, so trying to avoid that by making a decision at the start.
Of course, we now call her Moo, which has nothing to do with her name. I anticipate the same would happen with a Theo/Teddy :)

Theo

Theo. Teddy is quite chavvy I think (sorry)

Theo.

I think Teddy is babyish.

I really like both. Why don't you use them both interchangeably when he is born and you will hopefully find out which one suits him the most? Babies often have multiple nicknames, I doubt sometimes being called Theo and sometimes Teddy would confuse him anymore than most babies with nicknames and pet names.

Oh and the only Teddys I have known have been quite middle class, not 'chavvy' at all.

Surely the natural shortening of Theodore is Theo .

Teddy is a Teddy Bear 🧸!

I do know American and German Teddies

German Teddies 🐻?

Ours is Theo because it’s what DH wanted to call him originally. I like all it’s shortened forms though.

I’d start with Theo.
Move to just O.
Move onto Odie.
End with Odie Boy Blue. 🙂

Teddies are two a penny round here (Including every other dog). I love Theo but if it's going to be said 'Fee-ow' by half his friends, I'd probably go for Ted.

Theo. For me Edward is the more natural name to use if you want ‘Teddy’.

I like Theo and dislike Ted and Teddy.
I suppose Dory might be OK...

I should add there are at least 10 Teddies in our local primary, which is small.

Teddy bears get their name from Theodore Roosevelt's nickname "Teddy".

BIL is Theodore. He's 20, and his name has evolved over the time I've known him from Teddy, to Ted, then Theo and now he's back to being known as Theodore.
Although close family still call him Ted.

@tammytoby But Teddy bears are called Teddy because they are named for Theodore Roosevelt

Just because one Theodore (Roosevelt) was nicknamed Teddy doesn't make it the most natural shortening. I think Theo is much more intuitive.