How would you shorten Theodore?

[pingoose]

Teddy or Theo?

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

I love Teddy it’s such a cute name for a little boy.
Theo is ok.

One vacuum cleaner was named "Hoover". It soon became the most natural nickname for the device.

I don't think Theodore was the first person to have his name shortened to Teddy, History serves to tell us that is quite the natural nickname for said full name.

Ted/Teddy is a very long used shortening and came about because the name was originally pronounced ‘Teodore’ and the ‘th’ came much later.

I know a few Greek Theodores who are called Doros, pronounced ‘Thoros’. Don’t know any Greek Theodores who are called Ted or Teddy. They are all Theo or Thoros (though the letter S is often not pronounced.)

Theo.

Can't stand "Teddy".

I think it’s got to be Theo. Teddy is the abbreviated version of Edward I think

Teddy because I can’t stand when Theo becomes Fee-oh

Where does Theo become Fee-oh? I've never heard this at all.

a soft "Th" becomes F in a lot of regional accents especially in the south.

Yes, my ex couldn't say Th so I had to throw Theo off my list. It's a lovely name, definitely prefer it to Teddy.

Theo. To me Ted is Edward.

I thought my Theodore would be a Teddy, but somehow Theo suited him more. We still call him Bear as a nickname though, even though that doesn't make much sense. He hasn't quite mastered the 'th' yet though, so introduces himself as Feo.

I think Theo is nicer than Teddy. I'm not keen on Teddy at all.

Theo works best for Theodore.