The Name Teddy

[mydogmike]

What's your thoughts? I love the name Teddy but I worry he won't thank me later for it when he's older but don't like the name Theodore or Edward and a teddy for short x

Cut on a baby/toddler. Not cute on a grown man in a professional job.......

*cute

I agree, cute on a child, not great for an adult and would be sure to become Ted.
I would give Edward on the birth certificate for options.

Your right ☹️

I have a one year old called Ted, I call him Teddy as a term of endearment sometimes, but I felt just Ted would work better in the long run.

My little one is called Teddy. We liked the name, didn't like Theodore or Edward so just went with it. He can be Ted when he's older. Its not a favourite on here though!!

Very popular I know a few Teddy’s.

Embarrassing past the age of 9.

I have a Teddy. He is the cutest little thing. Bit on the fluffy side though...loyal as anything.

It's ok but its popularity makes it seem twee. I dislike the name Theodore but Edward, Edwin, Edmund, Edmond and Edgar are all fine.

I adore Edward and nn teddy while they’re younger but not for older. But unfortunately every other baby boy at the moment is called teddy either as full name or a nn for Edward or Theodore 😕

Teddy is awful. Please don’t inflict it on your child.

I would put Ted on the bc and call him Teddy

Much too twee. I know they are fashionable but I hate cutesy names, especially for boys.

Horrible. Ted is fine as a diminutive for Edward but Teddy has no meaning and conjours up visions of cuddly bears (or if you are older, boys in drapes and luminous socks).

Will just become Ted in no time I'd imagine

Very cute. But I'd definitely choose Theodore as Theo is a better name for a grown man than Teddy so he has other options when he gets older. I love both names!

I personally wouldn’t. I’d say put a more formal option on the BC and use it as a nickname, but I firmly believe that you should like your child’s name (!), so I’d scrap Teddy and move on.

Teddy past about 4 years old is abit embarrassing

Cute as a newborn ....

Not so much as a 11 year old starting secondary school

I actually really like Teddy as a nickname. It’s really cute as a short name for Theodore or Edward. I don’t like it too much by itself, it seems a little bit babyish to me.

Cute but no good on a cv. Prefer Eddie

It's awful

I cringe to think of a 14/15 year old teenager called teddy. It's a no from me!

Yeah It's a no from me too. I hate names like that - Teddy, Dolly etc. Cute on when they're little, but that baby is gonna grow up and enter the workforce.

Fine as a nickname for a pre-schooler. Terrible as a full name. I really like the name Edmund. Could you go for that as the full name? I think Ted is pretty awful as well on an adult, although I realise there are adults who go by Ted. To me it just makes me think of Big Ted the Teddy bear on Playschool.