Teddy as a standalone?

[Marrilou]

Hi would appreciate people's opinions on this; I posted on here about my previous son's name and some of the comments really helped me make my mind up! I'm currently pregnant with what I'm pretty sure is another son. I love the name Teddy, it's currently my favourite boy's name, but I'm not sure whether to have it as a standalone or short for Edward? I don't love the name Edward but am just wondering if it'll give him more versatility with his name as he gets older. I know Teddy can be short for other names such as Theodore, but Edward is the one I like most, albeit not all that much. Would you go just for Teddy or make Teddy a nickname for Edward?

I don’t get the whole call him Teddy but give him a ‘proper’ name on the birth certificate shit. What’s the point at all??

I have one of them ‘proper‘ names but never use it and have only ever used the short version. The last time I used my full name was when I got married and that was only because I had too. I have a decent job and God forbid somehow manage to Live a normal life without using my full name.

OP if you like the name Teddy, call him Teddy

Put Ted on the birth certificate and call him Teddy day to day.

It's a cute name, but I'm not keen on nicknames as full names, especially the ones that work best for children. So personally, I would choose Edward. If you must, why not Ted on the birth cert instead of Teddy, and you can call him Teddy?

Snap, IckleBear.😆

Give him a cute nickname if you like. But he needs a proper name on his birth certificate.

I think Teddy is a really sweet name, I love it, but you must take into account, it's not your name.
Put something longer on the birth cert and give him the choice, after all, you've got nothing to lose.

Teddy is cute for a baby but not so great for a middle aged man in a job interview

If the name of the applicant swayed you so much that you would not recruit them then you ought not to be hiring anyone.

My brother is Edward on his birth certificate but has always been Teddy. He's nearly 17 now and is still known as Teddy but he could go with a different nickname later on, if he preferred.

As much as people say pick a name you like and only put Teddy on the bc, you do need to give some thought to when he is older and may not like being called Teddy. He can only really go to Ted from there. So either put Ted on the certificate, or a longer version Edward or Theodore. Or have a 2nd option via the middle name, pick a name you really like and so put Teddy on and when he gets older could 'switch' to using the middle name. Or vice versa so other name 1st and Teddy as a middle name and you all call him Teddy but on official stuff he is 'Samuel' (as a guess). Trust me there is nothing worse growing than a name that draws attention when you want to be a wall flower. And he will forever have people asking, 'no what is your real name, on your certificate' and having comments on it if you just call him Teddy

Teddy is lovely for a baby, but at secondary school, on their cv??? Edward is a great formal name, with Teddy as what you call him

My Dd now uses a shortened version of her middle name which I'd have never chosen for her, but its her name and I'm so glad I gave her plenty of choice.

@LadyMonicaBaddingham

If you like Teddy, have Teddy. No need to make up a Tediham/Teddington/Tedbert name just to have a longer name for the BC.

Absolutely love Tedbert! That’s really tickled me.

If DD2 had been a boy, she was going to be Theodore with the NN Teddy. I wouldn’t have Teddy on the BC though. I would put Ted if you don’t like Edward or Theodore or Tedbert.

Her middle name is Elizabeth btw, she goes by Liz, but so many options with that.
Obviously everyone who has known her forever call her by her first name, and she's fine with that, but introduces herself as Liz now.
She's actually called Niamh!

Yes - but only if he growls when you squeeze him.

I like Teddy as a stand-alone name. I hate this having to have a different name that's never used for the birth certificate. It could be shortened to Ted as an adult anyway. It's just getting a bit popular for me now.

I think Teddy on the birth certificate would be fine especially if that's the name you're going to use day to day
Mumsnet like full names on BC but in reality names like Tommy are top 100 so are completely acceptable these days and mainstream

So many judgemental comments on this thread 😂 if you like Teddy use Teddy, I did.

Love Teddy and would absolutely use it on its own as a boys name (and may do if our little bean is a boy!)

@Pineapple30 my thoughts exactly! I can’t believe this site would be majority new mums yet the comments you read are like you say so judgmental and all you want as a new mum or mum to be is a warm response

Not for a boy. My gardener has a very pleasant spaniel named Teddy. Suits him.

I personally would put Edward on the bc. It gives him options in the future if he feels Teddy is too babyish.

How about Ted on the BC, really similar to Teddy but a bit easier to take seriously. Fwiw I do like the name Teddy, but would never give my child a BC name that might embarrass them at a job interview or if they ended up in a really serious career. Imagine being a senior manager in a company, a headteacher, a politician, a lawyer etc. etc. and having to introduce yourself as Teddy.

I know a 6 year old Teddy. When he is older I expect he will just be Ted.

Teddy is cute for a toddler but what about a Middle Aged bloke? He will inevitably become Ted or another nn. Personally I would use it as a nn or an affectionate pet name. We have an Edward in the family who as he has grown up has gone through a range of nn in different groups etc (Ed, Eddie, Ted, Edders) but now he is a bit older teddy is the one nn he will not have!

Personally I prefer a full name on BC as teddy is a bit cutesy for a man. I was set one Edward/teddy but there’s been loads born named that since I got pregnant that it’s put me off