Baby is 1 week old thoughts on name Teddy

[Smilesarecontagious]

Baby is one week old
Love the name Teddy nn Ted
Can't decide 😕??
Anyone know a Teddy do they use it as teenagers adults etc
Thanks

If you go with Edward you are giving him choices for when he’s older.

Hi @Smilesarecontagious yes i know a toddler named Teddy 🌝

Aw, I love it! It’s cute!

Yes, I'd do this.

If you like a particular nickname/diminutive I reckon it's always better to register the child with the full name, and use the diminutive, rather than register the diminutive.

Cute for a baby. Not for a grown man.

It’s a cute nickname for a young child. Ted is fine for an adult, I know a Ted - of course he’s actually named Edward…

I’d go with Edward nickname Teddy/Ted

Cute for a puppy, embarrassing for an adult male. Call him Edward and shorten it how you like.

Nicknames are not the same as diminutives - a nickname would be something on the lines as Glassy from round blue eyes, or Fuzzy from hair or something totally random.

Thankyou thought I'd know as soon as he was born but didn't it's so tricky

Teddy was my favourite for our little boy but we ended up with something completely different in the end.

I think if you were to name your baby Teddy, there would be a few around the same age as they grew up.

It was the ‘grown up’ Teddy that made me change my mind.

Congratulations.
Father Ted did come to mind but I wouldn't say that was a major issue.
I can't quite imagine a teen called Ted if I'm honest. Nice name though and cute for a child.

Many congrats OP. Very popular name for babies & pets, I know quite a few Teds/Teddy’s. I had trouble finding a name for my first son, DH & I couldn’t agree,I went through the baby name book again, and found a name I loved, DH loved it too. If you aren’t sure keep looking. Good luck.

there are quite a lot babies and toddlers called Ted and Teddy these days. It's definitely one of those names that's exploded in popularity in the last 2 or 3 years.

Edward or Edmund are great names, nn Teddy, Ted, Ed. Don't go with just Teddy.

Congrats on your new arrival!

I feel like Teddy is cute for a baby/young child and Ted fits if you're over 40, so there's the weird gap in between!

Love the name Ned

I like Ted but not teddy.

Thankyou 😀

Absolutely not. He won’t be a cute baby forever. Call him Edward with the nickname ted/teddy/Ned

It's lovely, but I agree with pp that Edward gives him options later on. In my London suburb there seem to be lots of younger Teddies, and I know of one 17 year old Ted.

I have a Theodore, known to everyone as Ted (and Teddy as a newborn, but that faded away when he was a toddler). He's the very best boy there's ever been and I still love his name. Go for it!

Edward or Theodore.

Dgs is Ted and it suits him really well. His full name is Theodore so the option to use that or Theo later on if he prefers.

Register him as Edwin, Edward or Edmund on the birth certificate and use Teddy/Ted as the nn. I couldn't take an adult Teddy seriously in a work capacity.

I really love Edward.

The Edwards I know have nicknames Ed (in his 40s), Eddie (16yo), Edward (ie no nickname) (15yo) and Ted (10yo).