Baby boy name Teddy

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Baby boy due soon and love the name Teddy anyone have a Teddy?? what sort of comments do you get ??
Anyone have an older child or know an adult called Teddy any issues?
Don't want a longer name
Just love Teddy

Also we are outside the UK and noone has "just laughed" at his name @Kokeshi123
I imagine if he doesn't like Teddy when he's older he can use Ted. Can't see the problem. I work with a Rosalind - she hates her name but calls herself Roz at work - on her email/linkedin/cv. No big deal.

Teddy’s cute, but not a grownup name. Can you call him Ted, and give him the nickname Teddy? I wouldn’t want to apply for jobs in a law firm or garage with Teddy on my resume.

It makes me think of Teddy Kennedy, that probably shows my age and you may not have the same association but a lot of older people will.

He was named Edward Moore Kennedy!

I love Teddy.

All the ones I know are shirt versions of Edward or Theodore though.

Also some Theodores are known as Theo.

People saying Ted is a ridiculous name for an adult 🤷🏼‍♀️ My Grandad born in 1920 was called Ted and many other men in his generation were called Ted, a perfectly acceptable name for an adult male. Ignore the haters, if you love the name then use it. There are a lot of names that I don’t like, but I wouldn’t dream of telling someone that their choice of name is stupid. So rude. And it would be a boring world if we all had the same names!

My son is 24 now and is Edward on his birth certificate, but has always been known as Ted. We called him Teddy a lot when he was small, and still sometimes do playfully, but he has always been Ted. He doesn't really like the Edward on his birth certificate and never uses it except on CVs etc. It's slightly confusing for things like bank accounts and tickets as the initial E is different from the T he uses normally.

When he was in nursery and primary school, we only knew one other Ted (and he was Theodore on his birth certificate), but the name became a lot more popular a few years after he was born.

No one has ever teased him about soft toys or having a childish name. It's a long established name. There have been loads of well-known adult men called Ted and Teddy during history - including Teddy Roosevelt, after whom teddy bears are named, Teddy Kennedy, Teddy Sheringham, Ted Heath, Ted Hughes (the ex poet laureate), Ted Bundy (ok, not a great association), Ted Danson (the actor in Cheers), Ted Lasso, Ted the love interest vet in Shits Creek, my great uncle Ted ...

I say go for it, but I would put another name on the birth certificate as I'm a traditionalist.

It's slightly confusing for things like bank accounts and tickets as the initial E is different from the T he uses normally.

That's why Teddy is not a natural shortening for Edward! Ed or Eddie work much better.

@Dassams , Ted has been in use for a long time, as has Ned.
I agree that Ed or Eddie might be more obvious, but in the past the same names got reused within families, and it might have made sense to call one Ted and the others Eddie and Ned.
Margaret was shortened to Maggie, Margo, Daisy etc, Ann(e) to Nancy, Catherine to Kate or Kitty, Mary to Molly, Polly, etc

There are also fashions in names that affect which diminutive is popular. Bill used to be more common than Will.

I've worked with a few older men called Dick, but nearer my age they'd be Rich or Rick.

Just because it happened in the past (to differentiate the 5 different Edwards in a family) doesn't mean it's a good idea today.

Having the same initials for your nickname and name makes life easier!

@Dassams , I agree that it makes life easier, but I wouldn't, for example, shorten Catherine to Cate.
I don't think it's a major issue, and plenty of people so by a diminutive with a different initial to their first name.

I'd say that being known by a middle name would be more of a nuisance.

I like Ted but absolutely hate Teddy. It's getting very common around here now. Seems to be replacing Jack as the in name. Just think of all the names available and give him a proper name. I just don't get it.
My friends dd ..her boyfriend was called Teddy and her brothers and cousins were really teasing her about the name. Don't do it!!

I think Ted is okay for a teen/adult. I'd probably go for Ted on brith certificate and call him Teddy

I know a 1 year old Teddie (spelt like that and is the same on birth certificate)

I wonder if the current trend of calling boys 'Teddy' has been influenced by the very popular series, 'Call the Midwife'. The Turners call their little boy 'Teddy' (I presume he is named Edward), and being an elderly person I remember a couple of Teddys from that era though they soon became 'Ted'. Teddy does sound babyish.

Super common name all of a sudden. Wonder if it'll be the Gary of its generation.

So cute, would of picked it for my son but my husband liked a family name that was also one of my names on the 'list'.

I'm really surprised that so many people are claiming it's a recent thing (or even an old-fashioned thing revived) to chose the name Teddy, especially as a nickname. I'm 35 and knew boys called Ted and Teddy growing up - in fact I think one of the reasons I liked the name was because it was the name of a boy at my school who was just so kind and lovely.

I know of a man who was known as Teddy all his life. He was a bachelor and a funny good humoured fellow who was my father's age. He died and .. Edward (Teddy) Surname .. is on his gravestone.
There is also a Ted who is in his 30s. He is Edmund. Ted suits him and he uses Ted Surname as his TV broadcaster name.

I know a Teddy, but he’s Edward on BC. He’s now in his 20s. He was called Teddy by everyone until he started secondary school and then he decided it was babyish. He goes by Eddie now.

You are naming a human being.
You love the name so sod everyone else, including your son. I don't know why you bothered to post.
If you have a girl next time call her Dolly.
What a twee little pair they will make lol

I dont see people's issue with the name Teddy it's a brilliant name for all ages
It's is one of the most popular names at the moment which means this generation of children won't think anything other than that's the name
People are so judgemental on here honestly if you love the name go for it xx

It’s a lovely name.

I’ve found myself sitting in a cafe this morning and there’s two v loud people next to me discussing Rudy, Pops, Leo, Freddie and Sid and how they are doing in the local teenage football league teams. In this generation does Teddy really mark himself out as a target or unusual?

@NewBabyonboard
completely agree, but then I called my baby Ottilie which is HATED on here 😂

I very much doubt the OP is still reading but parents who are insistent on using cutesy names like Teddy as their child's legal name remind me of a very troubled young man I used to work with. His legal name was Tommy and he hated it, finding it babyish and patronising. His mother wouldn't allow him to change it to his preferred name of Tom, and blocked us from changing the 'known as' field on our systems. He saw a lot of professionals for various reasons and if we couldn't get to them to ask them to address him as Tom then the whole interaction would be ruined by his anger at being called Tommy. We had to get him replacement exam certificates after he ripped up the originals because they had to be issued in his legal name.

His name didn't cause him to be angry or troubled, but it caused so much unnecessary anguish. Please, give your children options when you name them.