Would this annoy you or am I being hormonal

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DH and I are pretty set on Eddie for our son due this summer. His legal name would be Edward but we love the nn Eddie. Some of the older members of my family have said "oh lovely, I'll call him teddy." My response was "well his name will be Eddie, that's what he'll go by." But they keep referring to him as Teddy 😂 I don't have anything against Teddy, but that's not that name we picked. I'm now wishing I had just said Eddie and not even mentioned him being legally Edward. I don't want him to have multiple names, I'm not afraid to keep saying "it's Eddie," but it's annoying, just call him Eddie 😂

Would you be annoyed or shall I just keep saying "it's Eddie," and not be bothered?

Yes it would annoy me and I'd keep reminding them it's Eddie not Teddy.
Sounds frustrating!!

People are going to call little Ted loads of different things. I wouldn't be too concerned.

Just put Eddie on his birth certificate then. If you give him a full name with alternate nickname options then there’s always a chance others could use these or he himself may choose to use them.

That's what I'm thinking, my plan had been to just introduce him as Eddie, have that as his name at nursery and school etc, I didn't think telling my family his legal name would be Edward would open him up to all the different nn.

Teddy isn't even a nn for Edward is it? Surely it's short for Theodore? Just keep correcting them 🤷‍♀️

Planning on naming our baby Edward (if they are a boy) who is due in a few weeks. Really hate the abbreviation to Teddy, I would have called him that if it were his name 😂 ours will be an Edward though, maybe to us Eddie but I really am against shortening it. I'll be shutting people down with the Teddy/Ted thing.

I think this is worth remembering. He may dislike being Eddie, and prefer to be called Edward or Ed. If you dont want others; including your child, to use alternative names then you need to use Eddie on the BC.

I find that you can't control the nicknames other people give your children. My children get all sorts of nicknames that I'd never even considered! But it's done with love and I don't mind.

Just this, his name is Eddie on repeat .People are ridiculous sometimes but they generally mean no harm they are probably overexcited and think Teddy is cute.

'Who is Teddy?'
'His name is Eddie'
'Call him Eddie please, that's his name'

On repeat.

Or, if you fancy getting a little petty - start calling them a different name that you fancy calling them, see if that helps them understand.

Switch to Edmund? Teddy is not a nn for Edmund, but Eddie still is.

But the op wants to call him Eddie not Edmund.

Smile and nod. But call him what you want.
But as said already, you don't control your children's nick names. They choose themselves as they get older or their friends use different ones that stick.
It's their name, not yours.

Not a fan of Edmund, or any of the other longer versions of Eddie like Edwin etc

Very old fashioned so may well not be to your taste, but we had an Edwin in our family, who only ever got Eddie!

Once the baby arrives that'll be the last thing you're worrying about but I see why you're upset now!

I always considered that with nicknames it's not up to you it's up to the person using the name.

I have different nicknames with friends and family and full name with others and it doesn't bother me it's how they want to call me

I have an Eddie (we’ll he’s Eddy but almost the same!). Great name.

Correct them. Every time. I wouldn’t bother telling people the name until he arrives so as to avoid having the conversation repeatedly until then.

Thanks all! Glad I'm not the only one 😂
When he's older I'm expecting him to get a multitude of nick names or even choose to go by Ed or Edward which I wouldn't think twice about, my husband is largely called Smithy because of his last name so can see that happening. We also have pet names for our daughter which we as a family and close friends occasionally use, but she knows what her name is and I want our son to also know what his name is and not be called Eddie by some of us and Teddy by the rest!

There are several nicknames for my name, I’ve just gone with the flow all my life and never corrected anyone because it genuinely doesn’t bother me.

Give yourself and the kid a break, and just name him Eddie. And it blows my mind anyone shares the baby name before they're here. I'm too paranoid about even choosing a name until mine's here safe and well.

Even if you call him Eddie on the birth cert - a really bad idea, imo - they'll still call him Teddy.

Names can always change after they arrive, but I simply said Eddie was our favourite at the moment! I've not gone and got him personalised outfits and door signs and the like 🙄

I also don't like shortened names on birth certificate, I loved Archie but decided against to because of this and not liking Archibald..

But if you really liked Archie just pick Archie and put that on the birth certificate. It's a name on its own, doesn't matter if it came from a longer name originally.

Seems mad to disregard names you like for that reason.