Teddy as a standalone....

[grahamcrackers]

OK... we LOVE this name for a possible DS3.  However, not totally in love with Theodore and Edward has already been used.  DH doesn't like just Ted because of Ted Bundy/Ted Kaczynski (sp?) references.  While I don't think this is going to be popular on here, on a scale of 1-4 (1 being an abomination), how bad is it as a standalone?  We got idea from Tedy Bruschi, whose name is just Tedy.  FWIW our other son is *just* Drew, so we definitely like the nickname as a full name thing.  Thanks!

[EvaAzalea]

I don't think it's fair to make a grown man introduce himself to every one as Teddy. What about Theo? Also a NN but less....childish, and you could probably still get away with Teddy as a NN, they both come from Theodore.

[ashiscute]

There are some names where I feel like the nickname is an acceptable choice. Teddy is not one of them. If you don't like Theodore (which I love btw) then scratch it and move on. I agree with PP that Teddy is juvenile and limiting.

Also, if your H doesn't like Ted what's he going to do when your LO gets older and decides he'd rather be Ted than Teddy?

[Deleted]

Teddy isn't a good legal name. It's a nickname. If you guys aren't on board with full names like Theodore, I think you need to move on to a new name.

[grahamcrackers]

Feb 12, 2015 15:59:20 GMT -5 EvaAzalea said:

I don't think it's fair to make a grown man introduce himself to every one as Teddy. What about Theo? Also a NN but less....childish, and you could probably still get away with Teddy as a NN, they both come from Theodore.

You're right... This thread is really confirming what I already knew. That Teddy is not a good given name. We do like Theo.

[setsuna17]

I love Theodore, and the NN Teddy. But I wouldn't name someone Teddy without giving them the Theodore. It's too cutesy.

[leahb12]

I love Teddy as a nn for Theodore or Edward. It's way too cutesy to stand alone.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Oh goodness no. Theo and Teddy both are nn only.

Edwin and Edmund are fantastic alternatives to get the nn Teddy.

[Widget123]

Teddy as a standalone could result in tons of teasing as a child and teen and failure to be taken seriously as an adult. So I vote no.

[lindy]

I think you could probably get away with Theo, nn Teddy by I would avoid Teddy as the given name.

[zebrapanther1311]

My best friends husband is named teddy and they have a son named teddy jr. I've known them since I was a teen so the name doesn't seem weird to me as a standalone at all. I like it.