Baby Name Poll Results

Well, yes, it can -- but, it’s silly, imo. What about THEODOSIA instead?

Teddy is cute, but sounds young. I am not fond of Theodora, but Teodora I like. Just a thought...

how about Thea

thea (thee-yuh) or tea (tay-yuh) like Tea Leoni

What about Edda, Edina, or Edwina?

Thea or Tea make nice full name choices. Teddy is a little odd on its own.

Teddie \t(ed)-

die\ as a girl’s name (also used as boy’s name Teddie), is a variant of Theodora (Greek), and the meaning of Teddie is "God’s gift".

You can nickname her anything you want, it doesn’t have to come from her name.
My two daughters are nicknamed Cricket and Bear. Their names are Caroline an Isabelle. If you need it to correlate somehow, try something like Claire. ClaireBear -> Teddy Bear -> Teddy.

I like it! I think it’s cute and, I don’t care much for Theodora either. I think it can be a name on it’s own.

Teddy is adorable! GL!

Only as a nickname, I think.

Think about her running a fortune 500 company, do you think "Teddy" will strike fear into WallStreet or will "Theodosia" she’s got to be grown up some day and Teddy wont take her there

Absolutely not! Adorable? Cute? What about when she is a grown woman who wants a career? How many 50 year old are adorable? She is going to grow up and needs a name to grow with her, she would look ridiculous otherwise and certainly be held back in life by this name.

And in 40 years, how many fifty-year-olds will be named Nevaeh and Aidan? Times, and name trends, change.

That said, poll poster, I do think that Teddy would be best suited as a nickname. Thea Emmeline would be absolutely gorgeous. GL!

I love the name for a girl! I have been thinking of girls names myself lately and I am calling her teddie! I love it! Especially if it means gods gift because its so beautiful! Good luck!

Love the name teddy for a girl I’m having it for my baby boy or girl . :-)

Teddy for a boy or girl is a great name love it for both my favorite if it were a girl I would name her Teddie Rae

I’ll still comment though this thread is outdated. Teddy is a beautiful name. To those of you who think it will affect a womans career, I have a friend named Teddy and she has no problem gaining respect. It lies in what you teach her, not what you name her. Teddy cant go wrong.

Oh shark, I love your comment! Wet just named our baby girl teddy elizabeth. That is her full name and we love it. It’s unique without being too crazy hopefully.

My name is Teddy and I am 30! My name has grown with me and I love it!

I named my daughter Teddi. She LOVES it and she is 15 now. I erased Theodora from her birth cert. because I didn’t like it and I knew we’d never call her that. Good luck!! It’s a great name and means "gift from God" which all children are:)

My name is Teddy and I’m 19. More than once someone Ive met has told me that I have boys name or asked me what its short for because its different, but I wouldn’t change it. I like being different :P

My 7 year old daughter’s name is Teddy! The name SOOO suits her personality. She loves her name as well.

Im due in 4 days with baby girl number 3 and at the minute we are swaying towards Teddy Rose xxx

So Glad I Found This Site :-). We Just Had Our Scan, It’s A girl 😊😊😊... However we feel in love with Teddy For A Boy, I Mentioned To My Partner Teddie For A girl, He Was Against It, But Luckily I Am Not Alone In Seeing a This As a Lovely Unisex Name, My Partners Mother Also Has Heard A lot More Beauties Being Named Teddie/Teddi... I Am Now Going To Ask Him To Read The Comments Here, As U Have Done, It’s Grreat Because U Teally Show Honest, polite, Debate , allowing room for ones own personal point if view... I Love It And I Know He Loves Me And Has Gallen In Love With Our Princess, Hope He Takes A liking To Teddie For Our Girl 🙈👌❤️ The Meaning Being A Gift From God, I Agree All Children Are, However Knowing That Makes Me Even More Certain I Would Love To Name Her Teddi/e 😘❤️

I am a woman named Teddy. I was born in 1939 and named for the Teddy character in the long running popular radio show "One Man’s Family". It was expected that I would go by my middle name when I started school. I have never made the change. I like my name. Part of what I like about it is that it is rare. I have only run across one other woman named Teddy in all my 75 years. A handful of others whose names were pen names or stage names. I was named by my 10 year old brother because I was born on his Birthday. He got me instead of the tent he had hoped for. He said; "This is better than a tent". In those days, people did not speak of coming events and my brother and sister did not know there would be a baby until they got home from Sunday School that Oct 1 in 1939 and there I was. My sister chose my middle name, for her 3rd grade teacher.

I am amused by some of these comments which I will address from my experience with my name of Teddy for 75 years now. I was an early professional woman in a field of men. I was very promotable and my name was an asset, partly because it was a strong name and memorable. Being called Teddy as a nickname has not hurt the likes of Prince Charles or Ted Kennedy. Or Teddy Roosevelt. I was competitive with women and men socially, my name was an asset. The alternates suggested by some of these comments are gross. I was told as a child when other little children kidded me and called me Teddy Bear, that people only kid people they like. If they don’t like someone, they don’t kid them. After grade 2, no one ever poked fun at my name. It does go well with my middle and last maiden name and also married name. Harmony among the names is important. I suggest you prospective mothers leave the Teddy name alone. We Teddys out here, rare though we be, do not want our name varied, or made common or popular.

I love the name Teddy for a girl. I’ve always wanted to name my future baby girl, Teddy.
Theodore, Thea for short, sounds classy and dainty but Teddy is just more modern and powerful. I don’t see it as juvenile, at all.
Good luck!

I am a 39 year old women named Teddi not short for anything. I am a proffesional and i love my name.

Loving these remarks! On aug 30 our beautiful daughter Teddy was born in the Netherlands! she has an American fam and a Dutch one, both sides were enthusiastic about the name. Oh and because we dont like Theadora, her full name is Theodore. <3

So glad I came accross this thread! We liked Teddy for a bit but could not find a girls name we like. I think we have decided on Teddi-Mae although I’m not 100% sure yet of the Mae bit being attached as part of the full name...

Joining this thread late but we’ve decided on Teddie Grace for our baby girls name. My husband is German and I’m half English half Filipino and we wanted an international name that’s unique and strong. Love reading all these comments. Gift from God for sure as we’ve had quite a journey to get here. X

I love the name Teddy as a boy OR girl’s name!

Teddy means god’s gift, which all children are.

However, if you watch the Good Luck Charlie Sun Show Part 1, it reveals that Teddy’s parents were expecting a boy and were going to name her Teddy.

But still, LOVE IT!!

My wife’s name is Thadine. Her dad’s name was Thaddeus. He was Ted; she is Teddy. Definitely a girl’s name and a cute one at that! Her nick name? You guessed it; TeddyBear!

My sisters name is Teddy, I can’t believe all the comments trying to sway you from something you like. I hope you named her Teddy and didn’t listen to the above ridiculous reasons for not naming her what you chose.

We named our daughter Teddie Holiday, for first and middle names. She's adorable and already seems to have the unique and ideal personality for such a name. My mother's nickname was Teddy and her father's name was Theodore, but he went by Ted. The whole family loves that we have a brand new Teddie in the family to carry on the family tradition of that name. It is a very special name, and with it, I believe comes personality and character. We simply love this name, and it is God's gift.

My Grandad was called Teddy and I have wanted a little boy to carry on his name since he passed away when I was 12. I am 21 weeks pregnant with a little girl and there is only 1 name we want to call her - Teddie. I think it is a beautiful name for a girl and I cant wait to introduce my family to the new Teddie in October.I don't think that people should have such strong opinions on other peoples choices. Name your child wahetevr you want to and embrace differences!

My little girl is called teddi-rae I like unique names

I'm a 66 year old woman named Teddy, and have always liked that my name was unique!

I'm a woman whose name is legally Teddy, not shortened for anything, and I love it! My mom got it from an 80s show called Sisters, where the main actress was also named Teddy. Everyone seems to love saying my name because it's cute and different. I say go for it!

Any middle names to go with Teddy? Or first names that sound good with Teddy as the middle name? My dad was a Teddy and I want to name our daughter after him.

I'm finding out the gender soon but my dad that passed away it will 6 year this March and his name was Ted everyone called him Teddy or Teddy Bear so I was thinking about if I have a girl naming her Teddy❤️

I have a Teddie girl too and we love it. She certainly is 'Gods gift'.
I don't think a name will hold anyone back professionally as some people stated and it certainly won't hold my girl back.
We will raise her with the confidence she needs to navigate this world.

I just had my first baby girl in November! Her name is Teddy Valentine and she's our perfect gift from God! She's so beautiful and such a happy little girl!