Need help with Ted

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Registered: 05-20-2003
Need help with Ted
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Sun, 11-05-2006 - 7:58pm

Hello everyone,

We are recently pregnant with baby #3 and are kind of assuming it's a boy. (Our other two are, and Chinese gender chart says this is a boy, and that's *never* wrong :) )

Anyway, dh and I kind of got together due to our love of baseball. Our other boys' names are Henry (Hank) and Ty. We really want to use Teddy for this baby (if it really is a boy). However, Edward is OUT and we think Theodore is a little too stiff. (It also reminds us too much of the Chipmunks!) So my question is, can anyone think of a good long name for Ted that isn't Edward or Theodore?

Thanks,

Jamie

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Registered: 06-25-2006
In reply to: j_me97
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 8:03pm
It may be a stretch for nn Ted, but I really like Thaddeus. Thad may be the most obvious nn, but it could work!
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Registered: 05-20-2003
In reply to: j_me97
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 8:06pm
Oh, that's cute! I wonder if I could sell my dh on it? Any other suggestions?

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Registered: 11-04-2006
In reply to: j_me97
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 8:16pm

I was surprised to read this posting because this morning my dh suggested Teddy. We debated what we could name him because we feel the same way about Theodore and Edward. Unfortunatley I won't be a lot of help. You could use just Theo. Some names we found in our baby name book: Tedmund, Theodoric, Thedric/Thedrick, Theophilus, Thebault. I'm not crazy about any of these. I will be interested in others' suggestions.

I love the name Teddy and congratulations!

Megan

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Registered: 01-07-2006
In reply to: j_me97
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 9:36pm

Are the other Ed- names out too? Edmond/Edmund, Edgar, Edwin, Edric... Maybe Frederick?!

Personally, I really love Theodore and don't find it stiff at all -- try spelling it Theodor and see if that changes its feel. That's my preferred spelling -- adds more of an Eastern European flair to negate the British crustiness.

HTH,

Erin

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Registered: 09-29-2005
In reply to: j_me97
Sun, 11-05-2006 - 10:51pm

Thaddeus or Edwin would get my vote. ;)

~Kelli


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