Hubby hates my name suggestions!!

I want Teddy for our sons name, I don’t mind it being a name that gets shortened to Teddy such as Theodore, Edward etc but hubby HATES IT and I am devastated! I also hate his name suggestions! Is it weird to name a child Teddy? He seems to think it’s a childish unprofessional name and he will be picked on.. I love it 🥹😭

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I don't see anything wrong with the name Teddy especially as being a nickname for Theodore. When he's old enough, he will end up choosing what he wants people to call him anyway so if he feels Teddy doesn't suit him, he might introduce himself as Theo or just Theodore anyway.

I don't think it's childish or a name he will get picked on for though.

What are the names your husband likes that you hate?

Hubby has picked Kieron.. I’m not a fan of that at all, and Luke again not a fan for my baby, he’s Teddy to me 😂

I know a couple of little boys called Teddy and think it's super cute. Agree still have a longer name, my vote is Theodore as I like when shortened to Theo. Agree with Sammer above.

I think a child named Teddy would probably get picked on at some point because kids are cruel and will find any reason to make fun of you. I think you guys will just have to keep looking for names, maybe you use get theo, teddy, or Theodore as a middle name?

My husband and I agreed that we would list names and go through our favourites together. If we couldn’t both agree on a name, we simply wouldn’t have it. Best thing we did.. we had no disagreements and we were both happy with the result😊 May be worth you and your husband giving this a go? X

I live in the US (for context), and a friend of mine named her son Kieran. The son's grandma made it sound SO much like "Karen" whenever she said it! Just something to maybe keep in mind in regard to your husband's preferred name.

I like Teddy, but I think you'll have to compromise on this one. I wanted to name our baby Jack, but my husband hated it. So, we spent longer and looked through many lists of names. Eventually we found one we both liked.

Nothing wrong with teddy, but if husband hates it then you can’t have it. You’re both naming the baby so can’t have something either of you hate. May as well both get teddy and Kieron out of your minds and look for something else

Aww we had this problem too. We both hated each others choices 😖 There was literally one name we both liked and that’s what we called him, but it took months of back and forth

He’s actually now said he likes the nickname Teddy but I’m not having that as his actual name.. but he hates all the names that get nicknamed into Teddy 😭😂

Just keep looking until you find something you both like. Myself and husband were the same, got to about a month before and we managed to create a name we both liked.
Finley + Fendt (yes like the tractor) and decided on Fendtley

My cousins son is named Teddy but we shorten it to Ted. I wasn’t keen at first but it really suits him and I love it x

I just started referring to my bump as *boys name* and by the time he came there’s no way he could have been anything else 😂

I used to work in a cafe and one of the elderly regulars was called Edward but we all knew him as Ted for short. I think Theodore is nice though as the other comment said when he’s older he can then choose if he still wants to be known as Teddy, or change it to Theo or even his full name Theodore.

I know a few people / children named Teddy and I don’t think it’s unprofessional or that he will be picked on. There’s far worse names out there than Teddy where the child may be bullied.
My partner worked with a man named River, he used to joke around and call him Puddle they were full grown adults at this point so it was clear to him it was a joke, but I think there will always be controversy in names like Teddy, River, Forest, Myles etc.

But equally, as others have said it’s a 50:50 so if you don’t like a name you wouldn’t use it so like wise, if your partner doesn’t like it, you shouldn’t use it - and only use a name you both like and agree on.

Remember back in the day, people wasn’t named their actual name for example when I was a carer there was a Reginald who grew up called Bob.
My great nan was called Mabel but grew up called Maisie - she was only known as Maisie and the same for Bob.

You could use it as a nickname even if his actual name doesn’t shorten to Teddy, doesn’t mean everyone has to use it just you and your partner as like your little personal nickname for him.

I had a friend a school called Edwin which got shorted to Ted which was pretty cool teddy when they’re little is fine but as they get older I think Ted is better

My husbands friends baby is called teddy, his full name has nothing even relating to teddy, it's just what everyone calls him.

I love Teddy! And Theodore! For some reason my husband couldn’t get on board either

So while I don’t think the name sucks- the fact your husband hates it means you need to pick something else.

There is an app called Kinder it’s basically Tinder for baby names. You both download it and each swipe on names you like and it’ll show you the matches only.

I agree with your husband. For the childish. I think birth names should be professional. They can be cute and what not but if they ever decided to be a manager or company owner or president you want them to have a name that works and won’t get picked on. Kids can be mean. And even though there was a teddy president that doesn’t mean anything. That might even pick on him that he’s named after that. We have a Theodore and we call him Theo. I think having fun nicknames can be great like teddy. But one day they might want to go by a normal name and I would have that as an option for him. I see people naming their kids animal names or water names or colors and I’m just like why… do a normal name then have a cute nickname

Teddy the president was Theodore he just went by his nickname Teddy, totally understand the unprofessionalism of a nickname for a name that’s why I suggested theo or Theodore so I’m hoping it’s something we can agree on 😁

I think you just need to move on from the name and find something else since he doesn’t like Theodore etc.

The same thing happened to me, I love the name Lucy and wanted to use it for years but my husband isn’t into it 🤷🏻‍♀️

Our experience naming.
He came to me with names. Hated them, some were soooooo old too. I came to him with suggestions. He shot them all down. One day we are sitting watching the great food truck race together. Someone says I’m doing this for my daughter, name. We both just stopped and looked at each other. We both were like you like it too. That became our daughter’s name. You guys will find your compromise if you both leave yourselves open to it.

@Lacey agreed! I stressed the whole pregnancy about what to call our daughter, and then this happened a week before she arrived. Chuffed with the name we chose now.

My husband and I have had these arguments also. I have names I love that he doesn't like. And onws he's liked they I don't like.

We eventually just kept coming up with names until we were able to agree on one.

It's frustrating, but unfortunately we have to let some things go. Maybe it's a name you can revisit in the future with another pregnancy. Or name a pet that name if you ever get one?

You can always just call him teddy as a nickname that’s special for you no matter what his name is.

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