Teddy - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Teddy \t(ed)-dy\ is a variant of Edmund (Old English), Ted (English), Theobald (Old German) and Theodore (Greek), and the meaning of Teddy is "wealthy protector; brave people; God's gift". See also Edward.

The baby name Teddy sounds like Teddey and Tedd. Other similar baby names are Neddy, Addy, Buddy, Cuddy, Eddy, Teddie, Jedd, Laddy, Maddy, Paddy, Redd, Roddy, Tadd, Tandy, Tenny, Terry, Thady, Tedor and Todd.

Teddy is a very common first name for men (#505 out of 1220) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#77282 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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