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What does Ted mean?
Ted 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced ted. It is of Greek and Old English origin, and the meaning of Ted is "God's gift; wealthy guard". Short form of Theodore or Edward. Tedrick is a variant of the old German name Theodoric, "people's ruler". Tedman refers to Saint Edmund. Newscaster Ted Koppel; actor Ted Danson. Also form of Edgar. Also form of Edwin. Also form of Theobald.
STARTS WITH Te-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, old english, gift, wealthy, guard (defender), old, ruler (king), saint
Variations
VARIANTS Tedd, Teddey, Teddie, Teddy▼, Tedric, Tedrick
RELATED FORMS VIA EDMUND, EDWARD, THEODORE, THEODORIC Ed▼, Eddy, Fedor, Ned▼, Teador, Tedor, Teodor, Theo▲, Todor, Tudor
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ted Giancarlo (T.G.), ..
How popular is Ted?
Ted is a very prominent first name for men (#240 out of 1220, Top 20%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#65862 out of 150436, Top 44%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Ted reached its highest rank of #147 in the U.S. in the 1930s, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Ed, Eddy (#1485 LAST YEAR), Edgar (#356), Edmund (#1137), Edward (#169), Edwin (#332), Ned, Tedd, Teddie, Teddy (#1647), Theo (#243) and Theodore (#44) are the prominent related forms of Ted. Adoption of these relations of Ted was at its peak 138 years ago (AVERAGE #716) and has become significantly lower since (#1185, ▼78%), with forms such as Edwin becoming less trendy. Edward has been the recurring favorite, though Theodore is currently higher in the list.
Similar Names
Ted▼ is alike in pronunciation to Tad, Tadd, Tod▼ and Todd▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aed, Ced, Ged, Jed▼, Teo, Tex and Zed. These names tend to be less commonly used than Ted.
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