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What does Teddy mean?
Teddy 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old English, Old German and Greek derivation, and the name Teddy means "wealthy protector; wealthy guard; wealthy friend; God's gift; wealthy guard; brave people". Teddy is a version of Edmund (Old English). Teddy is also a variation of Edward (Old English). Teddy is also used as a derivative of Edwin (Old English), a derivative of Ted (Greek, Old English), a form of Theobald (Old German), and a form of Theodore (Greek).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, greek, wealthy, protector (defender), friend, gift, brave
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA EDMUND, EDWARD, EDWIN, TED, THEOBALD, THEODORE Eddy, Fedor, Ned▼, Neddie, Neddy, Teador, Tedd, Tedor, Tedric, Teodor, Todor, Tudor
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Taddy, ..
(female) Tedday, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Teddy Isael (T.I.), ..
How popular is Teddy?
Teddy is a very popular first name for males (#505 out of 1220, Top 41%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#58999 out of 150436, Top 39%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Teddy entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its top rank of #260 in the U.S. during 1930-1939, and is currently at #1647. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Theodore (#44 IN 2018), Edward (#169), Edwin (#332), Edmund (#1137), Eddy (#1485), Ned, Ted, Tedd and Teddie are the prominent varying forms of Teddy (#1647) ranked in the Top 2000. These forms of Teddy were popular as birth names 138 years ago (AVERAGE #855) and have become much less widespread since (#1281, DOWN 78%), with versions such as Ted falling out of fashion. Theodore is the most chic baby name in this compilation.
Similar Names
Teddy▼ is pronounced similarly to Tadao, Taddeo, Tadeo▲, Tadi and Tadio. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Addy, Buddy▼, Cuddy, Ferdy, Freddy, Laddy, Maddy, Paddy, Roddy, Tadd, Tandy, Tenny, Terry▼, Thady and Todd▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Teddy.
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