Opinion on Theodore?

aldarr

Hi ladies,

I need some honest opinions here. DH and I are still early in our pregancy and are just starting to toss around names and we are having a problem agreeing on boys names.  We talked about Theodore and then calling him Theo, but I am worried Ted/Teddy is going to stick rather than Theo and I don't really like either of those as nicknames. Opinions please? :-)

princessjenney

I love it, but it's my dad's name. He goes by Ted, but Theo is cute too. If you call him Theo and as he gets older he introduces himself that way then it'll stick, but it's really up to him. He might like Ted.

cogbot

One of my favorites, especially with the NN Theo.

anna7602

I like Theodore and Theo. I think if you're calling your DS Theo, it will stick. I'd be more concerned if you insisted on calling him Theodore all the time, then inevitably Ted & Teddy would pop up.

aldarr

Thanks for the input ladies! It is really growing on me! DH really doesn't want a  trendy name and I didn't want a overly popular one so this one might work for both of us.

 

lindslalala

I much prefer the NN Theo over Teddy/Ted! So cute! I think as long as that's what you refer to him as, most people will follow suit

JaysonandKristin

What about "just" Theodore?  I adore this name!!  I, personally, love the nns Ted and Teddy, but when there are quite a few nns for a formal name, I typically ask if there is a nn they prefer.

So, if I met you on the playground with your little Theodore, "I would ask you do you call him Theodore, or does he have a NN?" 

I hate to be presumptuous.  

TwoStrong

I wonder if you are too young for the Cosby show. Theo was one of the best characters. I love the name and think it is a great choice.

 

bmstee03

Love it!

DawnJM25

Theodore is a VERY cute name.  It would have been my #1 choice, but DH has a cousin with that name already.  If you want to call him Theo and introduce him that way to people, I think it will stick!

 

 

Ruby_Soho

Love it!

kwinkle1980

I really dislike the name Theodore and all of the nicknames that go with it EXCEPT Theo.

hutch0830

I love this name! We considered it for #2 but had a girl instead. We were going to use the nn Theo as well.

HannahO28

anna7602:

I like Theodore and Theo. I think if you're calling your DS Theo, it will stick. I'd be more concerned if you insisted on calling him Theodore all the time, then inevitably Ted & Teddy would pop up.

This exactly. I love Theodore and the NN Theo...I think you should use it! 

ChavayJakov

princessjenney:

I love it, but it's my dad's name. He goes by Ted, but Theo is cute too. If you call him Theo and as he gets older he introduces himself that way then it'll stick, but it's really up to him. He might like Ted.

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austenreader85

We call our Theodore, Teddy but there are still some people (family, argh) who call him Theo. For the most part people go by what we call him. But we knew we could get some Theos or that he could choose that when he's older. So I think it's pretty reasonable to expect to hear mostly Theo since that's what you want.

queenbone

My oldest is Theodore.  I love Theo and Teddy but don't like the nn Ted. We call him Theo most of the time; I wanted to use that nn fearing Teddy would get shortened to Ted when he starts school. 

I always introduce him as Theodore and when people ask for a nn I say Theo.  Sometimes people (old ladies at church or my older relatives) want to call him Teddy and I don't have a problem with that.

Most of his friends pronounce it Feo though

ObLaDi

I loooooove the name Theo! It's adorable and hip at the same time. Do it!

RedCardinal

I love it but all the "Theo's" I have known have been the so called bad boys in school. I have a horrible association so I could never use it.

aldarr

Thanks for all the input ladies! Haha, definitely not too young for the Cosby Show, I grew up watching it and I loved that name and my husband is reading a book on Theodore Roosevelt right now so it kind of put the thought it our heads.  ;-)

momoftess

I prefer Ted to Theo.