Can Teddy be a nickname for Arthur?

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all :relaxed:

I really love the name [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], but am not super fond of [name_m]Art[/name_m] or [name_m]Artie[/name_m]. I understand that a kid named [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] will likely be called [name_m]Art[/name_m]/Artie at some point and if my child would want that it would be fine but I would prefer a different nickname to use within the family especially.
[name_f]My[/name_f] question is - does [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] work? [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] means “bear” so the connection is there, and I feel like [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] can be sort of a generic nn like honey or pumpkin or something. Would it be too much of a stretch to have an [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]?

[name_u]Teddy[/name_u] as a nn for [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
  • Totally works
  • Doesn’t work
  • Works but will always need explaining
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Thanks!

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Love [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]. [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] is a potential on our boys list and we hadn’t come up with any nn we really liked so will keep this in mind.

Tbf, we thought we’d call our dd by [name_f]Nell[/name_f] but in actual fact we call her by all sorts of pet names but only ever [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] or even [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] if referring to her by name- never [name_f]Nell[/name_f]. Maybe we’ll use it as she gets older?

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I think it’s not too big of a stretch compared to a lot of nn ive seen! :slight_smile: I think it wouldn’t really require a deep explanation. I love it!

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I think most people wouldn’t make the connection automatically, but I don’t really see that as a problem–you can provide however much or little explanation you want and more than likely people will just roll with it. I think [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] “[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]” is adorable, for what it’s worth! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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You can use it, nicknames don’t have to make sense, but honestly even though I see how you get it it’s way too stretch imo

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I think the downfall of most planned nicknames is people not sticking to them long enough for them to catch on with the rest of the family.
I think [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] would need to be called [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] 80% of the time in the first few months for the nickname to work beyond just being a pet name (which [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] could definitely be, but if it’s seen as a pet name rather than a nickname, I think other family members may call him [name_m]Artie[/name_m]), but I absolutely think it can work.

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I have met at least one [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] “[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]” that I can remember, and I think it works. [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] is one of those sweet terms of endearment that feel like they could work as a pet name no matter what the first name, but in this case there is the meaning to back it up and some sound similarities too. I like it!

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I think it could work and I do like it though i think you’d have to push it a little

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I’d consider it more of a pet name rather than derived from [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] which is fine and totally works. The issue I see is that other people may not want to use it since it’s so cutesy. And you may not want to introduce him as [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] to extended family since it’s so cute and then it doesn’t really get used much by anyone except you.

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I think it works! For what it’s worth, I have an [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] and no one has ever called him [name_m]Art[/name_m] or [name_m]Artie[/name_m], just [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]. :blush:

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Anything can be a nickname if you want it to be! And the meaning makes it work even better.

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I know someone who has bear as a nickname - totally unrelated but it works! [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]…bear… it’s the same thing right?

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I think [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] totally works, but in hind sight, will probably need explaining. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite nn for [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] is [name_m]Thor[/name_m]/Tor, but I suppose that could require some explaining, too. I, too, am not an [name_m]Art[/name_m](ie) fan. :heart:

Good luck!

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I agree that it makes a better pet name than nickname. But I fall into the “nicknames should be intuitive” camp. As a term of endearment [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] is adorable.

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I think it absolutely works - if I met an adult [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] I wouldn’t assume anything about what the full name is because many nicknames are associated with multiple names. One colleague of mine who was called [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] or sometimes [name_m]Ted[/name_m] was actually an [name_m]Edward[/name_m] and I never questioned it.

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My favorite nickname for [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] is [name_u]Ari[/name_u] :slight_smile:

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I guess my vote is that it works even if it’s not intuitive! [name_m]Plenty[/name_m] of nicknames aren’t obvious.

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It works, but if I met a [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] I would assume he was a [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], so worth considering if that would bother you.

Like others have said, it’s very cute but because of it’s less intuitive connection to the name [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], it might end up being more of a pet name that just you, your husband and maybe some close family use

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I love [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] for [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] :blush: You might have to explain it to some people, but then not all nicknames make logical sense so I don’t know that many people would necessarily ask.

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