Teddy name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 15th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: Old Greek, German, Old English and Gothic

Usage: English, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish

Pronunciation: tehd-ee

Meaning: Gift of God, Form of Theodore, Courageous People, Wealthy Protector, God's Gift, Wealth and Keep and Guardian of Property

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What does Teddy mean?
Variations of Teddy
How popular is Teddy?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Teddy
Famous People Named Teddy
Lists having Teddy

What does Teddy mean?

Persistent and Outstanding Teddy majorly is used in English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish is a gender insensitive name. It is rooted from Old Greek, Old English, German and Gothic, meaning of Teddy is "Divine Gift, Form of Theodore, Courageous People, Wealthy Protector, God's Gift, Wealth and Keep or Guardian of Property".

Teddy is a variant form of Theodoric. Origin of Frequently Used and Evergreen Theodoric is in Gothic is used specifically in English, meaning of Theodoric is "People's Ruler, Reiks and Thiuda"..

Teddy is English cognate of Ted. Teddy is celebrated on January 5th.

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How do I pronounce Teddy?

The two syllabled name Teddy is pronounced, tehd-ee. t(ed)-dy is the different way(s) to pronounce the name.

Variants of Teddy

Theodoros, Theodorus, Theodoric, Dedric, Ricky, Rick, Ted, Eadweard, Edward, Theodore, Theodor, Tord, Daedric, Dedrick, Rickyy, Richart, Richeard, Rieke, Aric, Derek, Roderick, Ulrich, Tyrick, Duardo, Edi, Edwardjames, Fedir, Feodor

Names that rhyme with Teddy

How popular is the name Teddy?

Teddy is a popular name in United States given to over 33666 babies in 219 years. At present the name is rising, in 1933, it ranked 239th when 614 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

In addition to that, the name has been in the top 500 baby names an amazing 65 times Also, Teddy is a popular in England and Wales where over 10426 new-borns have been given the name since 1996.

Presently peaking at the charts, 1663 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 39th position. Moreover, the name has been to the top 50 baby names 4 times Also, Teddy was a popular name in France.

Over 23473 babies have been named Teddy since 1921. When at the peak of its usage in 1988, 1024 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 84th position.

However after 83 years, the name is on free fall on the charts. In addition to that, the first name has been in the top 100 baby names 9 times

In Ireland, Teddy is a familiar name where it has been in use since 2009 and has secured the place in top 200 names.

Recently in 2019, 55 babies were given Teddy and it reached its peak ranking, 119 on boy names chart. Over 208 people have been named Teddy in Ireland. Teddy is a unique baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 400 names.

Recently in 2019, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 340 on girl names chart when 38 babies were named Teddy.

Teddy is a rare baby name in Netherlands still in use today.

And also in Belgium. But Teddy is a popular baby name in Uganda where every 1 in 500 have the name as well as in, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Zambia, Philippines, Tanzania, Kenya, Central African Republic, DR Congo and Madagascar.

At least, 320000 people globally have been given the name as per our evaluation.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	1639	98	6487	18
2017	1633	96	8717	12
2016	1792	84	7937	14
2015	1701	91	10834	9
2014	1974	72	6429	19

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Facts

Teddy in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	133	82	328	73
	84	9	15	0
	593	388	18	23
	32	62	4	7
	917	0	10	0

What numerology tells about Teddy?

Your friends are like addicted to you, but your family isn't very happy with how you live your life cause you are restless. You are too kind to tell these people to leave and so, you end up drained and confused. The soul is more important to you than your body. You are ambitious and courageous. You are a team player who loves to hang around and work on different projects with different minds. You are good at envisioning projects and develop them on your own.

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Engelina - Of Old Greek origin, Engelina is especially used in Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish and is given to girls, Engelina means "Angel"
Catrin - Outlandish Old Greek Catrin means "The Pure" and a baby girl name is used majorly in Danish and Welsh

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Famous people named Teddy

Teddy Weatherford, American jazz pianist and an accomplished stride pianist
Teddy Riley, jazz trumpet player and bandleader
Teddy Page, Filipino film director and occasional writer
Teddy Darby, American blues singer and guitarist
Teddy Brown, American entertainer
Teddy Billington, American racing cyclist
Teddy Tetzlaff, American racecar driver active
Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player
Teddy Kotick, jazz bassist,
Teddy Gentry,
Teddy Partridge, English footballer
Teddy Hill, big band leader and the manager of Minton's Playhouse
Teddy Maybank, English former professional footballer
Teddy Shapou, American fighter pilot of World War II

Teddy Davis, featherweight professional boxer
Teddy Bowen, English footballer
Teddy Taylor, British Conservative Party politician
Teddy Riley, American singer, songwriter
Teddy Wilson, American jazz pianist
Teddy Pendergrass, American singer
Teddy Sheringham, English football manager and former player
Teddy Kollek, Israeli politician
Teddy Atlas, Atlas Jr
Teddy Pilette, former racing driver from Belgium
Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer from Rijswijk, close to The Hague
Teddy Lehman, linebacker
Teddy Dunn, Australian-born American lawyer and former actor
Teddy Hart, professional wrestler
Teddy Edwards, musical artist

Teddy Kristiansen, Danish comic book artist, known for his work
Teddy Higuera, former pitcher in Major League Baseball
Teddy Lučić, Swedish footballer and manager
Teddy Mayer, American motor racing entrepreneur
Teddy Sheean, sailor
Teddy Wynyard, British Army officer and an English cricketer
Teddy Geiger, American musician
Teddy Hoad, West Indian cricketer
Teddy Yip, businessman
Teddy Corpuz, Filipino singer, television presenter
Teddy Jusuf, retired brigadier general of Tentara Nasional Indonesia
Teddy Thompson, British folk and rock musician
Teddy Turner, Yorkshire-born English actor and comedian
Teddy Afro, Ethiopian singer

Teddy Bailey, college and professional American football player
Teddy Sadaoui, French professional rugby league footballer
Teddy McCarthy, Irish retired hurler and Gaelic footballer
Teddy Buckner, jazz trumpeter associated with Dixieland music
Teddy Robin, Hong Kong English pop singer-songwriter, actor
Teddy Diaz, Filipino guitarist and composer
Teddy Harvia, nom de plume of David Thayer
Teddy Vincent in The Blob as Actress
Teddy Blanks in Still Alice as Miscellaneous Crew
Teddy Zee in The Pursuit of Happyness as Producer
Teddy Driver in Miracle on 34th Street as Actor
Teddy Quinn in General Hospital as Actor
Teddy Cohn in Mr. Grumpy Pants as Actor

Teddy Kempner in The World's End as Actor
Teddy Deegan in The Power as Actor
Teddy Airhart acted in movie Sounder, Part 2
In 1921, Teddy Arundell played the role of Police Const. Moriarty in comedy film General John Regan.
Teddy Knox, from 1937 comedy movie O-Kay for Sound, who portrayed Teddy.
In 2010, Teddy Robin Kwan played the role of Master Ben Law in action and comedy movie Da lui toi.
In 1927 action flick, The Mansion of Mystery, Teddy Reavis portrayed N.
In 1956 comedy and musical film, Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina, Teddy Reno played Gianni Caponi.
In 1918, Teddy Sampson characterized the role of Cherry Blossom in drama film Her American Husband.
Teddy Alencar characterized leading character of N in 1972 western film Quatro Pistoleiros em Fúria.

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