Teddy

[amyeliz.livejournal.com]

I desperately want a son to call Teddy someday. My husband loves it too.
The problem is, he hates Theodore.

I have tried to defend Theodore by going to my family and friends for backup...but they all dislike it/associate it with Alvin & the Chipmunks. Maybe I love the name because I never watched that show.

Anyway, I think just plain old Ted is boring as a name, and Teddy is too childish to be his given name.

To give you an idea of my taste in boys' names, favorites are:
Joseph, Emmett, Simon, and something with the nn Teddy.

Any suggestions to fit my style?

Comments

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

What about Thaddeus? I'm not a fan of it, but you might be.

That's the only thing I can think of that hasn't already been suggested, so I'll just throw it out there that I don't think the chipmunk Theodore is the worst thing in the world to be associated with, and anyway I'll be very surprised if any of his classmates know who Alvin and the Chipmunks are. They've really gone out of style in the last decade, with the movies as an ultimately not long-lasting exception. Heck, I'm a teenager and I associate the name with the president before the chipmunk, because it didn't play a very big role in my childhood, or in the childhood of most of the people I know.

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see Thaddeus has already been brought up. That's what I get for only skimming. Oh well.

[amyeliz.livejournal.com]

I appreciate this input. I agree, I don't think the chipmunks are popular anymore, and no one his own age would make the connection. But names are easily ruined for me when literally EVERY family member and friend that I've mentioned Theodore to mocks it as a chipmunk or an effeminate nerd.

Of course, a sampling of these same family/friends' children's names:
Jaxson
Aidan
Cayden
Carson
Ethan
Elijah
Dylan

So, they're all trendy name fans. I wish I had been more vocal about disliking THEIR name choices when I had the chance!