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Ted

Gender: Male Origin of Ted: Diminutive of Theodore or Edward Meaning of Edward: English, "wealthy guardian"

Ted Origin and Meaning

The name Ted is a boy's name .

Like Teddy, Ed, and Eddie, Ted is rarely used as an independent name -- though the TED Talks have given it a new intellectual image. Wtih Theodore rising, Ted may have new life among parents who don't want to use the short form Theo.

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Famous People Named Ted

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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III, U.S. politician and general; son of President Teddy Roosevelt
Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath, British Prme Minister
Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent, American rock musician
Ted Knight (born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka), American actor
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams, American baseball player
Edward James "Ted" Hughes, English poet
Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III, American actor
Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, U.S. Senator from Alaska
Theodore "Ted" Strickland; U.S. politician; 68th governor of Ohio
Theodore Tillman "Ted" Shackelford III, American actor
Ted Jensen, American sound mastering engineer

Pop Culture References for the name Ted

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Ted Baxter, character on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show;" played by Ted Knight
Ted Tonate, character from "Ace Attorney" game series
Theodore Evelyn "Ted" Mosby, character on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
Ted Chaough, character on TV's "Mad Men"
Ted Tonks, character in "Harry Potter" series.
Ted "Teddy" Lupin, character from the Harry Potter series
Ted, smart-mouth teddy bear in 2012 movie of same name & the 2015 sequel "Ted 2"
Tayler Mark "Ted" Beene, character on TV series Oliver Beene
Kasane Ted, UTAU and brother of Kasane Teto
Ted Theodore Logan, character in movie "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"
Ted, the Generic Guy, character from the comic strip Dilbert
Ted, gamekeeper of Lord Ralph Mayhew on British TV series The Fast Show

Nicknames & Variations for Ted

Teddey, Tedik, Teddy, Tedd, Tedson, Tedek, Teddie

Comments

Nozomi Says:

2016-01-11T02:34:17

I personally don't like this name something about it throughs me off. :/ Plus will it age well, I think not.

sameosameo12 Says:

2014-12-21T16:01:44

It's cute, don't get me wrong. I wouldn't use it hardly at all, though, I will be honest. If it's possible, I want to enter a name similar to Ted. It's a name called Ted Teddy, which can be either a name where you call them T.T. but that, of course, wouldn't be the most intelligent option. It just depends on the parent, honestly. Anyways, cute name!!