20 surprising nicknames for common baby names
Think you’ve found the perfect name for your bub? Now it’s time to check that very name doesn’t have a surprising nickname attached to it. It’s best to be prepared for these things — and you might even find you love the nickname even more than the real deal.
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6. Teddy for Edward
Usually Teddy is a nickname for Theodore (after American president Theodore Roosevelt) but it can also be a shortened version of Edward. Linked through rhyming association, an early adopter of the nickname was American politician Edward ‘Ted’ Kennedy.
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