Teddy is an English language

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, usually a hypocorism of

Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

or Theodore. It may refer to:

People

Nickname

* Teddy Atlas (born 1956), boxing trainer and fight commentator * Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer * Teddy Bridgewater (born 1992), Minnesota Vikings quarterback * Teddy Dunn (born 1981), American actor * Teddy Edwards (1924–2003), American jazz saxophonist * Tivadar Farkasházy (born 1945), Hungarian humorist, author, mathematician, economist and journalist * Teddy Gipson (born 1980), American basketball player * Teddy Higuera (born 1957), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Teddy Hoad (1896–1986), West Indian cricketer * Ted Kennedy (1932–2009), long-serving American Senator from Massachusetts * Teddy Kollek (1911–2007), six-time mayor of Jerusalem * Theodore Long (born 1947), general manager for World Wrestling Entertainment * Teddy Morgan (1880–1949), Welsh international rugby union player * Teddy Park (born 1978), record producer for YG Entertainment * Teddy Pendergrass (1950–2010), American singer and songwriter *

Teddy Pilley Teddy (Thadée) Pilley was a Language interpretation, linguist and conference interpreter. Family He was born as Ari Thaddeus Pilichowski in Paris. His parents, Leopold Pilichowski (18601934) and Lena Pillico (Pilichowski) (18841947), were Jewi ...

(1900–1982), linguist and conference interpreter * Teddy Riley (born 1967), American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer * Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th President of the United States * Teddy Scholten (1926–2010), Dutch singer * Teddy Sheean (1923–1942), Royal Australian Navy Second World War sailor awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia * Teddy Sheringham (born 1966), English retired footballer * Teddy Taylor (1937—2017), British conservative politician * Teddy Wilson (1912–1986), American jazz pianist * Teddy Yarosz (1910–1974), world middleweight boxing champion (1934–1935) * Teddy Yip (businessman) (1907–2003), Formula One racing team owner

Given name

Teddy Apriyana Romadonsyah Teddy Apriyana Romadonsyah (born April 9, 1990), is an Indonesian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the JNE BSC Bandung Utama club of the Indonesian Basketball League The Indonesian Basketball League (IBL; id, Liga Bola ...

(born 1990), Indonesian basketball player * Teddy Riner (born 1989), French judoka * Teddy Tahu Rhodes (born 1966), New Zealand operatic baritone * Teddy Tamgho (born 1989), French triple jumper * Teddy Wang (1933–?), Chinese businessman kidnapped in 1990 and declared legally dead * Teddy, Australian murder victim. He and his family were murdered by his son

Sef Gonzalez Sef Gonzales (born 16 September 1980) is a Filipino Australian man who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the July 2001 murders of his father Teodoro "Teddy" Gonzales (46), his mother Mary Loiva Gonzales (43), and his sister C ...

Stage name

* Teddy Geiger (born 1988), American singer and songwriter * Teddy Hart (born 1980), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Edward Annis * Teddy Park (born 1978), South Korean rapper and record producer

Animals

* Teddy (horse), a racehorse and sire * Teddy, Mack Sennett's dog in his silent movies

Fictional characters

* Teddy Burns, from the television series '' Man with a Plan'' * Father Ted Crilly, from the television series ''Father Ted'' *

Teddy (Mr. Bean character) ''Mr. Bean'' is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect and starring Atkinson as the title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis an ...

, bear character from the television series ''Mr. Bean'' * Teddy, in '' Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown'' * Teddy, coroner's assistant in '' Halloween III: Season of the Witch'', played by Wendy Wessberg * Teddy Altman, a doctor on the TV series ''Grey's Anatomy'', played by Kim Raver * Teddy Duncan, from the television series '' Good Luck Charlie'' * Edward "Teddy" Lupin, from the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

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Teddy Ruxpin Teddy Ruxpin is an animatronic children's toy in the form of a talking 'Illiop', a creature which looks like a bear. The toy's mouth and eyes move while he reenacts stories played on an audio tape cassette deck built into its back. It was crea ...

, an animatronic talking bear * Ted "Teddy" Talbot, Jr., in the TV series '' Rectify'' * Teddy, in the TV series '' Bob's Burgers'' * Teddy (Square root) Ortiz, a main character in the comic strip ''

Big Nate ''Big Nate'' (stylized as ''big NATE'' in the comic collections and ''BiG NATE'' in the books) is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce, syndicated since January 7, 1991. The strip follows sixth-grader Nate Wright, ...