Teddy

For other uses, see Teddy (disambiguation).

Teddy is an English language given name, usually a hypocorism of Edward or Theodore or Theodora. It may refer to:

## People

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### Nickname

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* Teddy Atlas (born 1956), American boxing trainer and fight commentator
* Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer
* Teddy Bridgewater (born 1992), American football 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), 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 (1900–1982), linguist and conference interpreter
* Teddy Riley (born 1967), American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
* Teddy 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

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* Teddy Apriyana Romadonsyah (born 1990), Indonesian basketball player
* Teddy Averlant (born 1999), Gabonese footballer
* Teddy Indra Wijaya (born 1989), Indonesian military officer and politician
* Teddy Robin ( born 1945 ), Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor, and director and producer
* Teddy Lussi-Modeste (born 1978), French film director, screenwriter and literature teacher
* Teddy Riner (born 1989), French judoka
* Teddy Tahu Rhodes (born 1966), New Zealand operatic baritone
* Teddy Stiga (born 2006), American ice hockey player
* 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

### Stage name

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* 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

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

## Fictional characters

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* Teddy Burns, from the television series Man with a Plan
* Father Ted Crilly, from the television series Father Ted
* Teddy Poole, a character in The Unbelievable GwenPool
* Teddy (Mr. Bean character), 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 series
* Teddy Ruxpin, 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
* Teddy Klaue, from the film Krampus
* Grizzly Teddy, from Demonic Toys
* Teddy “KGB”, the main antagonist in the film Rounders
* Teddy, playable character in Mother

## See also

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* Tedy Bruschi (born 1973), American football player
* Teddy bear, named after Theodore Roosevelt
* Teddy (garment), lingerie garment which covers the torso and crotch
* Teodoro Locsin Sr. (1914–2000), Filipino journalist nicknamed "Teddy Boy"
* Teodoro Locsin Jr. (born 1948), Filipino politician, diplomat, lawyer and former journalist nicknamed "Teddy Boy", son of the above
* Ted (disambiguation)

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