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You know what does shorten to Ted, though, and goes with the others? Theodoric (thee ODD or ik). Just a suggestion. (I hate Theodore though so I'm not suggesting that)

This message was edited 6/10/2013, 1:04 PM

I love Thaddeus. I think Teddy can work as a nickname, sure. But I prefer Thad/Tad. Really I don't love any nickname for Thaddeus, though.

Definitely!

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I even have it as a nickname for Thaddeus on my own list.

This message was edited 6/8/2013, 10:54 AM

I don't think it's too much of a stretch, although I do prefer Tad. It sounds better, and also works better.

Yeah, Teddy/Ted works for Thaddeus, but I prefer Tad. I've met a surprising number of Teds in my age group, so Tad would be a nice change.

Both Ted and Teddy work as nicknames for Thaddeus. I prefer Ted. It reminds me of a really cool Ted who was my mentor once upon a time. Tad reminds me of Abraham Lincoln's son. Tad is OK, though -- it's just that I prefer Ted.

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You didn't ask, but I don't care much for Thaddeus. It seems on the pretentious side (now that I've said that, I'm really hoping it isn't the name of a grandson -- I can't remember their names!). My apologies if Thaddeus is one of your grandsons.

Isn't it a bit of a stretch for Edward and Theodore as well? At least Thaddeus has all of the letters. If Ted was really popular now, I'd say Tad, but I don't have a preference.

I think Thaddeus is a wonderful name, and Teddy works well as a nn. I prefer Thaddeus but I think a young person would like to be called Teddy.

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I think it's a bit of a stretch. As for a nn for Thaddeus, well I like Thad the best.

Would work. Teddy is the cutest nn EVER!

I think Teddy works for Thaddeus. I don't really like Tad, because it makes me think of tadpoles

I'm not a big fan of Thaddeus, Ted or Tad. But I do prefer Ted over Tad, and I think it would work as a nickname. Ted seems a bit more childish than Tad though.

I totally think Teddy/Ted work for a NN as Thaddeus. Thaddeus is a very big name to carry and a nickname can be anything. Teddy looks and sounds at least related to the name Thaddeus. Plus if you're getting Teddy out of Theodore then I think it absolutely works for Thaddeus as well.

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I don't really like either name, Tad or Ted. I think Teddy is cute though. Only problem is you'd eventually need something a little more "grown up." I think that's why I prefer Theodore because you can use Teddy or Theo, which is much better than Ted or Tad.

No, Ted for Thaddeus is a stretch and IMO does not work, it is busted (in both senses, of broken and found out). Anyway, the name Ted is kind of marshmallowy and wry. Tad is more manly.

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Tad is fine. I've known one of each, Tad and Thad. Thad is like Chad sorta, jocky or something. Tad for Thaddeus is like Marc for Marcus. Tad does not remind me of the word for a small amount, when it is the name of a guy who's past his puberty. It might seem cute when he's still a young boy, but once he's a young man it's just a name, like Rob or Bob or Jim (gym) or Chuck or Matt or Mark or Doug (dug) or or Lou (loo) or Rich or Nick or whatever bazillion other potentially word-y nicknames that aren't word-y. People might notice on paper the spelling of Tad is the same as the word tad, but on introduction they wouldn't, not unless Tad himself is really diminutive, or unless the person noticing is "on the autistic spectrum" so to speak.

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This message was edited 6/7/2013, 9:39 PM

Sure, I think it works. I don't particularly like Ted(dy) but it's miles better than Tad, to which I always feel the need to add -pole.

It's a little bit of a stretch but not very much. In fact, the more I think about it the more I imagine a Thaddeus would insist on being called Ted. Tad is awful, it's so weak and insignificant, and that's in fact what it means: "Do you want some more chili?" "Yes, but just a tad."