Teddie

Teddie is an English pet form of Edward or Edmund, both Old English names built on the element ead, meaning wealth, fortune, or prosperity, combined with elements meaning guard and protector respectively. It developed as a diminutive through the intermediate form Ted, following the medieval English habit of rhyming nickname formation. The name has also been used as a variant of Theodora or Theodore, from the Greek Theodoros, meaning gift of God. Related forms include Teddy, Ted, Edward, Edmund, and Theodore.