Ted

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ted"

English

Etymology

Shortened form of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus or Edmund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛd/
• Rhymes: -ɛd

Proper noun

Ted

1. A nickname for the male given names Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus, and Edmund.
   • 2025 July 16, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Trump tells fictional story about his uncle and the Unabomber”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Second, Kaczynski attended Harvard University and the University of Michigan, not MIT. An MIT spokesperson said in a Wednesday email: “We have no enrollment record or information that Ted Kaczynski ever attended MIT.”

Synonyms

• (male given name): Eddie, Eddy, Tedd, Teddie, Teddy

Translations

diminutive of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus, or Edmund

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 泰德 (Tàidé), 特德 (Tèdé)

• Japanese: テッド (Teddo)
• Polish: Tadek (pl) m, Tadzio (pl) m
• Russian: Тед (ru) m (Tɛd)

Noun

Ted (plural Teds)

1. (informal) A Teddy boy.

Anagrams

• DET, DTE, Det, Det., EDT, ETD, det.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ted c (genitive Teds)

1. a male given name borrowed from English

Anagrams

• det