Meaning and origin
Ted is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Gift of God`.
Where is it used? The name Ted is mainly used in English.
It is an abbreviated form of Edward, used in English and in Polish. Theodore, used in English.
See also In Welsh: Iorwerth In Spanish and in Portuguese: Eduardo In Scottish: Eideard In Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Polish, Serbian and in Croatian: Teodor In Scandinavian, Hungarian, Russian and in Slovene: Edvard In Russian: Fyodor In Portuguese: Duarte In Portuguese: Eduarda In Latvian: Teodors In Italian, Spanish and in Portuguese: Teodoro In Italian: Edoardo In Hungarian: Twdor In Hungarian: Tivadar In Hawaiian: Ekewaka In German: Eduard In German: Theodor In French: Theirn In French: Théodore In French: Édouard In Finnish: Teuvo In Finnish: Eetu In English, Greek and in Ancient Greek: Theodora In English: Theo In English: Ewart In English: Ed In English: Teddy In English: Eddie In English: Ned In English: Eddy In Bulgarian: Todor In Ancient Greek: Theodoros
Ted doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list. The last time Ted appeared in the top-1000 was 12 years ago, in 1996. It ranked #956 in that year. . 1930 was a `top year` for the name Ted. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #156. Our records go back to 1880