About Ted
The name Ted is a diminutive form of the name Edward, which is derived from the Old English name Eadweard. It is composed of the elements "ead," meaning "wealth" or "fortune," and "weard," meaning "guardian" or "protector." Therefore, the name Ted can be interpreted to mean "wealthy guardian" or "fortunate protector."
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Most individuals with the name Ted are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 10.81% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Ted in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Ted using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.