It was named after the president Theodor Roosevelt when he went hunting and chose NOT to shoot the bear, they then decided to name the stuffed bears teddy bears like Teddy Roosevelt
Answer "Teddy" Roosevelt got his name during a bear hunting trip to Mississippi, when he refused to shoot a bear.------This is not true...this is how the Teddy Bear got its nickname, not how Roosevelt got his nickname. Teddy is a common nickname for Theodore. Roosevelt's most popular nickname was "The Rough Rider" because of his military service. Link tells the details and shows an illustration that made him and the "Teddy Bear" famous. http://www.tr.surfor.navy.mil/TR_facts_html/teddy-bear.html
yes, teddy is a nickname for theodore, the teddy bear is named after him.
His nickname wasn't Teddy Bear; the teddy bear was named after him because on a hunting trip he refused to shoot a bear cub.
Theodore Roosevelt's nickname was "Teddy". It was his nickname that we used to give the name "Teddy Bear" to the now well known toy given to children.
There are no reports as to whether Edward Heath had a teddy bear or not. However, it is most likely that he did have one as a child. His nickname was Teddy.
His nickname was "Teddy" and he almost had to shoot a baby bear.
It's because that was Theodore's nickname Teddy and "The Bear" were some of his nicknames
his nickname was teddy, hince the teddy bear
Theodore RooseveltIt was named for President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. The name was inspired by a rather complicated story involving a bear hunt in which that Roosevelt participated and a resulting political cartoon.
"Osito" is the Spanish word for "teddy" or "teddy bear."
A nursery rhyme as well as jump-rope chant.
A few nicknames you can use as your boyfriends contact is sugar bear, sweetie, or even my teddy bear.