Where does the word teddy bear originate from?

Answer 1

America's 26th President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was on a hunting expedition in Mississippi. His hosts, didn't want the President to be disappointed at his lack of success in making a kill, so they caught a bear and tied it up for the President to shoot. The President, however was horrified at the prospect and famously refused to kill it. He is reported to have said "Spare the bear! I will not shoot a tethered animal". Word spread and the story was printed by the Washington Post along with a cartoon, drawn by Clifford Berryman, depicting the scene of the President and the tethered bear. That same month, inspired by the story, shopkeepers Morris and Rose Michtom made a toy bear and displayed it in their shop window, along with the cartoon. They named the bear "Teddy's Bear". The toy was an overnight hit.

Answer 2

The name Teddy Bear comes from former United States President Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt was commonly known as "Teddy". The name "Bear" originated from an incident on a bear hunting trip in Mississippi.

Answer 3

Teddy bears were named after Theodore Roosevelt, the US President.

Answer 4

thedore Roosevelt refused to kill a blsck bear cub. it was sent to the zoo instead (i think) and because he didn't kill it, stuffed black bear toys were made and named after him.

Answer 5

Theodore "teddy" Roosevelt