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Classically, Ted is short for Theodore. Ted is also a rhyming nickname for Edward (rhymes with nickname "Ed"). Nicknaming conventions seem to be very evolutionary and vary from time to time. For a brief summary of much of these names, see http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/advice/nickhistory.html.

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