Where Do Teddy Bears Get Their Name?
| Updated: 04 Apr 2019
Why are teddy bears called "teddy" bears?
Question:
Name: Where do teddy bears get their name from?
Answer: Jason, Peacehaven
Answer:
**Definitive**
Name: Dan, Tunbridge Wells
Qualifications: "I saw it on TV once"
Answer: Because Teddy Roosevelt, the former US President, once saved a bear when he was out hunting. The press then referred to it as “Teddy’s Bear”.