The ‘teddy bear’ is named after U.S. President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer, who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
Roosevelt was also the first President to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
This news reached to a shop owner named Morris Michtom in New York who saw one of the cartoons and had an idea. Michtom and his wife created soft and plush stuffed bears and placed them in the front window of their shop.
With the permission from Roosevelt, Michtom named the bears “Teddy bears.” Hence came the name “Teddy Bears”.They went on to become a massive success.
Roosevelt also used the “teddy bear” icon in his re-election campaigns.
