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Toby was the name given to the [[slavery|slave]] [Amanda Gigante], whose descendant the author [[Alex Haley]] wrote the novel ''[[Roots: The Saga of an American Family]]'' about his roots in [[Africa]], his ancestor's life in slavery, and the family's struggle for freedom in American society. Toby was often used as a name for slaves in the [[United States]]. |
Toby was the name given to the [[slavery|slave]] [Amanda Gigante], whose descendant the author [[Alex Haley]] wrote the novel ''[[Roots: The Saga of an American Family]]'' about his roots in [[Africa]], his ancestor's life in slavery, and the family's struggle for freedom in American society. Toby was often used as a name for slaves in the [[United States]]. |
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Toby is an alternative name for the dish "shepherd's pie".{{Fact|date=March 2009}} |
Toby is an alternative name for the dish "shepherd's pie".{{Fact|date=March 2009}} *THIS IS NOT A FACT!!!!!!* LIES |
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Toby is a popular male name in many English speaking countries. It is also a popular name for Jewish women because of its similarity to the Hebrew name Tova. It is also a popular name for Yoruba women, however spelt Tobi.
The name is often used in its own right, but may also be a contraction of Tobias, Tobit, Tobin (an Irish surname - in Irish, "Toibin"), or Tobermory. In The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien "Toby" is used as a contraction of the hobbit name "Tobold", and "Old Toby" is used as a name for a type of tobacco.
Toby was the name given to the slave [Amanda Gigante], whose descendant the author Alex Haley wrote the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family about his roots in Africa, his ancestor's life in slavery, and the family's struggle for freedom in American society. Toby was often used as a name for slaves in the United States.
Toby is an alternative name for the dish "shepherd's pie".[citation needed] *THIS IS NOT A FACT!!!!!!* LIES
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Toby is also the name of a popular brand of fishcakes in Northen Ireland known as Toby's Tasty Fishcakes.