Toby
| Pronunciation | TOH-Bee |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | God is Good |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Tobias |
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Toby is a popular male name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה Toviah, which translates to Good is Yahweh. Yahweh is the name of the Jewish God. Tobit is also an alternate form of Tobias.
It is also used as a contraction of Tobin, an Irish surname now also used as a forename.
People named or nicknamed Toby
- Toby Bailey (born 1975), American former professional basketball player
- Toby Balding (1936–2014), British racehorse trainer
- Toby Barker (born 1981), American politician
- Toby Barrett (born 1945), Canadian politician
- Toby Colbeck (1884-1918), English cricketer
- Toby Cosgrove (born 1940), American surgeon
- Toby Creswell (born 1955), Australian music journalist and writer
- Toby Fox (born 1991), musician and video game designer
- Tobias Toby Gad (born 1968), Los Angeles-based German music producer and songwriter
- Toby Garbett (born 1976), British rower
- Toby Gerhart (born 1987), American National Football League player
- Toby Greene (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
- Toby Harris, Baron Harris of Haringey (born 1953), British Labour Party politician
- Toby Gärnö Heikenen (1806–1887), Swedish mathematician
- Gary Toby Herald (born 1953), American politician
- Toby Howarth (born 1962), Church of England bishop
- Toby or Theobald Jones (1790–1868), Irish Royal Navy admiral, Tory politician, lichenologist and fossil collector
- Toby Jones (born 1966), English actor
- Toby Keith Covel (born 1961), American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and actor
- Toby King (born 1996), English rugby league player
- Toby Love, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
- Toby McGrath (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
- Anthony Toby Moffett (born 1944), American politician
- Toby Nankervis (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
- Toby Ng (born 1985), Canadian badminton player
- Toby Peirce (born 1973), English retired cricketer
- Toby Regbo (born 1991) English actor
- Toby Smith (rugby union) (born 1988), Australian rugby union footballer
- Toby Ann Stavisky (fl. 1999-present), American politician
- Toby Stephens (born 1969), English actor
- Toby Stevenson (born 1976), American retired pole vaulter
- Toby Toman, British rock drummer
- Tobias Toby Turner (born 1985), American internet personality, actor, comedian and musician
- Toby Wilkinson (born 1969), English Egyptologist and academic
- Toby Wright, record producer and mixing engineer
- Toby Wright (American football) (born 1970), American retired National Football League player
- Toby Young (born 1963), British journalist and educationalist
Fictional characters
- Sir Toby Belch, from Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night
- Toby Cavanaugh, in the second book of the Pretty Little Liars series and a recurring character on the TV series of the same name
- Toby Damon, on the TV series This Is Us
- Toby Flenderson, on the TV series The Office
- Toby Hamee, from the Animorphs books by K. A. Applegate
- Toby Isaacs, on the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Toby Mangel, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Toby Mills, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Toby Mitchell, protagonist of the 1960s Canadian TV series Toby
- Toby Tyler, protagonist of the children's novel Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus and the film adaptation Toby Tyler
- Toby Waller, the slave name of Kunta Kinte in the Alex Haley novel Roots and the television adaptation
- Toby Ziegler, the White House Communications Director in the TV series The West Wing
- Toby the Tram Engine, in The Railway Series of books and the spin-off TV series Thomas & Friends
- Uncle Toby, in the novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
- Toby, a dog in traditional British Punch and Judy puppet shows
- Toby the Pup, in theatrical cartoons during 1930 and 1931
- Toby, on the animated series Beyblade: Metal Masters
- Toby, partial bloodhound in the Sherlock Holmes tale "The Sign of Four"
- Toby, the anthropomorphic cactus in the children's TV series Sheriff Callie's Wild West
- Toby, the invisible demonic entity in the horror film Paranormal Activity 3
- Toby, the baby in the film Labyrinth
References
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