Toby
| Pronunciation | TOH-Bee |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | God is Good |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Tobias |
Toby is a given name in many English speaking countries. The name is derived 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.
It is also used as a contraction of Tobin, an Irish surname now also used as a forename.
The name is traditionally masculine, but has also been in use for women since the 19th century.[1]
Men
- Toby Alderweireld (born 1989), Belgian professional football player
- Toby Bailey (born 1975), American sports agent former professional basketball player
- Toby Balding (1936–2014), British racehorse trainer
- Toby Barker (born 1981), American politician
- Toby Barrett (born 1945), Canadian politician
- Edmund "Toby" Barton (1849–1920), first prime minister of Australia
- 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 Howard (born 1960), English academic
- 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 (1961-2024), American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and actor
- Toby King (born 1996), English rugby league player
- Toby Love, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
- TobyMac, American Christian hip-hop artist
- 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 Orenstein (born 1937), American theatre founder, producer, and director
- Toby Peirce (born 1973), English retired cricketer
- Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, nicknamed “Toby“ (1867–1934), English sportsman and intelligence officer
- Toby Regbo (born 1991), English actor
- Toby Riddle (1848–1920), Modoc woman, U.S. Army interpreter
- Toby Smith (rugby union) (born 1988), Australian rugby union footballer
- Toby Stephens (born 1969), English actor
- Toby Stevenson (athlete) (born 1976), American retired pole vaulter
- Toby Tiangco (born 1967), Filipino politician
- Toby Toman, British rock drummer
- Tobias Toby Turner (born 1985), American internet personality, actor, comedian and musician
- Toby Weathersby (born 1996), American football player
- 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
Women
- Toby Lerner Ansin (born 1941), American founder of the Miami City Ballet
- Toby Buonagurio, American artist
- Toby Claude (1877-1962), Irish actress and singer in vaudeville
- Toby Dancer (1953-2004), Canadian pianist and music producer
- Toby Fine (1932-2010), South African ballet dancer
- Toby Knobel Fluek (1926-2011), American Jewish artist born in Poland
- Toby Fournier (born 2005), Canadian college basketball player
- Toby T. Gati (born 1946), American government official
- Toby Hendy (born 1995), New Zealand science communicator and YouTuber
- Toby Kiers (born 1976), American evolutionary biologist
- Toby Leung (born 1983), Cantopop singer and actress from Hong Kong
- Toby Lightman (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Toby Orenstein (born 1937), American theatrical director, producer, and educator
- Toby Riddle (1848-1920), Modoc interpreter
- Toby Robins (1931-1986), Canadian actress of film, stage and television
- Toby Saks (1942-2013), American cellist
- Toby Ann Stavisky (born 1939), American politician
- Toby Tarnow (born 1937), Canadian actress
- Toby Tse (born 2004), Hong Kong professional squash player
- Toby Wing (1915-2001), American actress and showgirl
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, from The Railway Series and 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
- Toby, the boy in the film "Astro Boy"
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References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 62. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.