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Toby Pronunciation TOH-Bee Gender
Male Word/name English Meaning God is Good Related names
Tobias
Toby is a popular, usually 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. Toby 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 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
Toby Brighty (born 1995), English Graphic Designer
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 Ann Stavisky (born 1939), American politician
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
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 "