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Toby

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This article is about the name. For other uses, see Toby (disambiguation).
Toby
PronunciationTOH-Bee
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameEnglish
MeaningGod is Good
Other names
Related namesTobias

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

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
  • Toby, the boy in the film "Astro Boy"
  • Toby, slave name of Kunta Kinte, character in 1976 novel Roots by Alex Haley
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