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 John Garfield "Toby" Bailey (born November 19, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He is currently a sports agent. College career Bailey played four years of college basketball at UCLA, being part of the Bruins squad th ...

(born 1975), American sports agent former professional basketball player * Toby Balding (1936–2014), British racehorse trainer *

Toby Barker Toby Barker (born December 31, 1981) is an American people, American politician and the current List of mayors of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 2007, he was elected a member of the Mississippi House of Represent ...

(born 1981), American politician * Toby Barrett (born 1945), Canadian politician * Toby Brighty (born 1995), English Graphic Designer *

Toby Colbeck Leonard George ("Toby") Colbeck (1 January, 1884 – 3 January, 1918) was an English first-class cricketer active from 1905–14, playing for Middlesex. He was born in South Harrow. He died off the Cape of Good Hope in during World War I, in w ...

(1884-1918), English cricketer * Toby Cosgrove (born 1940), American surgeon *

Toby Creswell Toby Creswell (born 21 May 1955) is an Australian music journalist and pop-culture writer. He was editor of ''Rolling Stone'' (Australia) and a founding editor of ''Juice''. In 1986, he co-wrote, with Martin Fabinyi, his first book, ''Too Much ...

(born 1955), Australian music journalist and writer *

Toby Fox Robert F. Fox (born October 11, 1991), known professionally as Toby Fox (previously Toby "Radiation" Fox), is an American video game developer and video game composer. He is known for developing the role-playing video games ''Undertale'' and '' ...

(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 Tobin Bo Gunnar Gerhart (born March 28, 1987) is a former American football running back. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Stanford University, and was a unanimous ...

(born 1987), American National Football League player *

Toby Greene Toby Greene (born 27 December 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the 11th overa ...

(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 Gary Wayne "Toby" Herald (born July 4, 1953) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 91 since January 8, 2013. Elections *2012 To challenge District 91 incumbent Democrat ...

(born 1953), American politician *

Toby Howard Toby L. J. Howard is an Honorary Reader in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester in the UK, He was Director of undergraduate studies 2011–2019. He retired from the University in July 2020. Education Howard was educ ...

(born 1960), English academic *

Toby Howarth Toby Matthew Howarth (born 12 July 1962) is a Church of England bishop. He is the current and first area of Bishop of Bradford in the Diocese of Leeds. Howarth was educated at Yale University and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford; and ordained in 1990. He s ...

(born 1962), Church of England bishop * Toby or

Theobald Jones Admiral Theobald Jones (15 April 1790 – 7 February 1868), also known as Toby Jones, was an Irish officer in the British Royal Navy, a Tory politician, a noted lichenologist, and a fossil-collector. The County Londonderry-born son of a Church ...

(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 Toby Love is an American singer and songwriter. Love is known for performing a style of bachata music that combines traditional and urban singing and production. Background Toby Love was born in The Bronx, New York to Puerto Rican parents, his m ...

, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter * TobyMac, American Christian hip-hop artist * Toby McGrath (born 1980), Australian rules footballer * Anthony

Toby Moffett Anthony John Moffett, Jr. (born August 18, 1944) is a former American politician from the state of Connecticut. A Democrat, Moffett served in the United States House of Representatives as the member from Connecticut's 6th congressional district ...

(born 1944), American politician *

Toby Nankervis Toby Nankervis (born 12 August 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played 12 matches for the Sydney Swans from 2014 to 2016 after being ...

(born 1994), Australian rules footballer *

Toby Ng Tobias Ng (born 8 October 1985) is a Canadian badminton player. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ng's father is from Hong Kong and his mother from Macau. He started playing badminton at the Kensington Community Centre, when he was ...

(born 1985), Canadian badminton player * Toby Orenstein (born 1937), American theatre founder, producer, and director *

Toby Peirce Michael Toby Edward Peirce (born 14 June 1973) is a retired cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club. He was educated at Ardingly College, and went on to play 69 times for Sussex Sussex (), from the Old En ...

(born 1973), English retired cricketer * Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, nicknamed “Toby“ (1867-1934), English sportsman and intelligence officer *

Toby Regbo Toby Finn Regbo (born 18 October 1991) is an English actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his role as young Nemo Nobody in the science fiction drama '' Mr. Nobody'', as Francis II of France on The CW series ''R ...

(born 1991), English actor *

Toby Riddle Toby "Winema" Riddle (1848–1920) was a Modoc people, Modoc woman who served as an interpreter in negotiations between the Native Americans in the United States, Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army during the Modoc War (also ...

(1848–1920), Modoc woman, U.S. Army interpreter *

Toby Smith (rugby union) Toby Smith (born 10 October 1988) is a retired Australian rugby union player. He played Rugby union positions#1. Prop, prop for the Chiefs (rugby union), Chiefs, Melbourne Rebels, Rebels and in Super Rugby, and for the Australia national rugby u ...

(born 1988), Australian rugby union footballer * Toby Ann Stavisky (born 1939), American politician * Toby Stephens (born 1969), English actor *

Toby Stevenson Toby "Crash" Stevenson (born November 19, 1976 in Odessa, Texas) is an Olympic class pole vaulter from the United States. He is known for being the only pole vaulter in the international elite to wear a helmet during jumps. Biography While atte ...

(born 1976), American retired pole vaulter * Toby Tiangco (born 1967), Filipino politician *

Toby Toman Toby Toman, is a drummer who played with various British bands including The Nosebleeds, Ludus, The Durutti Column, Blue Orchids, and Primal Scream, working often with German singer Nico, known for her role with The Velvet Underground, while sh ...

, British rock drummer * Tobias

Toby Turner Toby Joseph Turner (born March 3, 1985), also known by his stage name Tobuscus, is an American Internet personality and actor. Originally from Niceville, Florida, he is best known for his YouTube videos. As of November 5, 2021, Turner has a to ...

(born 1985), American internet personality, actor, comedian and musician *

Toby Weathersby Toby Weathersby (born September 19, 1996) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at LSU and has previously played for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Early years Weathersby att ...

(born 1996), American football player * Toby Wilkinson (born 1969), English Egyptologist and academic * Toby Wright, record producer and mixing engineer *

Toby Wright (American football) Toby Lin Wright (born November 19, 1970) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and was d ...

(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 '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

, on the TV series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Toby Mangel, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *

Toby Mills Toby Mills is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', who arrived on 14 November 2001 played by Henry Luxemburg until 24 October 2003. Henry Luxembourg went on to be an icon of St Anselms college where he curren ...

, 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 ''Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus'' is a children's novel by "James Otis", the pen name of James Otis Kaler. Summary ''Toby Tyler'' tells the story of a ten-year-old orphan who runs away from a foster home to join the traveling circu ...

'' 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 Tobias "Toby" Zachary Ziegler is a fictional character in the television serial drama ''The West Wing'', played by Richard Schiff. The role of Toby Ziegler earned actor Richard Schiff the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor i ...

, 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 ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), also called ''The Sign of Four'', is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Plot ...

" * 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 ''Paranormal Activity 3'' is a 2011 American found footage supernatural horror film, directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. It is the third (chronologically, the first) installment of the ''Paranormal Activity'' series and serves as a p ...

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