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
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Toby Alderweireld (born 1989), Belgian professional football player
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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
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Toby Balding (1936–2014), British racehorse trainer
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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
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Toby Barrett (born 1945), Canadian politician
* Toby Brighty (born 1995), English Graphic Designer
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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
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Toby Cosgrove (born 1940), American surgeon
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Toby Creswell (born 1955), Australian music journalist and writer
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Toby Fox (born 1991), musician and video game designer
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Toby Gad (born 1968), Los Angeles-based German music producer and songwriter
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Toby Garbett (born 1976), British rower
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Toby Gerhart (born 1987), American National Football League player
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Toby Greene (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
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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
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Toby Howard (born 1960), English academic
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Toby Howarth (born 1962), Church of England bishop
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Theobald Jones (1790–1868), Irish Royal Navy admiral, Tory politician, lichenologist and fossil collector
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Toby Jones (born 1966), English actor
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Toby Keith Covel (born 1961), American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and actor
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Toby King (born 1996), English rugby league player
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Toby Love, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
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TobyMac, American Christian hip-hop artist
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Toby McGrath (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
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Toby Moffett (born 1944), American politician
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Toby Nankervis (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
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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
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Toby Orenstein (born 1937), American theatre founder, producer, and director
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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
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Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, nicknamed “Toby“ (1867-1934), English sportsman and intelligence officer
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Toby Regbo (born 1991), English actor
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Toby Riddle
Toby "Winema" Riddle (1848–1920) was a Modoc woman who served as an interpreter in negotiations between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army during the Modoc War (also called the Lava Beds War). She warned the peace c ...
(1848–1920), Modoc woman, U.S. Army interpreter
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Toby Smith (rugby union) (born 1988), Australian rugby union footballer
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Toby Ann Stavisky (born 1939), American politician
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Toby Stephens (born 1969), English actor
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Toby Stevenson (born 1976), American retired pole vaulter
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Toby Tiangco (born 1967), Filipino politician
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Toby Toman, British rock drummer
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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
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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
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Toby Wilkinson (born 1969), English Egyptologist and academic
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Toby Wright, record producer and mixing engineer
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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
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Toby Young (born 1963), British journalist
Fictional characters
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Sir Toby Belch, from Shakespeare's play ''Twelfth Night''
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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''
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Toby Flenderson, on the TV series ''The Office''
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Toby Hamee, from the ''Animorphs'' books by K. A. Applegate
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Toby Isaacs, on the TV series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''
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Toby Mangel, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
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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
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Toby Ziegler, the White House Communications Director in the TV series ''The West Wing''
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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
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Toby the Pup, in theatrical cartoons during 1930 and 1931
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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
''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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* Toby, the baby in the film ''
Labyrinth''
* Toby, the boy in the film "
Astro Boy"
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