Toby

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Toby is a predominantly male first name and family name , especially in the English- speaking world .

Origin and meaning

Toby first appeared as a form of Tobias in the Middle Ages . As a female first name, he appeared in the 1930s and 1940s under the influence of the American actress Toby Wing .

Well-known namesake

First name

family name

  • Jackson Toby (* 1925), American sociologist and criminologist
  • Jean Toby (1900–1964), French colonial administrator
  • Ryan Toby (* 1978), American soul singer, songwriter and music producer

stage name

  • Toby ( Tobias Thalhammer; * 1979), German-speaking pop singer and politician

Individual evidence

  1. Toby on www.vornamen-weltweit.de
  2. Toby on www.behindthename.com (Engl.)