Toby

Toby is a popular 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. Tobit 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 Bailey (born 1975), American former professional basketball player
• Toby Balding (1936–2014), British racehorse trainer
• Toby Barker (born 1981), American politician
• Toby Barrett (born 1945), Canadian politician
• Toby Creswell (born 1955), Australian music journalist and writer
• Toby Fox (born 1991), musician and video game designer
• Toby Gad (born 1968), Los Angeles-based German music producer and songwriter
• Toby Garbett (born 1976), British rower
• Toby Gärnö Heikenen (1806–1887), Swedish mathematician
• 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 Henshaw, Archdeacon of Lewes from 1670 until 1681
• Toby Herald (born 1953), American politician
• 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 (born 1961), American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and actor
• Toby King (born 1996), English rugby league player
• Toby Love, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
• Toby McGrath (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
• Toby Nankervis (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
• Toby Ng (born 1985), Canadian badminton player
• Toby Peirce (born 1973), English retired cricketer
• Toby Regbo (born 1991) English actor
• Toby Smith (rugby union) (born 1988), Australian rugby union footballer
• Toby Ann Stavisky, American politician
• Toby Stevenson (born 1976), American retired pole vaulter
• Toby Toman, British rock drummer
• Toby Turner (born 1985), American internet personality, actor, comedian and musician
• 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 and educationalist

Fictional characters

• Toby the Tram Engine, a fictional character in Thomas & Friends
• Toby Flenderson, a fictional character in The Office
• Toby Ziegler, the fictional White House Communications Director in the West Wing
• Toby Cavanaugh, a fictional character in Pretty Little Liars

Toby a fictional character in The Princess Spy

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