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Also known as Toby (first name), Toby (given name)

Toby is a given name in many English speaking countries. The name is derived 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.

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male given name
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Toby
native label
Toby
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
T100
Cologne phonetics
21
Caverphone
TP1111
language of work or name
Dutch
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Toby (given name)

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Toby is a given name in many English speaking countries. The name is derived 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.

It is also used as a contraction of Tobin, an Irish surname now also used as a forename.

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