- Toby
Toby is a popular male name in many English speaking countries. It is also a popular name for Jewish women because of its similarity to the Hebrew name Tova. It is also a popular name for
Yoruba women, however speltTobi .The name is often used in its own right, but may also be a contraction of
Tobias ,Tobit ,Tobin (an Irish surname - "in" Irish, "Toibin"), orTobermory . In "The Lord of the Rings " byJ.R.R. Tolkien "Toby" is used as a contraction of thehobbit name "Tobold", and "Old Toby" is used as a name for a type oftobacco . The only known Tobold outside of the Shire is Tobold M P Hemming in England/AustraliaThere are many characters in literature called Toby, including:
* SirToby Belch in "Twelfth Night " byShakespeare
* Toby in "Transamerica "
*Uncle Toby in "Tristram Shandy " byLawrence Sterne
*Toby the Tram Engine from "The Railway Series " books.
*Toby Philpot , a bibulous soldier from an 18th century song, after whom Toby jugs are named.
*Toby Tramp in "The Mummy" (1833) byWilliam Bernard
*Toby Flenderson from the American version of The Office
*Toby Isaacs from ""
*Toby Ziegler from The West Wing
* Tobias (Toby) Beecher from Oz
*Toby Hamee in the "Animorphs " books byK. A. Applegate
*InThe Sign of Four , Toby is the name of a partialbloodhound , who helpsSherlock Holmes track a query
*In the traditional BritishPunch and Judy puppet shows, thedog is called Toby.
* "Toby," a dialogue interlude from the Belle and Sebastian album "Storytelling"In theLondon slang recorded in the autobiographical novel "Down and Out in Paris and London " byGeorge Orwell , "Toby" is used to mean atramp . InCockney rhyming slang , "toby (jug)" means "mug ".Toby was the name given to the slave
Kunta Kinte , whose descendant the authorAlex Haley wrote the novel "" about his roots inAfrica , his ancestor's life in slavery, and the family's struggle for freedom in American society. Toby was often used as a name for slaves in theUnited States .
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