Isaac or Tobias?

[DaleyBump]

I love them both. I really love Toby as a nickname but I've just had a call from my mum (who honestly doesn't have a problem with what we call our son) going "you can't call him Toby, I've just realised it sounds like Jobby!" We're Scottish and jobby (meaning poo) is a word quite commonly used where I live but I'm doubtful that anyone would actually pick up on it.

Any advice?

[Rhubarbgarden]

I love Tobias. Really don't like Isaac.

[NewbieMcNewbie]

I love Toby.

I wouldn't bother with Tobias. Not keen on Isaac.

[Coupon]

I prefer Isaac.

[PsammeadPaintedTheLion]

Tobias.

[sonlypuppyfat]

I know a Tobias it's lovely. I can't understand the obsession with nick names on here I loathe people messing with my name same goes for my DCs why take a nice name and piss about with it.

[ReturnPlacenta]

Tobias is lovely. Even pretending to be Scottish I can't make it sound like jobby.

[DaleyBump]

I think I'm leaning towards Tobias too :)

sonly do I really sound obsessed about nicknames? Did you honestly not think about what your child might end up having as a nickname? My parents didn't and it really fucked me over all through school. I can't think of any nicknames for Isaac and I still love it. I don't get people who assume things about others

[Bowlersarm]

Tobias nn Toby is lovely

[DaleyBump]

Return did you really sit and say Toby in a Scottish accent?

[ReturnPlacenta]

Yes!

[TheGirlOnTheLanding]

I am Scottish and in my accent, Toby doesn't sound like Jobby. It's Toe-by not Tobby. But I prefer Isaac, lovely name, and the only nicknames I'm aware of are Zac (quite cool) or Ike (retro Anerican) so that helps too. (You definitely do have to consider nicknames IMO: you don't want your child to go through life with a name you hate, and that's what'll happen if there's a common nickname for their given name.)

[BearsBeetsBattlestarGalactica]

Tobias.

[Littlecherublegs]

I love both but much prefer Zac to Toby so for that reason Id say Isaac.

[elcranko]

Tobias.

[CPtart]

Love Isaac. Like Toby but not Tobias.

[squoosh]

Isaac definitely.

Toby is a bit babyish. But no Toby doesn't rhyme with 'jobby', I don't think anyone would make that connection. They might think 'boaby' however!

[PavlovtheCat]

Tobias.

[TheGirlOnTheLanding]

Hahaha Squoosh @ boaby - haven't heard that for years!

[QueenMedb]

Isaac is lovely. I love Tobias, but am not so keen on Toby as a nickname.

[tobiasfunke]

Pick me. Pick me. However don't watch any episodes of Arrested Development or it might put you right off Tobias.

[Clargo55]

I love Tobias.

[Iwaswatchingthat]

I love Isaac. I think it is sweet for a baby and manly for an adult. Perfect.

[weneedtotalkaboutkettles]

Both lovely names.

[DaleyBump]

I didn't think it sounded like jobby either it was just my mum who thought so then :) and I've heard boaby used as a nice nickname occasionally so that wouldn't really bother me.

Agh I love them both!

[2children2cats]

They are both lovely names but Isaac wins for me, it has such a lovely meaning.