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olympia7 · 15/11/2019 19:06

What do you all think of Toby Jacob? To go with older brother Noah H

Other names we like are Charlie, Jacob and Fraser.
I will not be using any longer versions of names. I dont like one name on birth certificate and using a different one. I believe the name you use should be the one on the birth certificate.

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Thanksgiving2019 · 15/11/2019 19:08

I have a Tobias (Toby) and a Jakob (dh is German) I think they are great names and mine are young adults and they have stood the test of time.

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OlderthenYoungerNow · 15/11/2019 19:09

I agree with you about nicknames vs full names!

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MrsBertBibby · 15/11/2019 19:15

Toby is an excellent name. Much the best of your list.

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ilovetofu · 15/11/2019 19:16

Fab name!

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Angie6868 · 15/11/2019 19:17

I like it 🙂

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Alsohuman · 15/11/2019 19:19

My son’s name is Toby - not Tobias. Needless to say, I really like it.

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bluebellation · 15/11/2019 19:20

Love it, not a name you hear much these days.

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scrivette · 15/11/2019 19:29

I like it.

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Chocmallows · 15/11/2019 19:42

Love it

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Ellmau · 15/11/2019 19:47

Very nice.

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Tillygetsit · 15/11/2019 23:40

I prefer Jacob to Toby tbh. The two Toby's I've met were both really wet so that's ruined the name for me. Its also the name of my devil's fat dachshund.

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Tillygetsit · 15/11/2019 23:43

Good God autocorrect has gone berserk! Random comma and it was meant to say dfi as in father in law not devil. Sorry.

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Makesmilingyourbesthobby · 15/11/2019 23:43

Love Toby and Jacob, Fraser and

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Makesmilingyourbesthobby · 15/11/2019 23:43

Charlie I like

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MissHenty · 15/11/2019 23:44

I love the name Toby! It goes brilliantly with Noah ❤️

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Moominfan · 15/11/2019 23:46

It's a lovely timeless name

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BonBon411 · 16/11/2019 00:54

I like Toby Jacob, but I also love Charlie!

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CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 16/11/2019 01:37

Imo, Jacob complements Noah as a first name better as they are both biblical and similar emphasis on the same vowels being from same language roots.

Toby is a nice name, but again I don't feel 'Toby Jacob' flows so well. Imo Jacob is too strong and competes with the Toby. I think a different 2nd name, preferably one syllable so full attention is on the Toby.

Toby Finn
Toby Mark
Toby Heath
Toby Lee
Toby Sean etc etc

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Herewegoagain84 · 16/11/2019 08:23

Really love Toby, but Jacob not so much - and not sure they hang together well.

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NoSauce · 16/11/2019 13:30

I find Toby a bit weak if I’m honest. I think Jacob goes better with Noah.

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MikeUniformMike · 16/11/2019 15:05

Great. No point in using Tobias if he is only going to be called Toby.
Good classic name. Shakespeare ...

I'd use Fraser as MN

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IckleBear · 16/11/2019 15:11

Love Toby but not with Jacob.
Toby Peter
Toby Alexander
Toby Daniel
Toby Magnus

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Alsohuman · 16/11/2019 15:12

Mine’s Toby James, the latter being my dad’s name.

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olympia7 · 16/11/2019 21:06

Hmm, its starting to sound awkward the more I say it, as the surname begins with B.....

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LittleDoveLove · 08/12/2019 08:11

I have a Toby also not a Tobias and it goes very nice with Jacob x

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