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Is Joby a boys name????

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montylady · 21/03/2011 22:48

What do you think? I like the sound of this name. Do you think it sounds made up or would you consider it more of a surname?

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NarcolepsyQueen · 25/03/2011 12:34

means poo to most secondary school pupils in the UK too. I know it is pronounced differently - but that wont matter to hormonal teenagers!

Iklboo · 24/03/2011 13:49

I wouldn't have called the Joby I knew 'Jobby' - last I heard he was in prison for murder! Shock

Tuschinski · 24/03/2011 13:46

Means Poo in Ireland too

theresapotatoundermysink · 23/03/2011 09:38

I dated a Joby. IMHO I never really liked it and used to call him Joe in my head, when talking about him and he was down as Joe in my phone. I don't know why though...perhaps I'm a little strange.

Superfly · 23/03/2011 09:32

Joby - in the Stan Barstow book wasn't it a nickname for the boys real name of Joseph?

I loved that book, I love the name - so much so I named DS1 it too

KenDoddsDadsDog · 22/03/2011 21:41

Joby Talbot is a superb musician - one of the Divine Comedy and wrote music for the League of Gentlemen. So it's a cool name in my eyes.

MoonGirl1981 · 22/03/2011 20:19

I like the name Joby. Works for a child and an adult, not too common and not too obscure, easy to say, easy for a child to write, easy to spell, nice sound to it. It's perfect, a really lovely name.

Look up Joby Tailbot/Talbot. Written some amazing music including the music for The League Of Gentlemen. Really impressive.

joydivisionovengloves · 22/03/2011 18:54

There's a footballer called Jobi McAnuff. It's a NN for Joel though

rubybambini · 22/03/2011 16:53

@montylady - I've just asked about Joby on a recent thread, and got the same reaction re the Jobbie pronunciation.

My uncle is called Joby, he's now in his early 70s. Grew up in Lancashire, and now lives in the IoM.

I don't think we ever called him Jobbie as his nieces and nephews, and trust me, we had horrible genius nicknames names for all our aunts and uncles =)

SilverSky · 22/03/2011 15:53

montylady not sure but a friend had an uncle named it. Always thought it quite regal!

scurryfunge · 22/03/2011 15:20

Aw, don't get upset, OP. MN has saved you from a lifetime of people sniggering at the name.

LetThereBeRock · 22/03/2011 15:15

It's awful.Perhaps it'd be ok as a middle name,but certainly not as his first name.
And as a Scot it makes me think of faecal matter.

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ChippyMinton · 22/03/2011 15:01

I knew a girl, but it was a nickname for Jo B..

LucretiaInShadows · 22/03/2011 14:57

It's a nickname for Job (pr. like Joe with a "b" at the end). He's in the Bible, as in "patience of Job" - IIRC lots of bad things happened but he had faith and it was OK in the end. (??)

I like it, but I had a lovely Uncle Joby, so I'm biased.

pranma · 22/03/2011 12:56

I like it and it would be a great mn

mustdash · 22/03/2011 11:15

OP, I completely completely understand your desire to keep the name going. All three of my DCs have an extra middle name (which is the same), for exactly that reason. Some things are just too precious to let slip away.

BendyBob · 22/03/2011 11:01

It is terribly close to Jobby though.

I don't think that's only a connection that'll be made in Scotland either cos I'm in the south and thought the same.

usedtobeahappycamper · 22/03/2011 10:58

normantheforeman I was going to post exactly the same thing about Joby Woodford.
Never quite sure about him...

bronze · 22/03/2011 09:18

I say use it.
If we all made decisions on what might happen but probably won't where would we be.
People always find a reason to take the piss if they want to

RamblingRosa · 22/03/2011 09:14

I know 2 Joby's. Both very attractive, successful men (had crushes on both of them when I was younger Blush).

I think it's a nice name.

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montylady · 22/03/2011 09:09

Hi Prettybird - sorry for snapping. I was extremely tired when I last posted. Just ignore me Wink

Silver - I have never heard of that name, where does it originate from?

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SilverSky · 22/03/2011 06:28

Perhaps Jaybiss instead?

nooka · 22/03/2011 06:15

I went to school with a very posh Joby (prn Joe-Bee). If you don't intend to live in Scotland I don't really think its a particular problem. It wouldn't have any particular connotations in England (rather like Ned - fine in England, not so great in Scotland).

If you are still interested it is a real although unusual name (it was originally a diminutive of Job).

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