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Toby/Peter/John - penis?!

33 replies

ridingalonginanarmytruck · 03/08/2017 23:24

Considering one of the above for soon-to-be-DS.

Good , solid names I thought...But the other day a male friend said did I realise they were all nicknames for penis? That's rather put me off!
I've heard of John Thomas as a nn, but never Toby or Peter or John without the Thomas!
Would anyone else see this associations in these names?

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emilybrontescorset · 01/09/2017 14:17

I ve never heard anyone call a penis any of those names.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 01/09/2017 10:55

Hairy Mary, not very apt these days ! 😂

Raines100 · 31/08/2017 22:31

You would never be able to call...a girl Frances or Mary come to that.

Why not Mary? I don't get it

BlueberryPuffin · 31/08/2017 01:27

Never heard anyone use any of those names for a penis.

fionadal · 30/08/2017 20:20

Yes, Ralph will always remind me of Judy Blume!

Anyone call their son Richard these days, or has it been forever ruined by its nickname and penis connotations?

grufallosfriend · 19/08/2017 22:16

William = Willy = Penis

OlennasWimple · 19/08/2017 21:24

Any Judy Blume fan knows that the name to avoid is Ralph...

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 19/08/2017 21:24

I actually know someone called John Thomas. He goes by his middle name. John on its own is fine. I have never heard Peter or Toby used as slang for penis.

fionadal · 19/08/2017 21:22

I remember my Scottish cousin calling his penis a Toby, but haven't heard of it used like this elsewhere

Singingforsanity · 07/08/2017 22:27

Toby is the only one which would make me think of a penis (NE Scotland) but I'm sure after the initial introduction I'd think of the person rather than that connection! John (without Thomas) and Peter wouldn't make me think of it at all. Peter's lovely btw.

SnowWhite33 · 07/08/2017 13:52

What a load of nonsense

Peter and John are some of the oldest most commonly used names.
I would rather associate it with Peter Rabbit tbh.

Love Tobias/nn Toby and again never heard nor do i believe in any such silly jokes.

People have various nn for penis dont let it put you off

akorda · 04/08/2017 20:13

Have heard that Toby means penis in some parts of Scotland/NE England

Never heard of John on its own meaning that

Peter- as someone else says above, I think the Peter-penis connection is an American thing!

RapunzelsRealMom · 04/08/2017 20:11

Toby is definitely used in place of penis (DH's DM called his a Toby as a young child )

Peter - I wouldn't have thought about a link

And definitely not John. John Thomas, yes, or Johnson, but not John

Haffdonga · 04/08/2017 19:59

Nonsense. Anyway, if you followed that rule you would never be able to call a child Richard (dick) or William (willy) or Roger,or a girl Frances or Mary come to that.

BewareOfDragons · 04/08/2017 19:56

Peter = Penis to me.

John Thomas = Penis

Not heard Toby used that way, though.

Icantreachthepretzels · 04/08/2017 19:54

I once met a child called John Thomas - and that wasn't an unfortunate convergence of his first and last name, that was all his first name. At that point I don't think anyone had told him his name was 'penis' but it was surely only a matter of time.

By themselves; John, Toby and Peter are fine.

MikeUniformMike · 04/08/2017 19:50

John Thomas
Denis

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/08/2017 18:51

😂

Alexandrite · 04/08/2017 16:42

What about Willy?

SerfTerf · 04/08/2017 13:55

@MurrayMoo

FemaleDilbert · 04/08/2017 13:50

Peter is definitely associated with penis in America, but I wouldn't make the connection in the UK

MurrayMoo · 04/08/2017 13:49

Penile undertones 😂 made me lol

SerfTerf · 04/08/2017 13:45

It wouldn't listen. They're good names with no real penile undertones.

MurrayMoo · 04/08/2017 13:39

Never heard of any of those associated with penis. How odd.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/08/2017 11:06

John is one of my favourite names, take no heed of your male friend.

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