Is Joby a boys name????

[montylady]

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?

Thanks

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

@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 =)

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Means Poo in Ireland too

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

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