Thomas and Toby- brothers names?

[Lemonrainbow]

I already have a 3 yr old Thomas and am about to have a other boy. I really like the name Toby but wonder whether the names are too similar? Particularly the shortened versions- Tom and Tobs.... What do you think? Don't want to be twee, just that Toby is my favourite name!
Many thanks

I think it would be fine

Personally I'm not a fan of having siblings with the same initials but I don't think the names are too similar at all if you don't mind the same initial thing.

I read this two together and I immediately think Thomas the Tank engine, sorry!

**disclaimer: am parent to a 3 year old boy

I immediately thought 'Thomas and Friends' but I also have a 3yo boy!

I wouldn't because of Thomas the Tank Engine (though that does mean you'd have to rule out James, Edward, Percy, Gordon and Henry to name but a few!) Also not keen on same sex siblings sharing an initial.
Having said that, if you love the name, it wouldn't be that bad.
What else do you like?

Quite like Ollie too, but not Oliver. Didn't even think of Thomas the tank engine when we named Thomas...and his middle name is Edward!!

i think both names match perfectly together. and Toby is a great name!

I think the two names are lovely together.

Don't let the tank engine thing stop you though. DS1 shares a name with one of the newer engines on Sodor and I'm still lobbying for Thomas as the name for our new baby if it's a boy.

Thomas Edward is great, wouldn't worry about that! It's just the initial thought with 2 siblings together i think. I know 2 brothers called Thomas and James, and around toddler age I remember a few people referring to them as 'those boys with train names'. Daft really and once you're past the Thomas the tank era, you wouldn't really think about it!
I like Ollie. What about Laurie?

I know a set of brothers called Toby and Thomas and it works really well.

We have an 8 year old Thomas and 3 year old Oliver who gets called Ollie, my niece and nephew both begin with a T and my nephew is Toby but the names sound silly together, Thomas and Toby are ok. If dc3 is a boy we will call it Max.