Toby

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What do you think of the name Toby?
Not as a nickname for anything, as a full name.
What sort of impression do you get from it?

First Toby I ever met was at uni. He was lovely - blonde and very handsome.

So, I say go for it.

I like it!

My dog is called Howard though, so what do I know?!

My dog is called Howard though, so what do I know?!

Not a lot about naming dogs, evidently

Please ignore me too OP and use the name. The pet thing wouldn't bother me a jot. I love Rex and as we all know many, many people love to screech 'but it's a DOG'S name'.

Dogs are ace anyway.

I know several only 1 is an obnoxious arse

I'd have never thought dogs name, expected it to be short for anything or raised an eyebrow when you introduced me to him.

Totally normal classless name IME.

Thanks everyone! We do have a few other options, maybe I'll post another now...

Love it.

OP people have just told me my favourite boy's name is bound to be pronounced either bidet or beady (and a load of other unflattering opinions). I'm still using it.

Sometimes the negative reactions help you to make your mind up.

Only if you get a red and white striped sleepsuit and sing 'you remind me of the babe'

Toby is a lovely name. Not too anything if you ask me.

Howard the dog

I love it, if DD had been a DS she would have been Toby.

I like it, a lot.

Unfortunately for me, my mum does actually have a dog called Toby. It is no more a dogs name than Max,Milly,Poppy, Rosie (all names I have come across when walking my dogs).

For me, I can't use it because it would feel as though I was naming the child after my mums dog and great as he is, he isn't that great.

But seriously, it is a nice name, if you both like it then use it.

I have a Toby, I still love it. Not a Tobias even though he does get called that!

I have however been told many times it's a dog's name but I don't let that bother me. If he was called Rex they may have a point.

I have a Toby (or more often Tobes or Tobly, because that's what happens to names, especially when you're a baby). Not Tobias because I honestly couldn't see myself ever using it. He's definitley a Toby/Tobes and not a Tobias. I did consider Tobias for the birth certificate but it just didn't fit right, somehow. Not regreted the decision.

It's a great name. I would have used it for ds too if best friend hadn't used it. Never met a dog called Toby... Ever. Dogs have almost every human name going nowadays so there will always be one dog with your name choice! I also know a few adult Toby's and none are babyish!

Ds2 is Toby. He is now 7 suits him perfectly. There are three more Toby's across his large primary school of various ages. We know two adult Toby's too. It's a great name. No need to spell it. Not too out there or too common. Great in a baby, child then adult. Never met a dog called Toby but wouldn't care as according to this thread my ds1 also has a dog name.

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Shep, Fido

I can see the future. MN 2114: "What do you think of Shep for a girl?"

I have one so love it. DH wouldn't consider Tobias so went for Toby. He's the only one in the school and haven't met another, noone has ever mentioned a pet connection.