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Tosh?

27 replies

Dinoteeth · 01/09/2022 13:58

Not looking for a baby name. But curious about the name Tosh and figured this was the best place to ask

What is it short for?

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QuentininQuarantino · 01/09/2022 14:03

Macintosh

ImPickleRickSpartacus · 01/09/2022 14:06

Sounds like some poshos nickname. Are you sure it's actually related to their real name?

ofwarren · 01/09/2022 14:06

Tosh Lines from The Bill

DuchessOfSausage · 01/09/2022 14:07

utter tosh. Hello Tosh got a toshiba?

Flatandhappy · 01/09/2022 14:07

Tosh to me is another word for rubbish, as in “what a load of tosh”.

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 01/09/2022 14:08

Like Tosh in Shetland? It's a nickname from her surname, MacIntosh.

MiltonRoad · 01/09/2022 14:11

Tosh lines or an acronym for thoughts of self harm

Zosime · 01/09/2022 14:15

Tosh Lines, or John Toshack, Liverpool and Wales.

fallfallfall · 01/09/2022 14:15

My friend “tosh” is a Natosha

CaptainCallisto · 01/09/2022 14:17

I was at uni with a Japanese lady called Toshiko who went by Tosh.

KnickerlessParsons · 01/09/2022 14:32

Josh is better.
"Tosh" will always be John Toshack.
It's not a name.

babyjellyfish · 01/09/2022 14:44

It means nonsense.

stayathomegardener · 01/09/2022 14:45

The best dog we ever had was Tosh. RIP

SummaLuvin · 01/09/2022 14:56

There was a Toshiko in Torchwood, a Japanese woman. Very sad ending for her though.

Dinoteeth · 01/09/2022 15:06

He was an older guy, pushing retirement. Good question if it was related to his actual name, I always assumed it was but...

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MoonBat · 01/09/2022 15:08

The Tosh I knew was an Anthony.

AmandaMirandaPanda · 01/09/2022 16:04

Toshi Reagon is a well-known US folk/blues/gospel etc. musician, from a family of musicians. She's named after Toshi Seeger, wife of Pete Seeger (who is Toshi R's godfather). Toshi S's father was Japanese and apparently the name Toshi can be used for both men and women in Japan.

Toshe (Toše) is a nickname for Todor in some Slavic languages.

Probably not relevant in this case, though! Also both of these would likely shorten to Toe-sh rather than Taw-sh.

TuxedoJunction · 01/09/2022 16:05

Hello Tosh got a toshiba?

😂😂 - remember this advert well!

France98 · 01/09/2022 17:42

The celtic and Scotland footballer Tosh McKinlay is called Thomas.

Squirrelsnut · 01/09/2022 17:45

I sometimes use it to mean nonsense or rubbish.

hassletassle · 01/09/2022 17:50

It's a really really beautiful place at the foothills of the Himalayas

Milknosugarta · 01/09/2022 17:52

It's a nickname for Thomas.

Dinoteeth · 01/09/2022 20:26

So it can be Thomas or Antony. That's bugged my brain for years.
Thanks ladies😀

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Luredbyapomegranate · 01/09/2022 22:37

Flatandhappy · 01/09/2022 14:07

Tosh to me is another word for rubbish, as in “what a load of tosh”.

yes

And you wan't to call your child this?

Ticksallboxes · 01/09/2022 22:50

Don't do it!!

The Urban Dictionary says that Tosh is "A derisory term used in the same way as rubbish or crap or bollocks. As in 'This coat of paint is utter tosh'".

Your poor DC will never forgive you.

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