Given name & surname

Thoby

“The Lord is good”

Thoby is a variant of Tobias. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is good.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Thoby is a variant of Tobias. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is good.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Thoby is a variant of Tobias. An origin associated with Tobias is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Thoby is a variant of Tobias. The history of Tobias gives this family its wider story. Tobias appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.

Explained through its name family

Thoby’s family of names

Thoby has a related form in Tobias.

Walk Thoby’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

If you love Thoby, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Biblical

Tohy

“The Lord is good”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Thamah

“wipe clean” · “strike”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Thomasyna

“a twin”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Biblical

Thacca

“full of laughter”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Thomasiena

“a twin”

No U.S. birth series

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Greek · Biblical

Theudas

“flowing with water”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Thomaseena

“a twin”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Obil

“[camel] driver”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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