Respondents: 46 (This poll is closed)
Honestly, I’d go with [name]October[/name] [name]Brooks[/name] or [name]October[/name] [name]Wayne[/name] and use the nickname [name]Toby[/name]. I really dislike [name]Braxton[/name] and [name]Ryker[/name], they just sound so harsh and unappealing to me. [name]Jace[/name] is okay but the Y ruins it for me. [name]October[/name] nn [name]Toby[/name] is really handsome and would have sentimental value for you, so I’d recommend that.
Honestly, I love [name]Toby[/name], and the connection to so many significant Octobers! I think it’s great. I personally don’t care for [name]Brooks[/name] as a MN, and would opt for something else, but I do really love [name]Toby[/name]! Good luck!
Thank you!! I do love the connection with [name]Toby[/name] it’s just hard for me to imagine using it as a first name, possibly because I don’t hear it often anymore. I know of a [name]Braxton[/name] and [name]Ryker[/name] (not close enough for me to not be able to use them) both 5 and under so it’s just more unheard if where I live I guess. [name]Jayce[/name] has a connection as my DH grandfathers middle name is [name]Jay[/name] (we weren’t so fond of just [name]Jay[/name] so we went with [name]Jayce[/name]) and [name]Wayne[/name] is my DH mn…his suggestion to use - but I liked something that tied to both of us instead of just one of us…which is how [name]Brooks[/name] came in along with [name]Toby[/name]. [name]Braxton[/name] was my favorite name for about 8 years now and [name]Ryker[/name] is my husbands pick…this naming thing is so hard, lol!! 
Honestly, [name]Braxton[/name] makes me think of [name]Braxton[/name] Hicks contractions and with [name]Ryker[/name] I don’t know whether to pronounce it RIH-ker or [name]RYE[/name]-ker.
I think [name]Toby[/name] is a great name! Friendly and underused. If you’re not sure about it as a full name, what about something like [name]Tobin[/name] or [name]Tobias[/name] or [name]Tobiah[/name]
Other options: [name]Bryson[/name], [name]Jayson[/name], [name]Brody[/name], [name]Wesley[/name], [name]Bronson[/name], [name]Drake[/name], [name]Barclay[/name], [name]Skyler[/name], [name]Beckett[/name]
Well, if that’s the case, that would push me closer to [name]Toby[/name], anyway! It’s less used, it would be more special. To me, anyway. [name]Toby[/name]'s very stylish and cool. [name]Ryker[/name] and [name]Braxton[/name] are quite trendy, but [name]Toby[/name]'s awesome! I would love to meet a [name]Toby[/name]. I think [name]Toby[/name] [name]Wayne[/name] would be lovely, I hope to incorporate my future husband’s name in my first son’s name, I think it’s a lovely gesture. You can always honor your side with a second child, unless you are having only one? In that case, maybe you could do two MNs? [name]One[/name] for your side, one for his?
I love [name]Toby[/name] and [name]Tobias[/name]! I really dislike [name]Braxton[/name] and [name]Ryker[/name]. They seem very trendy. [name]Toby[/name] is fantastic.
I would [name]LOVE[/name] to see [name]October[/name] or [name]Tobias[/name] as a first name, with [name]Toby[/name] as a nickname! I think [name]Brooks[/name] is a fine middle name choice and that it goes well with any of the [name]Toby[/name] varieties. I dislike the other names quite a bit… especially [name]Jayce[/name] and [name]Braxton[/name].
Another vote for [name]October[/name] or [name]Tobias[/name] as the first name!
As for the other names: [name]Wayne[/name] and [name]Brooks[/name] are okay. [name]Jayce[/name] and [name]Ryker[/name] I don’t like at all. And I’ve no opinion on [name]Braxton[/name].
I love [name]Toby[/name] [name]Brooks[/name]! I like the name [name]Toby[/name] in general, and I love that it has a connection for you that isnt sooo obvious unless you choose to explain it. I also like [name]Braxton[/name], but I don’t like [name]Wayne[/name]. [name]Ryker[/name] [name]Jayce[/name] is just… I don’t know. Too complicated. Too many strangely spelled harsh sounds together I suppose.
Yeah I’d vote for [name]October[/name] or [name]Tobias[/name] as a fn as well.
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[name]Oscar[/name] [name]Tobias[/name] as all of the letters of [name]October[/name] (except for the e) would be in the name it would start with an O and [name]Tobi[/name] as a nn still works. (too tricky?)
Thanks everyone for the help/opinions!! With help here and on another site I have come up with a couple new options or combinations of the names previously listed I swear I am never going to be able to pick just one, lol! Please vote/comment and thanks again for all the help!! Oh, side note - in case I haven’t said or anyone missed it, [name]Toby[/name] means something to my DH and I (got it from [name]October[/name]…DH says no to using [name]October[/name] as the name) [name]Wayne[/name] is my DH middle name… [name]Jace[/name] (was [name]Jayce[/name]) is from DH Gpa mn and [name]Brooks[/name] is from DH and I. [name]Everett[/name] is DH new name pick (he likes [name]Rhett[/name]) and [name]Braxton[/name] was my pick.
[name]Braxton[/name] is too trendy [name]IMO[/name]. I like [name]Everett[/name] [name]Jace[/name] best, then [name]Everett[/name] [name]Tobias[/name], then [name]Tobias[/name] [name]Jace[/name].
[name]Brooks[/name] is NMS.
I love [name]Toby[/name]! I like [name]Toby[/name] [name]Everett[/name], but, if that’s not an option, then [name]Toby[/name] [name]Brooks[/name].
But I don’t like the full name [name]October[/name]. [name]Tobias[/name] is much better. Personally, I think [name]Toby[/name] works well on its own.
I voted for [name]Everett[/name] [name]Tobias[/name] as I think it flows the best. I’m personally not a fan of [name]Toby[/name], [name]Brooks[/name], [name]Braxton[/name] or [name]Ryker[/name]. Good luck!
[name]Toby[/name] ([name]Tobias[/name]?) [name]Brooks[/name] - Not normally a fan of [name]Brooks[/name] but I feel it works here.
[name]Toby[/name] ([name]Tobias[/name]?) [name]Jace[/name] - [name]Jace[/name] feels much too nicknamey for me. [name]Toby[/name]/[name]Tobias[/name] [name]Jason[/name] would be better.
[name]Braxton[/name] [name]Tobias[/name] /[name]Braxton[/name] [name]Wayne[/name] - I don’t like [name]Braxton[/name] at all. Reminds me of [name]Braxton[/name] Hicks, or [name]Toni[/name] [name]Braxton[/name]. I just don’t see it as a name at all.
[name]Everett[/name] [name]Brooks[/name] - Ditto my comment for [name]Toby[/name] [name]Brooks[/name].
[name]Everett[/name] [name]Tobias[/name] - I feel the -ett To- kind of runs into each other.
I do love that you get [name]Toby[/name] from [name]October[/name] for it to really mean something to you though, I think it’s really sweet.
Thanks again everyone! It took my DH and I a few hours to narrow down the list of name combinations…he won some and I won some so I guess it’s fair, lol!
[name]Everett[/name] [name]Tobias[/name] is fantastic! [name]Love[/name] it.