So, I wrote off one of our favorite names about two years ago because friends of ours had a child they named [name]Toby[/name]. I understand that many people on here think that shouldn’t rule out someone using it, but as a person with a very uncommon name, I’d prefer to give my children names that I don’t previously know someone with (or someone I’m around has). He is adorable though and the name fits him perfectly so I’m glad they used it.
[name]Toby[/name] has special meaning for the two of us, and I just liked giving him a longer version to fall back on (and I think [name]Tobias[/name] is handsome). Obviously the meaning to us can’t be replicated, but perhaps the feeling of the name can? I was so surprised at how easily we both said we really liked [name]Toby[/name] as a name since we often clash on our name choices. While we agree on some names, I don’t think they really have the same feel as [name]Toby[/name].
So what name do you think have a similar feel to them? (I mean like a similar image or tone, not name that sound similar like [name]Tobin[/name], etc.) Or which name would you give to siblings of a [name]Toby[/name]?
Thanks for your thoughts!
Anyone? Giving this one a bump since it’s no longer on the front page.
Maybe [name]Cody[/name]? [name]Charlie[/name] nn [name]Charlie[/name]? [name]Maxwell[/name] nn [name]Max[/name]?
These are names that feel like [name]Toby[/name]/[name]Tobias[/name] and that I would name his sibling:
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Linus[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Mathias[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Ezekiel[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Do[/name] you like any of those?
[name]Tobias[/name] is one of my favorite names, too, and [name]Toby[/name] is such a sturdy, happy-go-lucky nickname. Here are a few possibilities I came up with last night after reading your post. I was most drawn to names that sound like or rhyme with [name]Tobias[/name], or that have nicknames that are similar to [name]Toby[/name]. See what you think:
[name]Barnabas[/name], nn [name]Barney[/name] (or if you can’t stomach [name]Barney[/name], [name]Barnabas[/name] has other nickname options. [name]Bay[/name] and [name]Barnes[/name] are two that I like.)
[name]Elias[/name], nn [name]Eli[/name]
[name]James[/name], nn [name]Jamie[/name] or [name]Jem[/name]/[name]Jemmy[/name] (I think [name]Tobias[/name] and [name]James[/name], nn [name]Toby[/name] and [name]Jem[/name], would be awesome as brothers!)
[name]John[/name], or maybe [name]Jonathan[/name], nn [name]Jackie[/name] or [name]Johnny[/name]/[name]Jonny[/name]
[name]Josiah[/name], nn [name]Joey[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name], nn [name]Matty[/name]
[name]Rory[/name]
I think my favorite from this list is [name]Josiah[/name], nn [name]Joey[/name]. The feelings of [name]Tobias[/name] and [name]Josiah[/name] and of [name]Toby[/name] and [name]Joey[/name] are similar to me, though I do like [name]Toby[/name] better. Best wishes!
[name]Marcus[/name] nn [name]Marc[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name] nn [name]Luc[/name] or [name]Luca[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name], nn [name]Eli[/name], was my first thought.