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[chippyjem.livejournal.com]

Hello, I am new. I've been married for almost 4 months now and I am trying to convince my husband that we should start a family soon. Lol.

You all seem to be honest, so I ask you this...

I've always loved the name Toby for a son, and I was wondering, if I spelt it Tobe, would that be awful?
Thanks!

Oh and my name is Krystal Anne (I've never liked my name)and my husband is Jacob Nathan (I think he has a wonderful name!)

Comments

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

I love your name and your husband's.

When I think of Toby/Tobe, I think of the dog Toby I know, and Tobey McGuire. It's all right.

I like the spelling Tobe.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Welcome, btw! :)

[bellasmommy.livejournal.com]

Haha, me too. My next door neighbor's dog is named Toby. He's adorable:


(not him, just an example)

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

If I were to read 'Tobe' without knowing you wanted it to sound like 'Toby', I would think it was to be pronounced 'Towb' with no 'be' sound on the end.

[bellasmommy.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same thing. If you don't mind the mispronunciation, then go for it.

[alocin.livejournal.com]

She's not the one who has to deal with the mispronuncation tho'.

[the-theorist.livejournal.com]

x2

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think it would be awful :(

[ireane.livejournal.com]

It looks like To be or Töb. I would definitely advise against legally naming him Tobe.

[xnaivetex.livejournal.com]

I think it'd a bad variation.

I read it as "Towb" too. I say just go with Toby, it's a cute spelling, and actually makes sense.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i like the name toby a lot, its great. tobe makes me think it was pronounced "to be" (as in, or not to be)

tobias is another option, i mean, the extended version?

[littlehounddog.livejournal.com]

I like the name Toby, but I think Tobe would be pronounced phonetically rather than how it's supposed to.

(I had a cat named Tobey!)

[bellasmommy.livejournal.com]

OMG STALKER

[littlehounddog.livejournal.com]

I was here first! You're stalking ME! :O

[heyitsrebecca.livejournal.com]

Yes.. yes it would be awful. Toby is great, Tobias with the nn Toby is good too.
Toby is not a popular name.. it doesn't need a kree8tyve spelling to make it 'different.'

[knightanika.livejournal.com]

My brother's cat is named Toby. Toby is a good nickname for Tobias or something. :)

and for those creative spellings:
Towbee/Towbi
Toebee/Toebi

Just kidding on the creative spellings :D

[ilovehounds.livejournal.com]

i really dislike the name Toby to begin with (it's a kid's name, but i just can't imagine a full-grown man with the name Toby.)

However, the spelling of Tobe is just plain wrong in terms of phonetics. and people would be very correct to "mispronounce" it.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Well, it is Kobe, not Koby.

But I think Toby is better, and I especially like it as a nn for Tobias.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

Tobe sounds like a nickename for Toby.

[maude.livejournal.com]

I actually like Tobe, but not if it was supposed to be said Toby. I like it Towb.

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

I like your husband's name too. :) I think it should be spelled Toby, personally.

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

I think it'd be awful... either way... but Tobe is worse.
Toby is too much of an animals name... I'm sorry.

[shyloh.livejournal.com]

I'm not crazy about the name Toby, but I prefer it spelled Toby than Tobe.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

tobe would definitely be called...tobe..rather than toby. i say stick with toby or tobi or tobie.

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

It would look like 'Towb' to me. And when I think of the name Toby, I think of Toby McGuire so I don't really like it.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I think Toby would be a good name for a boy... but I agree with everyone, if you spelled it Tobe, i'd pronounce it like "tohb" and would struggle to get it right. It's like naming a child Kate and insisting that it is pronounced like Katie (I know that's not the best example)... it would be too hard for most people to manage.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I'm seeing it as toe-BE rather than TOE-be.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

Yes, people would pronounce it Tobe, not Toby.

[artfuldodger.livejournal.com]

Don't do it!

[pale-september.livejournal.com]

Please name your son Tobias Jacob. lol :) I love it.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

hmm.. i'd pronounce it like toe with a b on the end.
Spell it Toby & you've got a winner, it's adorable :-)