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[theprincesslily.livejournal.com]

Does Toby seem like a girl's name to you? I plan on naming my son, who is due in 6 weeks, Toby Scott, but I don't want to use it if people think it's effeminate.

(Just FYI, I'm not asking if you would use the name on a girl, simply if you would think a child named Toby was female or male.)

Comments

[solyma.livejournal.com]

toby does not seem feminine at all to me. there's a female musician with the name toby, and i thought that was kind of odd the first time i heard of her.

[ghost-dance.livejournal.com]

i would never think Toby was a female name.

[amyames.livejournal.com]

i like toby scott. i don't think it sounds feminine at all. i just asked my husband what he thought and he said he would assume the child was a boy, doesn't sound feminine to him at all. this is a feat in itself since when i was pregnant and trying to come up with boys names, every name i suggested was too girly for him:)

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

since when is Toby unisex?

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

I think of it as a male name, especially because of the singer Toby Mac :)

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

<3 Toby Mac!

[theravenflower.livejournal.com]

I think of the -y spelling as masculine, and the -ie spelling as feminine (I have a female friend named Tobie, which is probably why).

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

I've never seen it spelled Tobie. Interesting

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

Other than Toby Lightman, I've never heard of Toby as a female name. I'm not saying they aren't out there, but it's definitely a masculine name in my head.

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

I think it's a dogs name, that's just me though.

[p-inkjeans.livejournal.com]

i'd think it was a male.

[myfriendjenny.livejournal.com]

I love the name Toby! Probably because the little boy in the movie Labyrinth was named Toby.

[calixbat.livejournal.com]

I think Toby is 100% sounding. It may also because I knew a man named Toby, but still for sure a boys names. Toby Scott is a very cute name!

[sayga.livejournal.com]

I love the name, and it's definitely a boy name to me. i would be surprised to meet someone named just Toby, though, and not short for anything. i mean, i can't really picture a grown man named Toby and not having another name to fall back on if he went into a business interview, or something.

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

No way. Toby is 100% masculine, usually a nickname for Tobin, Tobias, etc.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Toby is ALL male to me. I'd never assume a child name Toby was a girl, and if I found out it was, I'd gag.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

I'd NEVER think Toby was a girl. It's all boy.

But not really... man. It sounds very childish and nickname-y. I like it short for Tobias.

[tokossel.livejournal.com]

i'd definitely assume a person named toby was a boy.

[laananas.livejournal.com]

I wound never think of Toby as being a girl's name.

[shyloh.livejournal.com]

I only know males named Toby, so I would automatically assume male when I hear Toby.

[heyitsrebecca.livejournal.com]

If I met a girl named Toby, I'd stab my eye out.

It's all male to me.. the only one I know of is Toby Keith, and I like him, sooooo...

Oh, I also knew a dog named Toby. But he was a boy too.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Boy, masculine for sure
I know of two girls named Tobi (that spelling), still doesn't quite feel right. That's compared to a fair few male Tobys.

Toby Scott is a great name.

[-door-.livejournal.com]

It for sure sounds like a boys name to me. Toby Scott is an adorable name.

[dreemerr.livejournal.com]

i definetly think of a little boy when i hear the name toby. course that could have alot to do with tobey keith-the singer:-P i think its safe to say you can use that name and not have it sound feminine at all:-)

[arbus.livejournal.com]

definitely male.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Only in the sense that no boys' names are off-limits for girls anymore. I really think of Toby as a male name, but so is Ryan, and girls are using that, so....

[lilfaeriegirl.livejournal.com]

I always think of the little boy from Labyrinth.
Toby is on my top list. :)

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

When I hear Toby I think of it exclusively as a male name.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

nooo it doesn't sound like a girl's name. I could kind of see tryndees liking it for a girl, but so far I think you're safe :)