Message: "Tobie" - Behind the Name

Tobie

by tobiesmummy

1/1/2006, 10:03 AM

My daughter's name is Tobie, this caused an uproar in my family to the tune of 'that's a boys name!'. I frequently correct them but just wondered if anybody knows of any other girls called Tobie so I can really rub their noses in it!!
Happy New Year!!

#Tobie

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- Laurie (guest)

1/3/2006, 2:54 PM

There was a series of teen novels in the 40s-50s by an author named Rosamund DuJardin, and the books are about a girl named Tobey Haydon. I think it's a nn for something though, I can't remember now.

- Julia (guest)

1/1/2006, 7:42 PM

No, I don't know any others.

What do you mean by 'correct' them? Tobie / Toby is a boy's name!

- Sabrina Fair (rainbowstars)

1/1/2006, 5:49 PM

umm....IT IS a BOY's name...

- raindancing

1/1/2006, 4:29 PM

Well to me it is a boys name, a boys name that is occassionally used for girls, When a large number of girls start being called Tobie / Toby then it becomes a unisex name

There are woman called Tobie on these sites
1) http://www.coach.ca/WOMEN/e/journal/may2005/print_developing.htm
Tobie Gorman:

2)
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/10/12/Tampabay/One_reckless_moment_shtml
Cant get this link to work but the stepmother in a tragic news story is called Tobie

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/union/history/memories/faithstory.txt
The pregnant daughter Tobie Cooper

4) http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1693568
The mans wife Tobie is mentioned way down the page

A woman in Play Misty for Me is also Tobie - SEE
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067588/usercomments

Paula

This message was edited 1/1/2006, 5:08 PM

- Ylva

1/1/2006, 4:20 PM

Why do YOU think it is a girl's name?

Obviously you consider Tobie a girl's name, so just tell them the reason. But I am sure that there are more male Tobys than female Tobys/Tobies.

Or you can say it is the trendy and popular thing to give girl's boy's names, so she will fit right in. Whatever you say, they will probably still THINK it is a boyish name. But it would be wise of them not saying it to you, since you've already named her that.

"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, Garden Party

"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)

- Isla

1/1/2006, 2:33 PM

Actually, any name could be a girl's name, I suppose. But I don't think every name SHOULD be a girl's name. It may not be long before we have to endure seeing little girls running about named Jacob, Anthony and Zack!

~Heather~

- Elphi

1/1/2006, 2:16 PM

How do you mean "correct them"? It is (also) a boys name.

- MariaNikolaievnaRomanova (MariaNikolaievnaRoma) +1

1/1/2006, 1:42 PM

The only female Toby of whom I'm aware is the daughter of plus sized model, Emme.

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- Isla

1/1/2006, 2:34 PM

You're right, I just looked it up. She was born in 2001 and her name is Toby Cole (Cole is her mn). :-

~Heather~

- AndrewJKD

1/1/2006, 1:27 PM

Sorry, I've never met or heard of a girl named Tobie. Also, this spelling is different for me, too. I've only seen it spelled Toby and Tobey.

~Andrew~
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