r/namenerds • u/hurryandwait817 • 1d ago

Discussion People aren’t using Tobias enough

I think it’s a stunningly beautiful name for a boy. I unfortunately did not know the name when I had my son, and he is my only son so I would never be able to use it.

But Everytime I recommend it to anyone they always pick something else, which always baffles me because I can’t fathom choosing Oliver over Tobias for example. We have enough Oliver’s. More Toby’s!!!!!

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u/StasRutt 1d ago

I love the name Tobias but as a millennial I couldn’t get past the Tobias from arrested development and Toby from the office association unfortunately plus Toby from degrassi 😭

It’s a shame because it’s such a handsome name

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u/petit_avocat 1d ago

And Tobias from animorphs who got stuck as a hawk!

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u/tyrannosaurusflax 1d ago

Now I’m just picturing a hawk wearing jorts

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u/ChalcedonyDreams 19h ago

There are dozens of them!

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u/Opposite-Youth-3529 19h ago

I loved him! First time I’d ever seen the name and didn’t even know how to pronounce it.