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 [ syll. to-bi, tob-i ] The boy name Tobi is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is TOWBiy KEY. Tobi is used predominantly in the German language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Tobi is a short form of the name Tobias (English, German, and Scandinavian). Tobi is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Tobi, Tobias (English, German, and Scandinavian) was the most popular. Tobi has mostly been a girl name in the past century. Baby names that sound like Tobi include Tobie (French), Toby (English), Taavi (Finnish), Tabib, Tabo (Spanish), Taffy (Welsh), Tavi (Hebrew), Tavo (Spanish), Tayib, Teppo (Finnish), Teuvo (Finnish), Teva (Hebrew), Tevye (Yiddish), Thibault (French), Topi (Finnish), Tovi, Tupi, Tuvya (Hebrew), Tab (English), and Taff (Welsh). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Tobi: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
