Tobi (given name)

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Tobi is a Yoruba unisex given name. It can be a contraction of several longer terms, including Olutobi, Oluwatobi, Oluwatobiloba. It can also be a name from another culture like Tobit, and from the English culture and a variant of "Toby", which has a different meaning from the Yoruba name version also spelled Tobi. Notable people with this given name include:

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