Comments for the name Coby

Dutch pronunciation is KO-bee.

Also spelled Cobee, Cobie, Koby, Kobee, Kobie.

I have an orange tabby cat that I named Coby short for "Cobalt" because he has blue eyes. If it weren't for my cat being named this, I would name a future son "Cobalt" or "Coby". I think it is strong, masculine and friendly. However, I have surprisingly had adults who would ask me if it was after Kobe Bryant, which they disapproved of because of his alleged molestation of a young girl.

It can also be spelt "Kobe" as in the case of basketball player Kobe Bryant.

Very cute - a lovely name.

I also like the spelling Koby.

This name sounds more like the name of a 13-year-old boy than that of a grown man. Too immature, and also a bit annoying. Boys from hell come to mind. And this name for females? Atrocious. Imagine meeting a cute little girl and asking her what her name is, and she says it's Coby. You would find that weird, wouldn't you? This name only sounds okay on tomboyish girls, if ''okay'' is defined as ''well, it's a butt-ugly, boyish name, but the girl herself is boyish and, well, not the most attractive girl out there''. The name would already sound awful on a 14-year-old girl, even if she looked masculine.

This name is also used in The Netherlands, where it is exclusively used for females.

Canadian actress Jacoba "Cobie" Smulders bears this name, although with a different spelling.

Quite popular in Israel as a diminutive of Yaakov.