Toribio

The book "Diccionario de Nombres de Personas" written by José M. Albaigés Olivart states on page 237 that Toribio is the Spanish form of the Greek given name Θορυβιος (Thorybios), which is ultimately derived from Greek θόρυβος (thorybos) meaning "noise, racket".

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- https://books.google.de/books?id=A_KHaYiixzwC&pg=PA237 (in Spanish)
- http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=qo%2Frubos&la=greek&can=qo%2Frubos (in English)
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%B8%CF%8C%CF%81%CF%85%CE%B2%CE%BF%CF%82#Ancient_Greek (in English)
- https://lsj.gr/wiki/%CE%B8%CF%8C%CF%81%CF%85%CE%B2%CE%BF%CF%82 (in English)

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At the moment, I am unable to find evidence that Thorybios was used as a given name among the Greeks. If it was, then it must have been in late Greek times, i.e. after the advent of Christianity.

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As for the Roman cognomen (Turibius) mentioned in the description of this entry: the Italian Wikipedia states that it might be derived from the aforementioned Thorybios, but it also mentions that it might be the latinized form of a local Iberian given name.

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- https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turibio#Origine_e_diffusione (in Italian)

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The latter possibility seems more likely to me, as the name should have been Thorybius if it was the latinized form of Thorybios. Similarly, if Turibius is indeed of Greek origin, then it would make more sense for the original Greek name to be T(h)ouribios, as the Romans consistently latinized Greek -ou- to -u-. This name should then be a compound name, of which the first element is probably the Greek adjective θοῦρος (thouros) meaning "rushing, impetuous, furious". The second element should be either the Greek noun βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force" or the Greek noun βίος (bios) meaning "life".

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- https://books.google.de/books?id=avBXZKRW8DIC&pg=PA15-IA21 (in French; page 1 states: "Son nom Thuribius répond parfaitement au nom grec Thouribios, et signifie 'caractère impétueux'")
- θοῦρος (thouros) meaning "rushing, impetuous, furious":
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=qou%3Dros&la=greek&can=qou%3Dros (in English)
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%B8%CE%BF%E1%BF%A6%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82#Ancient_Greek (in English)
• https://lsj.gr/wiki/%CE%B8%CE%BF%E1%BF%A6%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82 (in English)
- βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force":
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=bi%2Fa&la=greek&can=bi%2Fa (in English)
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%B2%CE%AF%CE%B1#Ancient_Greek (in English)
- βίος (bios) meaning "life":
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=bi%2Fos&la=greek&can=bi%2Fos (in English)
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%B2%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%82#Ancient_Greek (in English)

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Finally, you should know that the name significantly predates the 16th-century saint that you mentioned in this entry. Earlier bearers of the name include:

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- Turibius of Astorga (died in 460 AD, known in Spanish as Toribio de Astorga): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turibius_of_Astorga (in English)
- Turibius of Liébana (flourished around 530 AD, known in Spanish as Toribio el Monje): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turibius_of_Li%C3%A9bana (in English)

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It looks like the cognomen Turibius originates from late Roman times. At least, I can find no evidence that it was used in ancient Roman times. [noted -ed]

Toribio comes from the Greek word for "arc maker".