How do you pronounce Tiobóid?

Tiobóid is pronounced “TIB-ode”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Tiobóid mean?

Tiobóid means Woulfe gives it only as a variant of Teabóid (Theobald).

Is Tiobóid a boy's or a girl's name?

Tiobóid is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Tiobóid spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Teabóid, Theobald. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Boy's name

Tiobóid

“TIB-ode”

Woulfe gives it only as a variant of Teabóid (Theobald)

TeabóidTheobald

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

Woulfe's entry is just a cross-reference to Teabóid. Wikipedia's list of Irish names gives Theobald as its English equivalent.

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