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11-22-2012 at 4:22 PM
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DH likes another?

Originally DH and I decided on Toby, but he brought up Link and I really like it. We want just Link, not as a nn for Lincoln.

Toby or Link?

Toby Link looks weird but sounds not too bad with our ln..

Link Toby is just weird.

EDIT: DH absolutely hates Lincoln, I even suggested it before posting this. But he likes Link. That's his logic :p
 
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11-22-2012 at 4:26 PM
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I love Toby/ Tobias.  I do not love Link.
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11-22-2012 at 4:36 PM
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Toby or even Tobias is really nice.

Link is not good, but Lincoln is nice.

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11-22-2012 at 4:42 PM
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I honestly don't care for either, but if I had to choose one, it would definitely be Toby.
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11-22-2012 at 4:43 PM
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Toby for sure, I'm not into Link personally
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11-22-2012 at 5:23 PM
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abell77:
I honestly don't care for either, but if I had to choose one, it would definitely be Toby.
 
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11-22-2012 at 6:18 PM
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Link is not a name.

Toby is nice!

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11-22-2012 at 6:32 PM
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Joy2611:
Link is not a name.Toby is nice!


http://www.babynames.com/m/Names/name_display.php?n=Link

I just wanted to point out that it is.
 
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11-22-2012 at 6:35 PM
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nadchael:
Joy2611:
Link is not a name.Toby is nice!
http://www.babynames.com/m/Names/name_display.php?n=Link I just wanted to point out that it is.

I don't find that a credible source, but it doesn't matter.  If you like, that's what matters.  But, "link" screams "noun!" to me far more than "name."

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11-22-2012 at 7:08 PM
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I do not like Link at all. It sounds like hot link. I would do Toby or Tobias.
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11-22-2012 at 7:08 PM
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Well, if you look at it, it says the meaning of "Link" is "A link" and that it's a diminutive form of Lincoln, which basically means "It's a nickname that some people are using as a real name.

But I digress.

I agree with the others. Ok as a nickname- not great as a stand-alone.

I like Lincoln Toby nn Link, but I LOVE the names Toby/Tobias.

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11-22-2012 at 7:12 PM
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Link makes me think Legend of Zelda, so I'd vote no.

Toby or Tobias is nice, and I do like Lincoln but more as a mn

 
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11-22-2012 at 7:19 PM
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I really dislike Toby.

I love Link - it's my cat's name :] For a person, I would like it as a nn for Lincoln, but not on its own.
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mj.reilly:
Toby or even Tobias is really nice.

Link is not good, but Lincoln is nice.

Toby Lincoln / Tobias Lincoln?

This. Link is not a full name.
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11-22-2012 at 8:11 PM
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nadchael:
Joy2611:
Link is not a name.Toby is nice!
http://www.babynames.com/m/Names/name_display.php?n=Link I just wanted to point out that it is.

And I just wanted to point out that this is not a credible source.

 
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11-22-2012 at 8:32 PM
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Neither are my style, but I find it easier to picture the CEO of a company or a future president with the name Toby than with the name Link. It might be cute as a child's nickname but is a terrible first name for an adult, IMHO.

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11-22-2012 at 8:52 PM
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abell77:
I honestly don't care for either, but if I had to choose one, it would definitely be Toby.
 

This - I also can't imagine a grown up Toby - its a very youthful name to me. 
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11-22-2012 at 8:53 PM
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I see Linc/Link only as a nn. I just love Toby! Although, I feel Toby needs a formal name like Tobias or Tobin. If you really love Link you could always go with a formal fn with Link as the mn. For example, Tobias Link or John Link and call him Link.
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11-22-2012 at 9:12 PM
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I like Tobias, but not Toby.  It is effeminate to me for a boy.   Definitely don't like Link, though I do like Lincoln.
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11-22-2012 at 9:17 PM
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I would assume that your husband is a fan of the Zelda video game since that is the only place i've ever heard of Link as a name.  If both of you really like it then go for it.  I would personally prefer Toby though. 
 
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11-22-2012 at 9:50 PM
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11-22-2012 at 9:55 PM
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Toby or Tobias is great. Link is terrible as a whole first name. Lincoln is ok and you could use the nn Linc. As someone who looks at resumes frequently, Toby would get called over Link. Sorry.
 
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11-23-2012 at 12:37 AM
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For some reason I predict lots of teasing for little Link: "Hey! What's that LINK again?"

"Hey....can you LINK these together for me?"

i would use Toby or something else. 

 
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11-23-2012 at 12:41 AM
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abell77:
I honestly don't care for either, but if I had to choose one, it would definitely be Toby.
 

This - I also can't imagine a grown up Toby - its a very youthful name to me. 

All of this.

Also, I'm not a fan of video games at all and even I know that Link is related to Zelda game. That turns me off right there.

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I love Link! Who cares if it isn't short for Lincoln... Choose what you like!
 
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11-23-2012 at 2:58 AM
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Neither are remotely my style but if I had to pick I'd go with Link.

This probably has to do with both my love for Zelda and my hatred for my coworker Toby/Tobias.

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11-23-2012 at 6:27 AM
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abell77:
I honestly don't care for either, but if I had to choose one, it would definitely be Toby.

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11-23-2012 at 9:16 AM
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Neither one, actually. Toby is a dog in a carpet cleaner commercial (who scoots his butt across the floor) and Link? No.  Just no.
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11-23-2012 at 9:55 PM
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MorwenCimorene:

Link makes me think Legend of Zelda, so I'd vote no.

Toby or Tobias is nice, and I do like Lincoln but more as a mn

Same here, and I hardly ever played the game. If your DH is dead set against using Lincoln, I'd go with Toby.
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