The middle name Tobin has a dual origin, rooted in both Irish-Norman history and Hebrew tradition, meaning "descendant of Tóibín" or "God is good." While not directly a character name, "Old Toby" is a famous strain of pipe-weed in The Lord of the Rings named after a Hobbit, Tobald Hornblower, which connects to the name’s English roots as a pet form of Tobias or Toby.
