Obviously, the easiest option would be if your current name was already a name in the other country, but alas, Alexis doesn't really work many places other than Greece, and Toby/Tobias isn't exactly common. However! Toob is the Darija word for fabric, and by adding an "i" to the end, it become first person, singular, possessive. Thus, Toobi (in direct transcription) means "my fabric." Of course, we (and out language learning group and our host family) choose to find it the most entertaining when Alexis says this, and it's become a joke to use the name Toob dyal Alexis (fabric of Alexis) as a nickname for our gingery male friend. توبي
Toobis is also the word used to describe a public transit bus. There will be an update later on which permanent name Toby chooses.
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