Toynbee
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɔɪnbi/ |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Origin | |
| Language | Old Norse |
| Word/name | Tumby, Lincolnshire (old spelling: Tunnebi) |
| Derivation | tún + bý |
| Meaning | 'enclosure' and 'farmstead village' |
| [1][2] | |
Toynbee is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Arnold Toynbee (1852–1883), British economic historian
- Arnold Joseph Toynbee (1889–1975), British historian
- Geoffrey Toynbee (1885–1914), English cricketer
- Henry Toynbee (1819–1909), British merchant sailor and meteorologist
- Jocelyn Toynbee (1897–1985), British archaeologist and art historian
- Joseph Toynbee (1815–1866), British physician, pioneer of otolaryngology
- Matthew Toynbee (born 1956), New Zealand cricketer
- Paget Toynbee (1855–1932), British Dante scholar
- Philip Toynbee (1916–1981), British writer
- Polly Toynbee (born 1946), British journalist and writer
See also
[edit]- Toynbee Hall, a settlement in London inspired by and named in honour of Arnold Toynbee
- The Toynbee Convector, a time-travel story by Ray Bradbury, vaguely based on the philosophy of Arnold Joseph Toynbee
- Toynbee's law of challenge and response, after Arnold J. Toynbee.
- Toynbee tiles, mysterious tiles embedded in the streets of a number of US and South American cities
- The X-Men character Toad, whose 'real name' is Mortimer Toynbee
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Harlow: Pearson Education. p. 833. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 4. Oxford University Press. p. 2708. ISBN 978-0-19-879884-2.
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