<P> Once the band came together , David Paich began composing what would become the eponymous debut album , Toto . According to popular myth , at the first recording sessions , in order to distinguish their own demo tapes from other bands ' in the studio , Jeff Porcaro wrote the word `` Toto '' on them . In the early 1980s , band members told the press that the band was named after the dog in The Wizard of Oz . One popular rumor is that the name came from Bobby Kimball 's `` true '' last name , Toteaux . This rumor was in fact only a joke popularized by former bassist David Hungate . After the completion of the first album , the band and record were still unnamed . David Hungate , after viewing the name on the demo tapes , explained to the group that the words `` In Toto '' in Latin translated to `` all - encompassing . '' Because the band members played on so many records and so many musical genres , they adopted the name `` Toto '' as their own . </P>
<P> Once the band came together , David Paich began composing what would become the eponymous debut album , Toto . According to popular myth , at the first recording sessions , in order to distinguish their own demo tapes from other bands ' in the studio , Jeff Porcaro wrote the word `` Toto '' on them . In the early 1980s , band members told the press that the band was named after the dog in The Wizard of Oz . One popular rumor is that the name came from Bobby Kimball 's `` true '' last name , Toteaux . This rumor was in fact only a joke popularized by former bassist David Hungate . After the completion of the first album , the band and record were still unnamed . David Hungate , after viewing the name on the demo tapes , explained to the group that the words `` In Toto '' in Latin translated to `` all - encompassing . '' Because the band members played on so many records and so many musical genres , they adopted the name `` Toto '' as their own . </P>
where did the band name toto come from
where did the band name toto come from
to distinguish their own demo tapes from other bands ' in the studio , Jeff Porcaro wrote the word `` Toto '' on them
to distinguish their own demo tapes from other bands ' in the studio , Jeff Porcaro wrote the word `` Toto '' on them