Tobias

toh-BEE-əs'toh-BY-uhs'3 syllables
🇮🇱Hebrew
Faithful

MEANING

God is good

ORIGIN

Biblical

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Hebrew name Toviyyah, which means 'Yahweh is good'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Tobias is a name often associated with religious and biblical traditions.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The name Tobias appears in the Apocrypha, particularly in the Book of Tobit, where Tobit is the father of Tobias.

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FAQs About Tobias

The name Tobias means "God is good" in Hebrew.
Tobias has Biblical origins. Derived from the Hebrew name Toviyyah, which means 'Yahweh is good'.
Tobias is pronounced toh-BEE-əs (toh-BY-uhs). It has 3 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Tobias include Toby, Tobes.
Some middle name ideas for Tobias include James, William, Henry, Michael, John.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Tobias include Oliver, Ethan, Lucas, Isabella, Sophia.
The most common spelling is Tobias. Alternative spellings include Tobiah, Tobiasz.
Tobias - Meaning, Origin, Popularity & Variations