Tobias
/təˈbaɪəs/noun
A masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name Ṭōḇiyyāh.
Did you know?In the biblical Book of Tobit, Tobias becomes the hero of a journey involving the archangel Raphael, a demon, healing, and protective ritual.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
טוֹבִיָּה (Ṭōḇiyyāh)
“Yahweh is good; a theophoric personal name combining ṭōḇ, “good,” with Yah, a form of the divine name”
Second Temple period
Aramaic/Hebrew
Ṭōḇiyyāh
“A Jewish personal name used in biblical and post-biblical contexts”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
Τωβίας (Tōbías)
“Greek rendering of the Hebrew name, used in the Septuagint and the Book of Tobit”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Tobias
“Latin form adopted in Christian biblical and ecclesiastical tradition”
Middle English
English
Tobias
“A biblical personal name transmitted through Latin and medieval religious usage”
Modern English
English
Tobias
“A masculine given name, also used as a surname”