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English
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tobias
- The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants (Biblical character).
- : Tobit 5:16:
- Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things far the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went forth both, and the young man's dog with them.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname
Derived terms
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Danish
Proper noun
Tobias
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoː.bi.ɑs/
- Hyphenation: To‧bi‧as
Proper noun
Tobias m
- Tobias (Biblical character).
- a male given name from Hebrew
Faroese
Proper noun
Tobias m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Tobias: Tobiasarson or Tobiasson
- daughter of Tobias: Tobiasardóttir or Tobiasdóttir
Declension
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Singular
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Indefinite
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Nominative
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Tobias
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Accusative
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Tobias
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Dative
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Tobiasi
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Genitive
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Tobiasar
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German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tobias
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Latin
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Biblical Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tobīās m sg (genitive Tobīae); first declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Tobias or Toby
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Tobias m
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Tobias m
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tobias m
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Tobias.
Swedish
Proper noun
Tobias c (genitive Tobias)
- Tobias (biblical character)
- a male given name
Usage notes
- Tobias was used as a Christian form of Torbjörn in the Middle Ages.
See also
- Tobbe (common nickname for someone named Tobias, Thobias or Torbjörn)
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 31 196 males with the given name Tobias living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.