Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Tobias - Behind The Name

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Tobias NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakesName Days 77%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Scripts Τωβίας(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /to.ˈbiː.as/(German) /tʊ.ˈbiː.as/(Swedish) /tə.ˈbaɪ.əs/(English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Expand Links Greek form of Tobiah. This is the name of the hero of the apocryphal Book of Tobit, which appears in many English versions of the Old Testament. It relates how Tobit's son Tobias, with the help of the angel Raphael, is able to drive away a demon who has plagued Sarah, who subsequently becomes his wife. This story was popular in the Middle Ages, and the name came into occasional use in parts of Europe at that time. In England it became common after the Protestant Reformation.

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Family Tree·Details Rootsṭov + YahwehVariantToby(English) Other Languages & CulturesToviyya(Biblical Hebrew) Tobia(Biblical Italian) Tobiáš(Czech) Topias, Topi(Finnish) Tovia, Tuvya(Hebrew) Tobia(Italian) Tobiasz(Polish) Tevye(Yiddish) Surname DescendantsTobias(English) Tobias(German) Same SpellingTobiášUser SubmissionsTóbías, Tóbiás, Tobías

Popularity

Details Last ranked #12 in 2024 Austria Last ranked #180 in 2024 Belgium Last ranked #821 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #50 in 2016 (Tobias) #24 in 2016 (Tobiáš) Czechia Last ranked #40 in 2015 Denmark Last ranked #108 in 2024 England & Wales Last ranked #409 in 2024 France Last ranked #18 in 2001 Germany Last ranked #27 in 2025 Netherlands Last ranked #92 in 2024 New Zealand Last ranked #12 in 2024 Norway Last ranked #11 in 2023 Slovakia Last ranked #88 in 2006 Sweden Last ranked #88 in 2013 Switzerland Last ranked #280 in 2024 United States

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Name Days

Name Days? Austria: September 13Austria: November 2Denmark: September 20Norway: September 20Sweden: November 2

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