Tobias

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See also: Tobías, Tóbiás, and Tobiáš

English

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally my good is YHWH).

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Tobias

  1. 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.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Tobias

  1. Tobias (biblical character)
  2. a male given name

Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally my good is YHWH).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtoː.bi.ɑs/
  • Hyphenation: To‧bi‧as
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Tobias m

  1. Tobias (Biblical character)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Tobias m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • son of Tobias: Tobiasarson or Tobiasson
  • daughter of Tobias: Tobiasardóttir or Tobiasdóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Tobias
Accusative Tobias
Dative Tobiasi
Genitive Tobiasar

German

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Tobias

  1. Tobias (biblical character)
  2. a male given name

Latin

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Biblical Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally my good is YHWH).

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Tobīās m sg (genitive Tobīae); first declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Tobias or Toby

Declension

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First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tobīās
Genitive Tobīae
Dative Tobīae
Accusative Tobīān
Ablative Tobīā
Vocative Tobīā

Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper noun

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Tobias m

  1. Tobias (biblical character)
  2. a male given name

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

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Tobias m

  1. Tobias (biblical character)
  2. a male given name

Portuguese

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Tobias m

  1. (biblical) Tobit (book of the Bible)
  2. (biblical) Tobias (biblical character)
  3. a male given name

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:Tobias.

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Swedish

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Proper noun

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Tobias c (genitive Tobias)

  1. Tobias (biblical character)
  2. a male given name

Usage notes

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  • Tobias was used as a Christian form of Torbjörn in the Middle Ages.

See also

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  • Tobbe (common nickname for someone named Tobias, Thobias or Torbjörn)

References

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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [1] 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.