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Tobias
TobiasSay it toh-BY-us
- Meaning today
- God is good
- Original meaning
- "goodness of Jehovah (Hebrew Tobiyah)" Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, H2900
- Say it
- toh-BY-us
- Other spellings
- Tobiah
Tobias
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Tobias meaning
Tobias is a Christian and international boy's name of Hebrew origin (via Greek).
Goodness of Jehovah (Hebrew Tobiyah)
Also used to mean: God is good
Tobias is the Greek form of Hebrew Tobiyah, which Strong's Concordance builds from tov, 'good', and Yah, the short form of God's name, rendering it 'goodness of Jehovah'; name lists put it as 'God is good'. The best-known Tobias is the young hero of the Book of Tobit, read in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles: he travels to Media with a companion who turns out to be the archangel Raphael, marries Sarah, frees her from a demon and comes home to cure his father's blindness. Toby is the usual short form.
Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H2900 · entry Towbiyah · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Strong's H2900, Tobiyah (Bible Hub) · Wikipedia, Book of Tobit
Famous namesakes
- Tobias, son of Tobit in the Book of Tobit
Popularity abroad
- #283 United States, boys 2025 (down 3 from 280 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #116 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Tobias · Tobiah