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The Name Tobias - Origin and Meaning of Tobias
  



The Name Tobias - Origin and Meaning of Tobias


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Tobias

Hebrew

Usage of the Name Tobias

German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Jewish, Biblical

Meaning of the Name Tobias

The name Tobias is a Greek form of Tobiah.

Famous Bearers

In the Old Testament Tobias was the name of several characters including the hero of the Book of Tobit.
Bearers of the name include Tobias Smollett (1721 - 1771), a Scottish poet and author; Tobias Wolff (born 1945), an American author; Tobias Moretti (born 1959), an Austrian actor; Tobias Maguire, known as Tobey Maguire (born 1975), an American actor.
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