English

Proper noun

Tobias

1. The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants. (biblical character)
   • 1611, Bible (KJV):: 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.

Derived terms

• Tobias night

Related terms

• Tobiah
• Toby

Translations

Anagrams

• biotas

Danish

Proper noun

Tobias

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

Faroese

Proper noun

Tobias m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

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

Declension

German

Proper noun

Tobias

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

Norwegian

Proper noun

Tobias

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Tobias m

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

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Tobias.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Thobias

Proper noun

Tobias

1. Tobias (biblical character)
2. 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 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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.