Tobias

Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek Τωβίας (Tobias ) which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name "Toviyah" (Hebrew: טוֹבִיה), meaning "Yah is good". With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible, Tobias is a popular male given name for both Christians and Jews in English-speaking countries, German-speaking countries, the Low Countries, and Scandinavian countries. In English-speaking countries, it is often shortened to Toby. In German, this name appears as Tobias or Tobi; in French as Tobie; and in Swedish as Tobias or Tobbe. Tobias has also been a surname.

Several people are called Tobias or similar names in the Bible era: