Given name
Tobías
“Yahweh is my good”
Tobías is a masculine given name. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tobías goes back to Latin Tobias, meaning “Yahweh is my good.”
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Where it comes from
Tobías comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Latin Tobias, from Ancient Greek Τοβίας, from Hebrew טוביה.
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Tobías’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Tobías has a conventional equivalent in the English form Tobias. In Spanish usage, Tobías has a conventional equivalent in the French form Tobie. In Spanish usage, Tobías has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Tobia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Tobías has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tobías
- Tobías AlbarracínArgentine footballerborn 1984
- Tobías AndradaArgentine footballerborn 2007
- Tobías FigueroaArgentinian association football playerborn 1992
- Tobías LasserVenezuelan botanist (1911-2006)
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