Given name
Tobit
“God is good”·“The Lord is good”
Tobit is a variant of Tobi. In Hebrew use, Tobi carries the interpretation “God is good.” Tobit is a variant of Tobias. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is good.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tobit is a variant of Tobi. In Hebrew use, Tobi carries the interpretation “God is good.” Tobit is a variant of Tobias. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is good.”
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Where it comes from
Tobit is a variant of Tobias. An origin associated with Tobias is Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Τωβίτ, from Hebrew טוֹבִי (tovi, “my good”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Tobit is a variant of Tobias. The history of Tobias gives this family its wider story. Tobias appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
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Tobit’s family of names
Tobit has a related form in Tobias. In English usage, Tobit has a conventional equivalent in the German form Tobias. Tobit has a related form in Tobi.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Tobit has relatives in 8 languages.
6 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tobit
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Similar names
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“The Lord is good”
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“twin”
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Tòmas
“twin”
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Tʻorgom
“House of Togarmah”
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Tomas
“twin”
>99% boys
Tomaso
“twin”
>99% boys
Togarmah
“bone breaker”
>99% boys