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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Tobias m. Greek Τοβίας from Hebrew טוביה 'the goodness of God'.

The titular character in the apocryphal Book of Tobit. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Thobie, Tobie.

Czech Republic
Latin
1353 Thobie (dat) chlumecky 131
Italy
Latin
1326 Tobia (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 437; 1327 Tobia (abl) ibid. no. 449; 1376 Thobia (abl) DouGen1 p. 98
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Tobias". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Tobias.