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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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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
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Tobias". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Tobias.