{{Short description|Male given name}} {{about|the given name}} [[File:Tobias and the Angel - Filippino Lippi.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|''Tobias and the Angel'', by Filippino Lippi]]
'''Tobias''' is the romanization into Latin letters of the Koine Greek name {{lang|grc-x-koine|Τωβίας}}, which itself is a Hellenization of the Biblical Hebrew name {{langx|he|טוֹבִיה|Toviyah|Jah{{!}}Yah is good|label=none}}. It is the name of several minor Biblical figures as well as a major character in the Book of Tobit. Tobias is a common male given name in English-speaking, German-speaking, Dutch-speaking, and Scandinavian-language regions.
In English-speaking regions, it is often shortened to Toby or Tobey. In German, this name appears as Tobias or Tobi; in French as Tobie; and in Swedish as Tobias or Tobbe.
== In various languages == {{clear}} {{columns-list|colwidth=25em| * {{Langx|am|ጦቢያ}} ({{Transliteration|am|Ṭobiya|italics=no}}) * {{Langx|my|တိုဘိယ}} ({{Transliteration|my|Tobiya|italics=no}}) * {{Langx|ca|Tobies|italic=no}} * Simplified {{Langx|zh-Hans|托拜厄斯}} ({{Transliteration|zh|Tuōbàièsī|italics=no}}) * Traditional {{Langx|zh-Hant|:託比亞斯}} ({{Transliteration|zh|Tuōbǐyǎsī|italics=no}}) * {{Langx|hr|Tobijaš|italic=no}} * {{Langx|cs|Tobiáš|italic=no}}, {{Lang|fi|Tobias|italic=no}} * {{Langx|da|Tobias|italic=no}} * {{Langx|nl|Tobias|italic=no}} * English: Tobias * {{Langx|fi|Topias|italic=no}}, {{Lang|fi|Topi|italic=no}} * {{Langx|fr|Tobie|italic=no}} * {{Langx|de|Tobias|italic=no}} * {{Langx|el|Τωβίας}} ({{Transliteration|el|Tobías|italics=no}}, {{Transliteration|el|Tovias|italics=no}}) * {{Langx|he|טוֹבִיה}} ({{Transliteration|he|Tovyah|italics=no}}, {{Transliteration|he|Tovia|italics=no}}, {{Transliteration|he|Tuvya|italics=no}}) * {{Langx|hu|Tóbiás|italic=no}} * {{Langx|ga|Tóibias|italic=no}} * {{Langx|it|Tobia|italic=no}} * {{Langx|kk|Тобиас}} ({{Transliteration|kk|Tobïas|italics=no}}) * {{Langx|ku|Tobîas|italic=no}} * {{Langx|ltg|Tobijas|italic=no}} * {{Langx|lt|Tobijas|italic=no}} * {{Langx|mt|Tobija|italic=no}} * {{Langx|no|Tobias|italic=no}} * {{Langx|oc|Tòbiàs|italic=no}} * {{Langx|pl|Tobiasz|italic=no}} * {{Langx|pt|Tobias|italic=no}} * {{Langx|ro|Tobie|italic=no}}, {{Lang|ro|Tobit|italic=no}} * {{Langx|ru|Товий}} ({{Transliteration|ru|Toviy|italics=no}}) * {{Langx|sr|Товија}} ({{Transliteration|sr|Tovija|italics=no}}) * {{Langx|sk|Tobiáš|italic=no}} * {{Langx|es|Tobías|italic=no}} * {{Langx|sv|Tobias|italic=no}} * {{Langx|uk|Товія}} ({{Transliteration|uk|Toviya|italics=no}}) * {{Langx|yi|טבֿיה}} ({{Transliteration|yi|Tevye|italics=no}}) }}
==People known by the mononym== People called Tobias, Tobiah, or Tobijah include:
*Tobias, son of Tobit, a Jewish man in the Book of Tobit who goes on a miraculous journey ** Tobit, the father of Tobias; sometimes translated as "Tobias" himself in older sources such as the Vulgate and Douay–Rheims Bible *Tobiah (Ammonite), an Ammonite official and opponent of Nehemiah in the Book of Nehemiah *Tobiads, a Jewish faction active in Second Temple Period Judaism, notably during the Ptolemaic, Seleucid, and Maccabean eras; they claimed descent from a patriarch named Tobias *Tobias, a legendary 3rd-century Christian martyr among Agapius, Atticus, Carterius, Styriacus, Tobias, Eudoxius, Nictopolion and companions *Tobias of Jerusalem, a 2nd-century bishop of Jerusalem *Tobias (bishop of Rochester) (died 726), an English bishop *Tobijah, two persons mentioned in the Bible: a Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|17:8}}); and a Jew traveling from Babylon to Jerusalem with precious metal for Zerubbabel ({{bibleverse|Zechariah|6:10-14}}).
==People with given name== *Tobias (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2024), Brazilian footballer *Tobias Abse (born 1956 or 1957), British historian *Tobias Abstreiter (born 1970), German ice hockey center *Tobias Angerer (born 1977), German cross country skier *Tobias Arlt (born 1987), German luger *Tobias Bamberg (1875–1963), Dutch magician *Tobias Barreto (1839–1889), Brazilian poet and philosopher *Tobias Beer (born 1976), English actor *Tobias Bernstrup (born 1970), Swedish contemporary artist *Tobias Billström (born 1973), Swedish politician *Tobias Bjarneby (born 1974), Swedish video game journalist *Tobias de Boer (1930–2016), Dutch scientist *Tobias Bogner (born 1990), German ski jumper *Tobias Bonhoeffer (born 1960), German-American neurobiologist *Tobias Bridge ({{fl|17th century}}), English soldier and officer *Tobias S. Buckell (born 1979), Grenadian-American science fiction author *Tobias Capwell (born {{circa|1973}}), American military historian *Tobias Carlsson (footballer, born 1975), Swedish footballer defender *Tobias Carlsson (footballer, born 1995), Swedish footballer defender *Tobías Zúñiga Castro (1854–1918), Costa Rican politician *Tobias Cohn (1652–1729), Polish physician *Tobias Cole (born 1971), Australian opera singer and countertenor *Tobias Cremer (born 1992), German politician *Tobias Joaquim Dai (born 1950), Mozambican politician *Tobias Dantzig (1884–1956), Russian-American mathematician *Tobias Delius (born 1964), British-German musician and saxophonist *Tobias Dier (born 1976), German golfer *Tobias Dorzon (born 1984), American chef *Tobias Druitt, pseudonym of the authors Diane Purkiss and Michael Dowling *Tobiah ben Eliezer ({{fl|11th century}}), poet and Talmud commentator *Tobias Ebenberger (born 1990), German politician *Tobias Ellwood (born 1966), British politician and soldier *Tobias Enhus, Swedish composer *Tobias Enström (born 1984), Swedish hockey defenceman *Tobias Exxel (born 1973), German bass player for the band Edguy *Tobias Forge (born 1981), Swedish musician in the band Ghost *Tobias Forsberg (born 1988), Swedish hockey player winger *Tobias Frere-Jones (born 1970), American type designer *Tobias Furneaux (1735–1781), British Royal Navy officer *Tobias Geffen (1870–1970), American rabbi *Tobias Gentleman ({{fl|1614}}), English mariner and writer *Tobias Grahn (born 1980), Swedish footballer midfielder *Tobias Grünenfelder (born 1977), Swiss alpine skier *Tobias Harris (born 1992), American NBA basketball player *Tobias Hecht (born 1964), American anthropologist, ethnographer, and translator *Tobías Hernández (born 1958), Venezuelan MLB baseball player and catcher *Tobias Hill (1970–2023), British poet and novelist *Tobias Hoesl (born 1961), German television actor *Tobias Holmqvist (born 1988), Swedish footballer and striker *Tobias Hume ({{circa|1579}} – 1645), Scottish composer & soldier *Tobias Hysén (born 1982), Swedish footballer forward *Tobias Jensen (born 2004), Danish basketballer *Tobias Jesso Jr. (born 1985), Canadian musician *Tobias Jones (writer), British author and journalist *Tobias Jonsson (born 1996), Swedish Paralympic athlete *Tobias Justin (born 1996), Indonesian YouTuber *Tobias Jørgensen (born 2000), Danish Paralympic equestrian *Tobias Kamke (born 1986), German tennis player *Tobias Karkulowski (born 2004), Finnish footballer and defender *Tobias Karlsson (songwriter), Swedish record producer *Tobias Kassung (born 1977), German classical guitarist and composer *Tobias Krantz (born 1971), Swedish politician *Tobías Lasser (1911–2006), Venezuelan botanist *Tobias Lear V (1762–1816), American secretary *Tobias Levels (born 1986), German-Dutch footballer *Tobias Lindemann (born 1966), German architect, designer and media entrepreneur *Tobias Linderoth (born 1979), Swedish football midfielder and manager *Tobias Lohner (1619-1697), Austrian Jesuit theologian *Tobias Mabuta Munihango (born 1983), Namibian amateur boxer *Tobias "Tobey" Maguire (born 1975), American actor and film producer *Tobias Matthay (1858–1945), English pianist and composer *Tobias Matthew (1546–1628), English Anglican archbishop of York *Tobias Mayer (1723–1762), German astronomer *Tobias Mealey (1823–1904), American early settler of Minnesota *Tobias Mehler (born 1976), Canadian actor *Tobias Menzies (born 1974), English actor *Tobias Michael Carel Asser (1838–1913), Dutch lawyer and legal scholar *Tobias Mikaelsson (born 1988), Swedish football player *Tobias Mikkelsen (born 1986), Danish football player *Tobias Moretti (born 1959), Austrian actor *Tobias Mullen (1818-1900), Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Erie *Tobias Müller (disambiguation) *Tobias Nath (born 1979), German television actor *Tobias Nickenig (born 1984), German footballer *Tobias Nicklas (born 1967), German scholar of religion *Tobias Norris (1861–1936), Canadian politician *Tobias Picker (born 1954), American composer and pianist *Tobias Pflüger (born 1965), German politician *Tobias A. Plants (1811–1887), U.S. Representative from Ohio *Tobias Pock (1609-1683), Austrian Baroque painter *Tobias Pullen (1648–1713), Irish bishop *Tobias Rahim (born 1989), Danish singer and poet *Tobias Rathgeb (born 1982), German football midfielder *Tobias Rau (born 1981), German footballer left back *Tobias Read (born 1975), American politician and member of the Oregon House of Representatives *Tobias Regner (born 1982), German singer and guitarist *Tobias Reinhardt (born 1971), German classical scholar *Tobias Rustat ({{circa|1606}}-1694), English courtier to Charles II *Tobias Sammet (born 1977), German musician and vocalist of Edguy *Tobias Schanfarber (1862–1942), American rabbi *Tobias Schellenberg (born 1978), German diver *Tobias Schenke (born 1981), German actor *Tobias Schiegl (born 1973), Austrian luger *Tobias Schneebaum (1922–2005), American artist and activist *Tobias Schneider (born 1981), German speedskater *Tobias Schönenberg (born 1986), German actor and film director *Tobias Schweinsteiger (born 1982), German footballer forward *Tobias Simon (1929–1982), Canadian-American civil rights lawyer *Tobias Sippel (born 1988), German footballer goalkeeper *Tobias Sjokvist (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player *Tobias Smith (born 2003), known by the screenname Tubbo, an English ''Minecraft'' streamer *Tobias Smollett (1721–1771), Scottish author and surgeon *Tobias Steinhauser (born 1972), German cyclist *Tobias Sten (born 2003), Norwegian country singer and songwriter *Tobias Stephan (born 1984), Swiss hockey goaltender *Tobias Stimmer (1539–1584), Swiss painter and illustrator *Tobias Summerer (born 1983), German tennis player *Tobias Tal (1847–1898), Dutch rabbi *Tobias Tornkvist (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player *Tobias Truvillion (born 1975), American actor and model *Tobias Unger (born 1979), German track-and-field athlete *Tobias Verhaecht (1561–1631), draughtsman from Antwerp *Tobias Verwey (born 1981), Namibian cricketer *Tobias Viklund (born 1986), Swedish ice hockey defenceman *Tobias Weis (born 1985), German footballer *Tobias Wendl (born 1987), German luger *Tobias Whitaker ({{fl|1634–1661}}), English physician *Tobias Willi (born 1979), German football player *Tobias Wilner (born 1976), Danish musician and composer *Tobias Wolff (born 1945), American writer
==Fictional characters with the given name== *Tobias Beckett, a criminal in the 2018 film ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' and mentor to Han Solo *Tobias Beecher, a prisonor from the 1997 TV series Oz *Tobias Eaton, the protagonist in the ''Divergent'' series of novels by Veronica Roth *Tobias Fornell, an FBI special agent on the CBS show ''NCIS'' *Tobias Fünke, a character on the 2003 sitcom ''Arrested Development'' *Tobias Gregson, a Scotland Yard inspector in a number of the "Sherlock Holmes" novels *Tobias Jones, a detective from the ''Driver'' video games *Tobias Ragg, an apprentice barber in the musical ''Sweeney Todd'' *Tobias Rieper, a false name used by Agent 47 in the video game ''Hitman'' *Tobias Snape, father of Severus Snape from the ''Harry Potter'' series *Tobias Tenma, protagonist of the movie ''Astro Boy'' *Tobias Vaughn, an antagonist in the 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Invasion'' *Tobias Whale, a criminal kingpin and villain in DC comics *Tobias Wilson, character on ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' *Jeff Tobias Winger, a character on the 2009 sitcom ''Community'' *Tobias 'Toby' Ziegler, the White House Communications Director in the TV drama ''The West Wing'' *Tobias, a character on the AMC drama ''Fear The Walking Dead'' *Tobias, a character on the CBS daytime drama series ''The Young and the Restless'' *Tobias, a minor character played by Gabriel Iglesias in ''Magic Mike'' and ''Magic Mike XXL'' *Tobias, a character in the book series ''Animorphs'' and the ''Animorphs'' TV series *Tobias, a character in the video game ''The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard''
==See also== *{{look from}} *Tobias (surname) *Tobais
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