Tobias

• I love names that end in -ias (Elias etc.). It sounds very serious, but could also have an artistic streak. It's pretty rare, so people don't have a pre-conceived notion of what a Tobias is supposed to be like, yet it's not so weird that people are totally confounded by it. In short, a beautiful classic that should be used more!
• Means God is good. God sent his only son to die for our sins. God is good, what a way to honor him by giving your son a name that states that.
• (even better when pronounced To-Bee-us - the German way, although the English pronunciation is nice, too) Old-fashioned but historical :-)
• I love the name Toby but Tobias sounds more foreign
• It's classical and masculine, as well as very versatile. Can be shortened to "Toby" for all the stuffy significant others who don't want such a name for their boy.
• Such a regal sounding name. Old and well used Toby/Tobias: I think Toby sounds cute on a little boy, and handsome on a man.

Tobias is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Toviyyah (also found Tobiah), which means "Yahweh is good." Tobias is the form found in the New Testament of the bible.
See Also: Toby

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