Tobias
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Tobias is a Greek version of the Hebrew biblical name "Tuviah", meaning "God is good". It is a popular male given name in Germany, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the United States. In English-speaking countries it is often shortened to Toby.
- In the Bible there are several people called Tobias:
- Tobias the elder
- Tobias, father of Hircanus
- Tobias and the Angel (Verrocchio) - a painting
- Tobias (surname)
- Tobias (given name)
- Tobias Ragg is a character in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
- Tobias (Animorphs)
- Tobias (spider) is also a spider genus (Thomisidae)
- Tobias (bass guitar makers)
- "Book of Tobias" is an older name for the Book of Tobit