Tobi
Hebrew · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Tobi
The name 'Tobi' is a variant of 'Tobias,' derived from the Hebrew name *Toviyyah* (טוֹבִיָּה), meaning "God is good" or "Yahweh is good." It is used primarily in Jewish, Christian, and Western cultures, notably as a shortened form of Tobias from the biblical Book of Tobit, a deuterocanonical text.
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Etymology
The name 'Tobi' is a variant of 'Tobias,' derived from the Hebrew name *Toviyyah* (טוֹבִיָּה), meaning "God is good" or "Yahweh is good." It is used primarily in Jewish, Christian, and Western cultures, notably as a shortened form of Tobias from the biblical Book of Tobit, a deuterocanonical text.
Tobi currently ranks #8,313 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1975.
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