Baby name

FADING BOY · HEBREW-FRENCH
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Tobie

/toh · BEE/


“God is good”

Tobie is the French form of the Hebrew name Tobiah (Tobias), meaning 'God is good', from Hebrew 'tov' (good) and 'Yahweh' (God). In the Bible, Tobias is the son of Tobit, aided against a demon by the angel Raphael in the apocryphal Book of Tobit.

gentlewarm

How it ages.

Biblical and understated, with old-world warmth that feels timeless rather than trendy.

The cultural moment.

Rare; used mainly in French-speaking Europe, including France and Belgium.