Meaning and background
The story behind Tobias
Tobias is the Greek form of the Hebrew biblical name Tobiah, whose components express “Yahweh is good”. In the Book of Tobit, Tobias is the young protagonist accompanied by the angel Raphael. The name has a long European history, so its root belongs to the name tradition rather than describing a dog’s behaviour.
- Origin
- Greek form of the Hebrew biblical name Tobiah, traditionally interpreted as “Yahweh is good”. Source
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About Tobias
Recorded as a dog’s name
Tobias appears in 15 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/təbaɪəs/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/təbaɪəs/ · primary stress on syllable 2T AH0 B AY1 AH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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