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[Opinions] Tobias? (prn. question)
I'm Australian and I've always prn. Tobias as To-bye-as (bye as in goodbye) and so has everyone I know, but theres a kid at my cousins sunday school and his name is Tobias prn. To-bee-as (Like Toby, with -as stuck on the end). So I was just wondering, as I know some names are prn. differently over here in Canada and the States than they are back home (eg. Isaiah- I-zie-ah vs. I-say-ah, Aaron- ah-ron vs.eh-rin, and Regan- Ree-gan vs. Ray-gan), is this one of those instances, or is it just this kids parents that prn. it that way?Basically, how do you prn. Tobias- To-bye-as or To-bee-as? It'd be helpful to mention what country you live in too ;)
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I live in the US and prounce it Tah-Bye-Is
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to-BYE-uhs (U.S.)
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to-BYE-us. UK.
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toe-BYE-us, UK.
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ditto, but U.S.
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TO-bee-ahsI live in the Netherlands.
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To-bye-as and I live in North Carolina in the USA. Tobias is listed int he database as the German pronunciation and he could be of German descent
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toe-BIE-us
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To-bee-as but...(more)It's not really like Toby + as. I say it more like To-beeas, said in one word.
In Sweden the the To- part is said like Too and the pronounciation would be Too-bee-as, not said in one word.
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I say it to-BEE-as and I'm Finnish.
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toe-bye-usThere is a school in my area called Tobias pronounced the bye not bee way. My neighbor always, always calles it toe-BEE-us, which I have never heard another person say, it's always bugged me. It's probably just how the parents say it.
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I live in Kentucky, USA and pronounce it toe-BYE-as.
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I say toe-bye-us
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I'm an Aussie and pronounce the name To-bye-as. I've only ever heard it said that way too.
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toe-BIE-as; America.
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I'm from America, and I pronounce it to-BYE-as. Absolutely love the name, too. :)
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I've always pronounced it TO-bee-us, because I never heard it said out loud. (Oh, and I'm American.)
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I say toh-BIE-as, and I live in the USA. toh-BEE-as would be really strange to me.Likewise, I say eye-ZAY-ah and AIR-an. I'd have to ask about Regan, it could easily be either.
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DEFINITELY toBYEas
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