The driving distance between Knoxville, TN and Lexington, KY is approximately 170 miles. The driving time would be approximately 2 hours 45 minutes if you were to travel non-stop in good driving conditions.
Save Name. Last name origins & meanings: 1  Greek: from a medieval Greek personal name, Remis, a vernacular form of the personal name Remigius (see French Remy). 2  Dutch and German: from a vernacular form of the personal name Remigius (see Remy).
Origin of the name Tobias: A borrowing from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin, Tobias is from the Ecclesiastic Greek TÅbias, which is from the Hebrew Tuviya, a name derived from tÅbhÄ«yÄh (the Lord is good, God is good). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.