The name Tihaboj was first attested in 1136 as Tehaboj (other early attestations include Tenchebvo in 1250, Techeloy in 1343, Tethenoy in 1384, Teihawoy in 1436). The medieval inscriptions indicate that the name is derived from *Těxobojь, probably a Slavic personal name derived from *těxa 'consolation' + *bojь 'fight'.[10]
The area of the settlement and the nearby valley of Mlače Creek to the south have been protected as a cultural landscape.[12] On Kostjavc Hill to the northeast, remains of a prehistoric fortification have been excavated, dated to the Hallstattt and the La Tène.[13][14]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Tihaboj include:
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^Topole, Maja (1998). "Naselja, poselitev, parcelacije in tip hiše" [Settlements, Population, Parcelation and the House Type]. Mirnska dolina: regionalna geografija porečja Mirne na Dolenjskem [Mirna Valley: The Regional Geography of the Mirna Basin in the Lower Carniola] (in Slovenian). Znanstvenoraziskovalni center Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti. p. 143. ISBN961-6182-64-1.
^"Krajevne skupnosti" [Local Communities]. Spletni portal Občine Litija [Web Portal of the Municipality of Litija] (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ ab"Tihaboj". Krajevni leksikon Dravske banovine [Lexicon of Place Names of the Drava Banovina] (in Slovenian). Administration of Lexicon of Place Names of the Drava Banovina. 1937. p. 879. COBISS17618945
^Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 427.
^"2392: Tihaboj - Cerkev sv. Marka" [2392: Tihaboj – St. Mark's church]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^"23958: Tihaboj - Kulturna krajina Mlaškega potoka" [23958: Tihaboj – The Cultural Landscape of Mlače Creek]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^"24134: Tihaboj - Arheološko najdišče Kostjavc in Gradišče" [24134: Tihaboj – The Archaeologic Site Kostjavc and Gradišče]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 February 2012.