Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Bob

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Bob NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakes 40%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English, Dutch Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɑb/(American English) /ˈbɒb/(British English) /ˈbɔp/(Dutch) [key·simplify]

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Expand Links Short form of Robert. It arose later than Dob, Hob and Nob, which were medieval rhyming nicknames of Robert. It is borne by the character Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol (1843). Other famous bearers include American folk musician Bob Dylan (1941-) and Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley (1945-1981).

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Family Tree·Details VariantsRob, Robbie, Robbin, Robby, Robin(English) Rob, Robbe, Brecht(Dutch) DiminutivesBobbie, Bobby(English) Feminine FormRoberta(English) Other Languages & CulturesRobert(Albanian) Roparzh(Breton) Robert(Catalan) Robert(Croatian) Robert, Robin(Czech) Robert(Danish) Robert(Estonian) Robert, Pertti, Roope, Roopertti(Finnish) Robert, Robin(French) Robert, Rupert, Ruprecht(German) Hrodebert, Robert, Robertus, Hrodperht(Germanic) Róbert, Robi(Hungarian) Róbert(Icelandic) Roibeárd(Irish) Roberto, Berto(Italian) Roberts(Latvian) Robertas(Lithuanian) Hob, Hopkin(Medieval English) Hopcyn(Medieval Welsh) Robert(Norwegian) Hrōþiberhtaz(Old Germanic) Robert(Polish) Roberto(Portuguese) Robert(Romanian) Robert(Russian) Rab, Rabbie(Scots) Raibeart(Scottish Gaelic) Róbert(Slovak) Robert(Slovene) Roberto, Berto, Ruperto(Spanish) Robert, Robin(Swedish)

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Details Last ranked #221 in 2025 Netherlands Last ranked #936 in 1983 United States

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