Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Robin

Robin NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakesName Days 84%Ratingadd to your listSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English, French, Dutch, Swedish, Czech Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹɑb.ɪn/(American English) /ˈɹɒb.ɪn/(British English) /ʁɔ.bɛ̃/(French) /ˈrɔ.bɪn/(Dutch) /ˈro.bɪn/(Czech) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Expand Links Medieval English diminutive of Robert, now usually regarded as an independent name. Robin Hood was a legendary English hero and archer who stole from the rich to give to the poor. This name is also borne by the character Christopher Robin from the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne, based on the author's son Christopher Robin Milne (1920-1996). Another notable bearer was the American actor and comedian Robin Williams (1951-2014). In modern times it has also been used as a feminine name, and it may sometimes be given in reference to the red-breasted bird.

Related Names

Family Tree·Details VariantsBirdie, Bob, Bobbi, Bobbie, Rob, Robbie, Robbin, Robby, Robyn, Robena, Robina, Robynne(English) DiminutivesBobbie, Bobby(English) Other Languages & CulturesRobert(Albanian) Roparzh(Breton) Robert(Catalan) Robert(Croatian) Robert(Danish) Robert(Estonian) Robert, Pertti, Roope, Roopertti(Finnish) Robert, Rupert, Ruprecht(German) Hrodebert, Robert, Robertus, Hrodperht(Germanic) Róbert, Robi(Hungarian) Róbert(Icelandic) Roibeárd(Irish) Roberta, Roberto, Berto, Robertina(Italian) Roberts(Latvian) Robertas(Lithuanian) Hob, Hopkin(Medieval English) Hopcyn(Medieval Welsh) Robert(Norwegian) Hrōþiberhtaz(Old Germanic) Robert(Polish) Roberta, Roberto(Portuguese) Robert(Romanian) Robert(Russian) Rab, Rabbie(Scots) Raibeart(Scottish Gaelic) Róbert(Slovak) Robert(Slovene) Roberta, Roberto, Berto, Robertina, Ruperta, Ruperto(Spanish) Surname DescendantsRobbins, Robinson(English) Robin(French) User SubmissionRobîn

Popularity

Details Last ranked #92 in 1955 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #63 in 2023 Belgium Last ranked #92 in 1981 (f) #87 in 1964 (m) Canada Last ranked #49 in 2016 Czechia Last ranked #323 in 2024 (f) #125 in 2024 (m) England and Wales Last ranked #1 in 2020 Estonia Last ranked #49 in 2024 France Last ranked #16 in 2004 Germany Last ranked #256 in 2024 (m) #213 in 2024 (f) Netherlands Last ranked #96 in 1968 (m) #90 in 1951 (f) New Zealand Last ranked #100 in 2011 Norway Last ranked #44 in 2023 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #95 in 1983 Scotland Last ranked #81 in 2011 Sweden Last ranked #46 in 2023 Switzerland Last ranked #798 in 2024 (f) #807 in 2024 (m) United States

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Name Days

Name Days? Czechia: January 30Finland: June 7Norway: June 7Sweden: June 7

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