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Bob
GenderMale
Language(s)English
Name daySeptember 17
Origin
Word/nameRobert (Germanic)
MeaningBright fame
Other names
Variant form(s)Robert, Bobby
Related namesRobert, Roberta, Bobbie, Bobby, Bobette, Robbie, Rob, Robin, Rupert, Bert, Rahbert, Roberts, Hob, Dob, Nob, Bo, numerous other variations

Bob is a male given name or hypocorism, usually of Robert. It is most common in English speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

It most likely originated from the hypocorism Rob, short for Robert. Rhyming names were popular in the Middle Ages, so Richard became Rick, Hick, or Dick, William became Will,Gill, or Bill, and Robert became Rob, Hob, Dob, Nob, or Bob.[1][2]

In 1960 nearly 3,000 babies in the United States were given the name Bob compared to fewer than 50 in 2000.[3]

Politicians and businessmen

Musicians

Artists, journalists, writers, editors, and publishers

In film, stage, television, and radio

In sports

Baseball

Basketball

Football

Below include people associated with the various football codes, which include gridiron football, association football (soccer), rugby league, rugby union, Gaelic football, and Australian rules football.

Golf

Ice hockey

Motorsports

Swimming

Tennis

  • Bob Bryan (born 1978), American tennis player
  • Bob Green (tennis) (born 1960), American tennis player
  • Bob Hewitt (born 1940), Australian-South African tennis player (convicted in 2015 of rape and sexual assault of minors, he was sentenced to an effective six years in jail and permanently expelled from the Tennis Hall of Fame)
  • Bob Lutz (tennis) (born 1947), American tennis player

Track and field

Announcers and sportscasters

Other

Professional wrestlers

In science, medicine and technology

Soldiers

  • Bob Doe (1920–2010), British Second World War pilot
  • Bob Hoover (born 1922), aerobatic pilot and United States Air Force test pilot and fighter pilot
  • Bob Johnson (pilot) (1917–2014), Canadian Second World War pilot
  • Bob Judson, British Royal Air Force commodore
  • Bob Vickman (1921–1948), United States Army Air Forces and Israeli Air Force pilot
  • Bob Yule (1920–1953), New Zealand Second World War Royal Air Force fighter pilot

Other

Fictional characters

  • Bob, the title character from the British children's animated series Bob the Builder
  • Bob, the main protagonist from the Canadian animated series ReBoot
  • Bob Johnson, the main antagonist from the American animated series Squirrel Boy
  • Bob Pataki, the main antagonist from the American animated series Hey Arnold!
  • Bob Wire, the main antagonist from the Canadian animated series King
  • Bob Belcher, the title character from the animated sitcom Bob's Burgers

See also

References

  1. ^ Hiskey, Daven. "How Dick Came to be Short for Richard". Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Nickname history". Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Meaning of the name Bob". Retrieved November 6, 2015.
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