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Bob (male)

Variants:Dob (M) Hob (M) Nob (M) Rab (M) Rob (M)
Pet Name(s):Bobbie (M) Bobby (M)
Pet Name for:Robert (M) Robin (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English pet name for Robert, from Old German "bright fame", also a pet name for Robin [q.v.].
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