Details for the forename Bobbie

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Bobbie (male)


Variants:	Robbie (M)
Pet Name for:	Bob (M) Robert (M)
Can be spelt:	Bobby (M)
Feminine form:	Bobbie (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP Personal communication
Notes:	English pet name for Robert, from Old German "bright fame". Now mainly used as a female name, Bobbie may also be used as a pet name for younger males called Robert in England although the spelling Bobby is more usual, and the short form Bob is more frequent.