Baby name

RISING BOY · GERMANIC-SCOTTISH
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Robbie

/ROB · ee/


“Bright fame”

Scottish and English diminutive of Robert, from Germanic hrod (fame) and beraht (bright); the -ie ending has a warm Scottish flavour and the name functions as both nickname and legal name.

rob · bobby

gentle

How it ages.

Feels warm and unpretentious; the Scottish diminutive tradition keeps it from feeling merely childish.

The cultural moment.

Consistently used in Scotland and Australia throughout the 20th century; stable without strong surges.