Bob
Yes, I know it's not uncommon. Not even an iota of uncommon-ness dwells inside this name. But if you were me, and you just happened to fall in love with a cute blue-skinned, silver-haired CGI computer guardian named Bob, you'd like with the name too, okay? *glares defensivly*
Bob is usually a diminutive form of Robert. Medieval diminutives often used rhyming forms of syllables; other pet forms of Robert that have since fallen out of use are Dob, Nob and Hob. However, some of these survive in surname forms: Dobbs, Dobkin, Hobbes, Hopkins etc.
See Also: Robert, Bobby
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