Bobby
Nickname from Robert
Bobby is a diminutive of the name Robert, used as a given name in its own right.
It was especially popular in mid-twentieth-century America: Bobby Kennedy, Bobby Fischer.
The name carries a youthful, informal feel compared to the more formal Robert or Bob. (Lowercase bobby is a British police officer.)
Robert
Classic male name
- RobbieDiminutive of Robert
- BertMasculine name, often shortened
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
pet name · familiar · Bertie · Robyn · Robertson · Robinson · Rupert · kid · boy · youngster
- 1950s namesBarbara, Betty, Beverly, Brenda, Carol
- pet namessweetheart, darling, Buddy, honey, Max
- RobertsRob, Robbie, Bob, Robby, Roberto
- Victorianaseances, Dickens, spiritualism, Sherlock Holmes, phrenology
- Ensemble FilmsThe Breakfast Club, Love Actually, Nashville, Grand Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums
- nicknamesnickname, pet name, alias, handle, moniker
- bobby pinSmall hair-securing clip
- bobby socksCuffed ankle-length hosiery
- Bobby KennedySlain sixties political figure
- Bobby FischerCold War grandmaster
- Bobby Brown
- Bobby Flay