Hobbs

English place surname

Hobbs is a surname, most notably associated with the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), whose *Leviathan* argued for strong central authority to prevent the "war of all against all." The spelling Hobbs, with double b, appears as both a surname and place name—Hobbs, New Mexico, is an oil-industry city near the Texas border.

Calvin-and-Hobbes

Calvin

Protestant Reformation leader

transmogrifier · wagon · treehouse · Rosalyn · snowmen · sardonic · philosophical · childhood

philosopher

Leviathan

Scriptural marine serpent

commonwealth · mechanistic · Locke · Rousseau · Descartes · empiricism · determinism · self-preservation · authoritarian · secular

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

lineage · Thomas · John · Robin · patronymic · English · bloodline · pedigree · descendants · relatives

Categories
Opposites
economic character/lifestyle

Hobbsidleness

State of doing nothing

leisure · relaxation · Palm Springs · resort town · vacation destination

Phrases
Family

hobby, hobble, hobbyist, hobnob, hobbyists, Hobbes, hobgoblin, hobnail, hobbyhorse

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G