BOB  

Gender: M
Origin: English, diminutive of ROBERT
Meaning: "bright fame"

Kids love Bob the Builder, but do they want to be Bob the Builder? Bob and Bobby have been out of style since the 1960s, but as vintage nickname-names -- Fred, Archie -- come back into vogue, Bob may tag along. Charlie Sheen just used it for one of his newborn twin sons.

Variations:
Bobbey, Bobbee, Bobbie, Bobo, Bobby

Bob is being discussed in our message boards:

• A thought
• Poll: Once a Nickname... Always a Nickname???
• People named after something else
• Names I like but could never use...
• Names with four levels of formality

Read Nameberry blog posts about Bob:

• HOT BABY NAME: Max in the Spotlight
• HEY, JUDE: Names from the Beatles and beyond
• HOORAY FOR HENRY: The quirky classic that manages to stay cool
• THE UN-WEIRDLY-NAMED STARBABY BOYS
• THAT'S A LOTTA NAME