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Hob

English, diminutive of Robert

"bright fame"

Pamela Redmond

By Pamela Redmond

Updated Tue Feb 03 2026

Hob Origin and Meaning

Variation of Hobbes

Famous People Named Hob
The name Hob in Pop Culture

Famous People Named Hob

Harvey Max "Hob" Hiller
American baseball player
Hob Broun
American novelist
(Wendell) Hob Bryan II
American politician

The name Hob in Pop Culture

Hob
a robot,like creature in the webcomic "Dresden Codak" by Aaron Diaz
Hob Gadling
character in the The Sandman comic book series by Neil Gaiman
Hob
a character in film "RoboCop 2"
Hob
mentioned in the madrigal "Who made thee, Hob, forsake the plough?" by William Byrd

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