Bobby
Short form of Roberta, English
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Bobby Origin and Meaning
The name Bobby is a girl's name meaning "bright fame".
Bobby is a nickname-name that's long been used on its own for both girls and boys, though the Bobby spelling is more usually masculine while the girls' version is usually Bobbie. There were just over 50 baby girls named Bobbie in one recent year and only five named Bobby, compared with nearly 300 baby boys named Bobby. Robert F. Kennedy III and Amaryllis Fox named their daughter Bobby, continuing the family tradition across genders. And Millie Bobby Brown is a hot young actress.
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Bobby in Pop Culture
- Roberta "Bobby" Ellischaracter in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Bobby Simpsoncharacter on Australian soap opera 'Home & Away'
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