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By Pamela Redmond · Jul 2026

Hob

OriginEnglish, diminutive of Robert
Meaning"bright fame"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#17975

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About Hob

Variation of Hobbes

Famous Hobs

  • Harvey Max "Hob" Hiller

    American baseball player

  • Hob Broun

    American novelist

  • (Wendell) Hob Bryan II

    American politician

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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