Bobby (given name)
| Bobby | |
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| Gender | Unisex |
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| Related names | Robert, Roberta, Roberto, Bobbi, Bob |
Bobby or Bobbie is a masculine and feminine hypocorism, given name and occasional nickname. It is usually a variant of Robert (male) or Roberta (female)). It can also be short for the male name Roberto. The female version is also sometimes spelled "Bobbi".
"Bobby" is a diminutive of "Bob", itself a diminutive which most likely originated from the hypocorism Rob, short for Robert. Rhyming names were popular in the Middle Ages, so Richard became Rick, Hick, or Dick, William became Will or Bill, and Robert became Rob, Hob, Dob, Nob, or Bob.[1][2]
People
Male
- Bob Bobby Abreu, (born 1974), Venezuelan-American Major League Baseball player
- Bobby Äikiä, (born 1995), Swedish boy murdered by his mother and stepfather
- Robert Bobby Allison, (born 1937), former American NASCAR Winston Cup driver; named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers
- Bobby Ball, stage name of British comedian Robert Harper (born 1944)
- Barbara Bobbie Battista (born 1952), American journalist and former newscaster
- Bobby Bland, stage name of American blues singer and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Robert Brooks
- Robert Bobby Blotzer (born 1958), drummer for the hard rock band Ratt
- Bobby Bonds (1946–2003), American former Major League Baseball player, father of Barry Bonds
- Roberto Bobby Bonilla (born 1963), American former Major League Baseball player
- Robert Bobby Bowden (born 1929), American retired college football coach
- Robert Bobby Brown (born 1969), American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor
- Robert Bobbie Bruce (1906–1978), Scottish footballer
- Robert Bobby Buntrock (1952-1974), American child actor
- Bobby Burns (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert Bobby Clarke (born 1949), Canadian former National Hockey League Hall-of-Fame player
- Robert Bobby Charlton (born 1937), English former footballer
- Bobby Collier (1929–2000), American football player
- Robert Bobby Cox (born 1941), American former Major League Baseball player and manager
- Robert Bobby Cox (footballer) (1934-2010), Scottish footballer
- Bobby Dall, stage name of Robert Harry Kuykendall (born 1963), bass player for the hard rock band Poison
- Bobby Darin, stage name of American singer Walden Robert Cassotto (1936–1973)
- Bobby Day, stage name of American singer Robert Byrd (1930–1990)
- Bobby Davro, English actor and comedian born Robert Nankeville in 1958
- Robert Bobby Dodd (1908-1988), American college football Hall-of-Fame coach and player
- Robert Bobby Doerr (born 1918), American former Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame player
- Robert Bobby Driscoll (1937-1968), American child actor
- Robert Bobby Eaton (born 1958), American retired professional wrestler
- Robert Bobby Farrelly (born 1958), American movie producer and director, one half of the Farrelly Brothers
- Robert Bobby Fischer (1943-2008), American chess grandmaster
- Robert Bobby Flay (born 1964), American celebrity chef, restaurateur and reality TV personality
- Bobby Freeman (born 194), American singer
- Robert Bobby Freeman (American football) (1932-2003), American National Football League player
- Robert Bobby Freeman (politician) (1934-2016), American lawyer and politician
- Bobby Fresques, American football player
- Bobbie Friberg da Cruz (born 1982), Swedish footballer
- Robert Bobby Fuller (1942-1966), American rock-and-roll singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Bobby Goldsboro (born 1941), American singer
- Robert Bobby Gordon (1923–2001), Scottish footballer
- Bobby Gordon (American football) (1935–1990), American football player
- Robert Bobbie Goulding (born 1972), English rugby league football coach and former player
- Bobby Green (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert Bobby Grich (born 1949), American former Major League Baseball player
- Charles Robert Bobby Hamilton Jr. (born 1978), American race car driver
- Robert Bobby Hatfield (1940-2003), American singer, one half of the Righteous Brothers
- Raymond Bobby Heenan (born 1944), American former professional wrestler, manager and announcer
- Robert Bobby Helms (1933-1997), American country music singer
- Robert Bobby Higginson (born 1970), American Major League Baseball player
- Bobby Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bobby Hopkinson (born 1990), English footballer
- Robert Bobby Hull (born 1939), Canadian former National Hockey League and World Hockey League player, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Robert Bobby Hurley (born 1971), American former National Basketball Association player and college basketball head coach
- Bobby Ingram, Molly Hatchet guitarist
- Bobbie Irvine (1932-2004), British professional ballroom dancer and multiple world champion
- Robert Bobby Jenks (born 1981), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Piyush Bobby Jindal (born 1971), American politician
- Robert Bobby Jones (golfer) (1902-1971), American golfer
- Robert Bobby Knight (born 1940), American former college basketball coach
- Robert Bobby Labonte (born 1964), American race car driver
- Franklin Robert Bobby Lashley (born 1976), American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
- Bobby Lane (born 1939), American National Football League player
- Robert Bobby Layne (1926-1986), American National Football League quarterback
- Robert Bobby Lewis born 1925), American rock-and-roll and R&B singer
- Bobby Ljunggren (born 1961), Swedish songwriter
- Robert Bobby Majors (born 1949), American former National Football League player
- Robert Bobby McFerrin (born 1950, American jazz singer
- Bobby Mitchell (disambiguation)
- Bobby Mitchell (born 1935), American former National Football League player and member of the Hall of Fame
- Bobby Murcer (1946-2008), American former Major League Baseball player and broadcaster
- Bobby Moore (disambiguation)
- Robert Bobby Moore (1941–1993), English footballer
- Robert Bobby Nichols (born 1936), former pro golfer
- Robert Bobby Nystrom (born 1952), Swedish-born Canadian former National Hockey League player
- Robert Bobby Ojeda (born 1957), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Bobby Ologun, Nigerian-born television performer in Japan and mixed martial arts fighter, born Alaji Karim Ologun in 1973
- Robert Bobby Orr (born 1948), Canadian retired National Hockey League defenceman, member of the Hall of Fame
- Bobby Pesavento (born 1979), American football player
- Bobby Petrino (born 1961), American National Football League and college football coach
- Robert Bobby Pickett (1938-2007), American singer best known for co-writing and performing the novelty song "Monster Mash"
- Robert Bobby Quarry (born 1962), American boxer, younger brother of boxer Jerry Quarry
- Robert Bobby Rahal (born 1953), American race car driver and owner
- Robert Bobby Richardson (born 1935), American former Major League Baseball player
- Bobby Richardson (American football) (born 1992), American National Football League player
- Robert Bobby Riggs (1918-1995), American tennis player
- Robert Bobby Robertson (1917-2009), American football player
- Robert Bobby Robson (1913-2009), English football player and manager
- Robert Bobby Roode (born 1977), Canadian professional wrestler
- Bobby Rydell, American singer born Robert Louis Ridarelli in 1942
- Bobby Rush (born 1946), American politician
- Bobby Rush (musician), American blues musician, composer and singer born Emmit Ellis Jr. in 1933
- Robert Bobby Sands (1954-1981), Irish member of the Provisional IRA, hunger striker and member of the United Kingdom Parliament
- Robert Bobby Seale (born 1936), African-American political activist, co-founder of the Black Panther Party
- Robert Bobby Short (1924-2005), American singer and pianist
- Robert Bobby Sherman (born 1943), American singer, teen idol and actor
- Bobby Shmurda, stage name of American rapper Ackquille Jean Pollard (born 1994)
- Bobby Smith (disambiguation)
- Robert Bobby Thigpen (born 1963), American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
- Bobby Thompson (disambiguation)
- Bobby Thomson (disambiguation)
- Robert Bobby Thomson (1923-2010), Scottish-born American Major League Baseball player
- Robert Bobby Unser (born 1934), American former racing driver
- Robert Bobby Valentine (born 1950), American former Major League Baseball player and manager
- Bobby V (born 1980), stage name of African-American R&B singer Bobby Wilson
- Bobby Van (1928–1980), stage name of American actor and game show host Robert Jack Stein
- Bobby Vee, American singer and teen idol born Robert Velline in 1943
- Stanley Robert Bobby Vinton (born 1935), American singer and songwriter
- Bobby Wagner (born 1990), American National Football League linebacker
- Bobbie Williams (born 1976), American former National Football League player
- Robert Bobbie Williams (rugby player) (c. 1886-1967), Welsh rugby union player
- Robert Bobby Williamson (born 1961), Scottish former footballer and current football manager
- Bobby Williamson (footballer, born 1933) (1933-1990), Scottish football goalkeeper
- Robert Bobby Womack (1944-2014), African-American singer, songwriter, musician and producer
- Robert Bobby Wood (American football) (1916–1973), American National Football League player
- Bobby Wood (soccer) (born 1992), American soccer player
- Bobby Wayne Woods (1965-2009), American kidnapper, rapist and murderer
- Robert Bobby Zamora (born 1981), English footballer
Female
- Bobbie Eakes (born 1961), American actress and singer
- Bobbie Gentry, stage name of American singer-songwriter Roberta Lee Streeter (born 1944)
- Esther Bobbie Heine Miller (1909-2016), South African tennis player
- Bobbie Richardson (born 1949), American politician
- Fanny Bobbie Rosenfeld (1904-1969), Canadian multi-sport athlete, nicknamed "Bobbie" for her hairstyle
- Barbara Bobbie Sparrow (born 1935), Canadian former politician
- Roberta Bobbie Vaile (1959–1996), Australian astrophysicist
Fictional characters
- Bobby Baccalieri, in the HBO series The Sopranos
- Bobby Brady, in The Brady Bunch
- Bobby Breckinridge, in Degrassi
- Bobby Bond, best friend of King Kong on The King Kong Show
- Bobby Boucher, lead character in the film The Waterboy
- Roberta Josephine Bobbie Jo Bradley, on the TV series Petticoat Junction
- Bobby Caffey, from the TV series Third Watch
- Bobby Cobb, in the TV series Cougartown
- Bobby Crocker from Kojak
- Bobby Dawson from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Bobby Deerfield, a movie starring Al Pacino
- Bobby Drake, Iceman from the X-Men comics
- Bobby Donnell, in The Practice
- Bobby Ewing, a character from the TV series Dallas
- Bobby Glover, a character in the TV series Little Bill
- Robert Goren ("Bobby"), in Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Bobby Hill (King of the Hill), a TV character
- Bobby Pendragon, the main character in the series The Pendragon Adventure
- Bobby Generic, a character in the animated series Bobby's World
- Bobby Munson in Sons of Anarchy
- Bobby Simone, in NYPD Blue
- Bobby Singer in the TV series Supernatural
- Bobbie Spencer, in the soap opera General Hospital
- Bobby Wheeler (Taxi), in the TV series Taxi
- Roberta Bobbie Wickham, a recurring character in in the Jeeves and Mr Mulliner stories of P. G. Wodehouse
- Bobby, title character in the animated TV show Bobby's World
- Bobby, in Stephen Sondheim's musical Company
- Ricky Bobby, the main character in the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
See also
References
- ↑ Hiskey, Daven. "How Dick Came to be Short for Richard". Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Nickname history". Retrieved November 6, 2015.
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