Robin name - Meaning of Robin
- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 4
- Usage
- English, Dutch, Swedish, Germanic
- Pronounced
- RAH-bin (English)
- Robin Meaning
- Medieval diminutive of Robert. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor. In modern times it has also been used as a feminine name, and it may sometimes be given in reference to the red-breasted bird. Robin is a Medieval diminutive of Robert, or Roberta. Roberta originates in Germanic languages and means "Of shining fame". It is a feminine form of Robert. Robert has always been one of the most popular masculine given names in the United States. Roberta, on the other hand, has never gained such popularity as a feminine given name. Robin can be used as both feminine and masculine given names, currently it is more popular for girls in the United States. It was popularized by the legendary hero Robin Hood.
Robin Related Names
Variants: Bob, Rob, Robbie, Robby (English), Robina, Robine, Robyna, Robynn, Robynna, Robynne, Robbina
Diminutives: Bobbie, Bobby (English)
Feminine Forms: Bobbie, Robbie, Roberta, Robyn, Robena, Robina, Robynne (English)
Other Languages: Robert, Hrodebert, Hrodpreht (Ancient Germanic), Roparzh (Breton), Robert (Croatian), Robert (Czech), Robert (Danish), Roopertti, Pertti, Roope (Finnish), Robert (French), Robert (German), Róbert, Robi (Hungarian), Róbert (Icelandic), Roibeárd (Irish), Roberto (Italian), Roberts (Latvian), Robertas (Lithuanian), Rupert, Ruprecht (Low German), Hob, Hopkin (Medieval English), Robert (Norwegian), Robert, Rupert (Polish), Roberto (Portuguese), Robert (Romanian), Robert (Russian), Raibeart, Rab, Rabbie (Scottish), Robert (Slovene), Roberto, Ruperto (Spanish), Hopcyn (Welsh)
Robin Celebrities
Robin Givens - actress, Robin Tunney - actress, Robin Wright Penn - actress, Robin Christopher - actress, Robin Lively - actress, Robin Williams - actor, Robin van Persie - football player,
