Where does “Dobbin” come from?

Dobbin comes from the English short form Dobb, a diminutive of the English personal name Robert, which derives from the Anglo-Norman Robert.

Dobbin (English): A pet name given to workhorses, and by extension, a placeholder name used for any workhorse, much like John Q. Public and other such placeholders are used for people

Definitions

  1. A pet name given to workhorses, and by extension, a placeholder name used for any workhorse, much like John Q. Public and other such placeholders are used for people

Ancestry of “Dobbin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDobb—
2EnglishRobert—
3Anglo-NormanRobert—

Words derived from “Dobbin”

Every word from Anglo-Norman Robert →Every word from English Robert →Every word from English Dobb →