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Where does “Hobbes” come from?

Hobbes comes from the Anglo-Norman Robert, a personal name of Germanic origin meaning "bright fame."

Hobbes (English): a surname

Definitions

  1. a surname

Ancestry of “Hobbes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRobert—
2Anglo-NormanRobert—

Words derived from “Hobbes”

  • Hobbesian
  • Hobbist
  • Hobbism
  • Hobbesianism
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