Where does “Robin” come from?

Robin derives from Old French Robert, a personal name of Germanic origin meaning "bright fame."

Robin (English): Someone connected with any number of sports teams...

Definitions

  1. Someone connected with any number of sports teams...

Ancestry of “Robin”, step by step

Robin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English Robin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishRobin—
2Old FrenchRoberta Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing
3Frankishberhtbright
4Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
5Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via English Robert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRobert—
2Anglo-NormanRobert—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →