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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.

Ancestry of “dobbin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dobbin”

  • Dobbins
  • Dobinson
  • Dobbyn
  • Dobbing
  • Dobing
  • Dobbinson
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