Bob Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Bob :

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian , British , Chinese , Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Lebanese , Netherlands , Swedish

Variant Names of Bob:

Bobbee, Bobbey, Bobbie, Bobby, Robert, Bobbee, Bobbey, Bobbie And Bobby

Rhyming Names of Bob: 

Names Similar to Bob :

Bobo, Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby, Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby, Bobang, Boban, Bobana

Popularity Rank :

Bob name was top ranked at 87 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 3416 position in American during year 2012

Name Bob has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 657 position. 92875 numbers of people were named Bob so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The masculine name Bob is a short form of Robert, which is taken from the name hrodebert in Germanic that means “bright fame”. It came later than medieval rhyming nicknames for the name, including Nob, Dob and Hob. In fact, the Normans introduce the name to Britain, where it came to replace the Old English cognate Hreodbeorht. Ever since then it has been a common name in the English-speaking countries.

There are many famous people with the name, like the American musician Bob Dylan or the guitarist Bob Bogle. Not to mention the artists and writers, like Bob Justin or Bob Kur, respectively. Even some amazing actors, like Bob Barker from a game show to Bob Fosse the actor, director, dancer and screenwriter.

Bob Numerology :

Personality No. 4. People with name Bob love to work & like orderliness. They are loyal, pragmatic & materialistic but sometimes they may be rude. Person with Bob having 4 as Personality number are adamant & indulge only in time-tested values. They are determined, energetic, dependable & scientific. They are cautious & hypersensitive. More Numerology