Rhyming names were popular in the Middle Ages, so Richard became Rick, Hick, or Dick, William became Will, Gill, or Bill, and Robert became Rob, Hob, Dob, Nob, or Bob.
It most likely originated from the hypocorism Rob, short for Robert. It is most common in English-speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand and some Anglophone African countries. Robert, Roberta, Bobbie, Bobby, Bobette, Boris, Robbie, Rob, Robin, Rupert, Bert, Rahbert, Roberts, Hob, Dob, Nob, Bobo, numerous other variationsīob is a male given name or a hypocorism, usually of Robert, and sometimes a diminutive of Bobby.
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