Rob (meaning and origin)

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Rob

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Meaning and origin
Rob is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Brilliant, Illuminated Fame`.

Where is it used?
The name Rob is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Robert, used in English, French, Scandinavian and in Romanian.

See also
In Scottish: Raibeart
In Scottish: Rabbie
In Scottish: Rab
In Italian, Spanish and in Portuguese: Roberto
In Hungarian: R�bert
In German, Dutch and in English: Rupert
In Finnish: Roope
In English, Italian and in Spanish: Robertina
In English and in Italian: Roberta
In English: Robin
In English: Robbie
In English: Bob
In English: Bobby
In English: Hopkin
In English: Robby

Extra information:
From Old English.

More `Rob` links
Rob as abbreviation
Actors named Rob
Rob in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Rob

Rob doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Rob appeared in the top-1000 was 38 years ago, in 1970. It ranked #450 in that year. . 1960 was a `top year` for the name Rob. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #428. The last time Rob appeared among the most common names was in 1890. Our records go back to 1880

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