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♀ Robin (girl)
What does Robin mean?
Robin 
▼ as a girls' name (also used less generally as boys' name Robin) is pronounced RAH-bin. It is of Old English and Old German origin, and the meaning of Robin is "bright fame". Nickname for boys named Robert. Now commonly used for girls, probably because of the red-breasted songbird. See also Roberta. Actresses Robin Givens, Robin Wright Penn.
STARTS WITH Ro-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, bright (light), red, songbird (bird)
Variations
VARIANTS Robee, Robbey, Robbi, Robbie▼, Robbin▼, Robby, Robena, Robene, Robenia, Robi, Robina, Robine, Robinet, Robinett, Robinette, Robinia, Robyn▼, Robyna, Robynette, Robynn, Robynne
RELATIONS VIA ROBERTA Bobbe, Bobbie▼, Bobby▼, Bobi, Bobie, Bobina, Bobine, Roba, Robbee, Robeena, Robynna
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Rabin, ..
(male) Rori, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Robin Davina (R.D.), ..
How popular is Robin?
Robin is a very popular first name for females (#100 out of 4276, Top 2%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#6024 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Robin entered the list in 1920-1929 and reached its highest rank of #34 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, and is at #974 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Robin (#974 IN RECENT RANKINGS) ranked in the Top 2000 are Robyn (#1021), Bobbie, Bobby, Robbi, Robbie, Robbin, Robena, Robert and Roberta. Other forms, like Robynna, are uncommon. These relations of Robin were favored as birth names 58 years ago (AVERAGE #735) and are now significantly less widespread, with versions like Roberta going out of style.
Similar Names
Robin▼ is alike in pronunciation to Rubine. Other recommended sound-alike names are Corin, Jolin, Korin, Lorin, Nolin, Rain, Rocio▼, Rodi, Rodie, Rodina, Roline, Romi, Romina▲, Roni, Rosie▼, Rosina▼, Rosine, Rosio, Rowan▲, Rowen▲, Rowina, Roxi, Roxie▼, Roxine, Rozina, Rubi▼, Rubia, Rubie▼ and Rubina. These names tend to be less commonly used than Robin.
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