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What does Hobbes mean?
Hobbes 
as a boys' name is of Old English and Old German origin, and the meaning of Hobbes is "bright fame". Variant of Robert. Thomas Hobbes was a 17th-century English philosopher. The popular cartoon stuffed tiger created by Bill Watterson was named after him.
STARTS WITH Ho-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, bright, 17th century, philosopher, tiger (lion)
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ROBERT Bobbie▼, Bobby▼, Robb, Robben, Robbie▼, Robbin, Robbins, Robby▼, Robers
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hobbes Korey (H.K.), ..
How popular is Hobbes?
Hobbes is an unusual first name for men but a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#114166 out of 150436, Top 76%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Bobbie, Bobby (#824 VIA LATEST LIST), Robb, Robbie, Robbin, Robby and Robert (#71) are the popular variation forms of Hobbes (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) listed in the Top 2000. Usage of these relations of Hobbes was well-received among parents 88 years ago (ADOPTION OF 6.31%) and has become significantly lower since (ADOPTION 0.3%, ▼95%), with forms like Robbie becoming less in vogue. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Bobbee, Bobbey, Cortes, Dobbs, Forbes, Gibbes, Gybbes (see Gibbes), Habeeb, Hannes, Harben, Hawes, Hayes▲, Heber, Hermes, Hobard, Hobart▼, Hobbson (see Hobson), Hobert▼, Hobey, Hobie, Hobson, Hodge, Hodges, Holden▲, Hollis▼, Holmes, Homer▼, Hooker, Hooper, Hopper, Horten, Hosea▼, Hoshea, Howe, Howel, Howie, Howlen, Hoyce, Hube, Hubie, Huges, Hughes, Hugues, Jabes, Jones, Kortes, Moises▲, Montes, Moses▼, Moyses and Mozes. These names tend to be more commonly used than Hobbes.
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