Rob
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: rŏb, IPA(key): /ɹɒb/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒb
Proper noun
Rob
- A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
- 2021 December 9, Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, “Epik is a refuge for the deplatformed far right. Here’s why its CEO insists on doing it”, in CNN[1]:
- And in both cases, a man named Rob Monster – an outspoken born-again Christian and the CEO of a tech company called Epik – made pointed restorations, republishing much of the New Zealand content and putting Gab back online. All in the name, he said, of free speech.
- (rare compared to the pet form) A surname transferred from the given name, derived from Robert.
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Shortening of Robert or Robrecht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔp/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Rob
- Rhymes: -ɔp
- Homophone: rob
Proper noun
Rob m
- a male given name
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
From rob.
Proper noun
Rob m (genitive/dative lui Rob)
- a surname
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrˠɔp/
Proper noun
Rob m (genitive Roib, vocative a Roib)
- a diminutive of the male given name Raibeart, equivalent to English Rob