Bobb as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bobb

What is the meaning of the name Bobb ?

The baby name Bobb is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced US: /bɑb/; UK: /bɒb/ (rhymes with 'sob').

Bobb is in Origin.

Bobb is a modern spelling variant of Bob, the familiar hypocoristic of Robert. Robert descends from Old High German Hrodebert (hrōd “fame, renown” + beraht “bright”), introduced to England by the Normans and sustained in use across medieval and modern Europe. The nickname Bob developed in late Middle English through rhyming substitution from Rob, a common pattern that also produced forms like Bill from Will and Dick from Rick.

As a given name, Bobb appears sporadically - most notably in 20th‑century American records - often chosen for distinctiveness or as a stage or professional name; it remains rare compared to Bob or Robert. Related variants and cognates include Robert, Rob, Bob, Bobby, Robb, Robbie, Robin, and Bert; international forms span Roberto (Romance languages), Rupert/Ruprecht (Germanic), Roibeárd/Raibeart (Gaelic), Robertas (Lithuanian), and Róbert (Hungarian, Icelandic). The underlying meaning is “bright fame” or “renowned brightness.”

⚙ Bobb is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 127 recorded uses across 40 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.