Doby as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Doby

What is the meaning of the name Doby ?

The baby name Doby is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdoʊbi/ (DOH-bee).

Doby is English in Origin.

Doby is a diminutive-turned-given name with roots in medieval Britain. It arises from Dob or Dobbe, pet forms of Robert found in Scotland and northern England; through this line it inherits the meaning “fame-bright” (from Germanic hrod “fame” + berht “bright”). The nickname generated surnames such as Dobson, Dobbin, Dobie, and Dobby, and Doby itself appears as a variant spelling in Scottish records. Modern variants and cognates include Dobie, Dobey, Dobby, Dobbie, and Dobi.

Usage as a first name is rare but longstanding in the British Isles and, by surname-as-given-name transfer, in North America; it reads as traditionally masculine but is sometimes used unisex. U.S. awareness was boosted by Hall of Famer Larry Doby (bearing the surname). Cross-linguistically, Dobi/Doby can also echo South Slavic diminutives of Dobr- names (meaning “good”), lending the name an additional positive association.