English
Robbo
From Rob (“diminutive Robert, Robin, etc.”) + -o.
Formed from Rob ‘diminutive Robert, Robin, etc.’ + -o
Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- ‘to snatch’
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Frankish *raubōn
Late Latin raubō
Anglo-Norman rober
Middle English robben ‘to steal, rob’
English Rob
Today it means
name A diminutive of the given name Robert or Robin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Robbo