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One of the earliest uses of Bob as a pet form for Robert I can find is in two pamphlets written against the British politician Robert Walpole in 1713 that refer to him as "Bob Hush". Walpole later became the first Prime Minister of England. Because one of these pamphlets is written in the first person as by "Bob Hush", some places on the Web (including Amazon.com) present it as if Robert Walpole himself wrote it, but it's actually signed "J.B." and is mocking Walpole. The other pamphlet calling him Bob Hush was written by William Wagstaffe.
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Can’t picture this name on a kid.
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Really funny old nickname. I don’t hate it, but it’s almost a little ugly on its own as just Bob. Bobby sounds sporty, playful and fun though still funny when you think about it. Bob sounds dead- like the dead fish “Bob-bing” on the water. “Hi I’m Bob” sounds a little dull and lifeless yet funny at the same time. I can totally imagine an old business man named Bob.
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Yall need to hear yourselves, why are we fighting over the best name ever, BOB? Why do you have so much beef with Bob bro with “I absolutely detest it?” It’s so boring? When was the last time you met someone named Bob? Most likely none or 0. PLEASE name your kid Bob it is such a great name that I associate with kind, hardworking people.
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I think the name Bob is so funny, and if I were to have a child (I don’t want to,) if she was a girl I would name her Bobette it’s just so, silly? Idrk.
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I can't believe I dated a Bob in college. It just seems like an old man's name now. The kind of guy who would be married to a woman named Carol.
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Bob Odenkirk is an American actor best known for his role as attorney Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad and its spinoff, Better Call Saul.
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Quite plain and overrated. Other than that it’s alright.
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Dunno 'bout y'all but I think of Bobs as boring, dumb and well Bob.
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Greeting my fellow Bobs. Don't let anyone tell you that our name is generic and boring. WE ARE AWESOME! YOU decide who you are. Don't let stereotypes define you.
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Something has been putting people off of this name, I don’t know if it’s just that extra B at the end. I mean, “Bo” is perceived as hip and cool, while “Bobby” is seen as cutesy enough for a kid, but where does that leave poor ole Bob?
Well, to me anyways, when I think this name, I think of someone hardworking, industrious, but also kind and compassionate at heart, a gentle giant type. And I know I’m probably just influenced by my childhood of watching Bob the Builder and reading about the adventures of Bob the Titan from Percy Jackson (shout-out to the anon commenter who also mentioned this!), but I genuinely think this is a good name and not one to feel bad or ashamed of.
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Well, to me anyways, when I think this name, I think of someone hardworking, industrious, but also kind and compassionate at heart, a gentle giant type. And I know I’m probably just influenced by my childhood of watching Bob the Builder and reading about the adventures of Bob the Titan from Percy Jackson (shout-out to the anon commenter who also mentioned this!), but I genuinely think this is a good name and not one to feel bad or ashamed of.
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BORIIIING... *yawn*
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Bob is a gorgeous name, you guys are being disrespectful in joking this sacred name!
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Another famous bearer is the Australian actor Bob Morley who played Bellamy Blake in The 100 and Peter K in the Australian series Love Me. He was also in Lost in the White City with Haley Bennett and Thomas Dekker.
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A really scary name because of how close it is to the word "bomb" and those are bad which technically means Bob is a bad name!
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A really painful name to go through life with. Just only makes me think of a plain normal businessman.
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Y'all really forgot about Sponge Bob tho.
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Bob Ross is the default answer on our Scholar Bowl team. Or it used to be until our coach got annoyed and forbid us from using it.
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Bob the Builder
Bob (the minion)
And to the Percy Jackson fandom: Bob the Titan (a.k.a. Iapetus)
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Bob (the minion)
And to the Percy Jackson fandom: Bob the Titan (a.k.a. Iapetus)
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I think Bob is a wonderful name and if someone called Bob is reading this I would like to say that me and my friends absolutely adore this name. We even have an imaginary King Bob for others imagine if this was your name you will feel sad just like my friend Mia did when she searched up her name my name was given good comments but I saw my friends' reaction when she saw her name.
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Makes me think of just a bald guy, nothing else really.
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Captain Robert "Bob" Schornstheimer was in command of Aloha Airlines flight 243, a Boeing 737 which suffered explosive decompression in flight. He and his first officer were able to make a successful emergency landing in Kahului despite extensive damages to the front section of the aircraft.
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Some middle names:
Bob Brian
Bob Olaf
Bob Brayden.
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Bob Brian
Bob Olaf
Bob Brayden.
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This name is strange and funny, but a poor, innocent child stuck with this name will be greatly teased. So please, if you are having a child, don't name him Bob, or he will suffer enhanced bullying.
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Impression of something big and really fat. I don't like this name. Looks not nice, sounds not nice, just not the nicest name.
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Boring.
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Bob the Builder. I wouldn't use this as a diminutive for Robert if you ask me.
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This name is a joke now.
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Bob Joke, Bob Marley, Bob's Burgers, Bob Ross and Bob Pinciotti...these are some of the Bobs I know.
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The late Bob Papenbrook (1955-2006) was an English voice actor known for doing English dub anime like Digimon and video games and the father of voice actor Bryce Papenbrook.
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I think Bob is an okay name. I've only met one Bob in my life and he was a college kid. Bob is not common. I don't really get why everyone says this name is so common and why everyone hates on this name. :/ Why doesn't anyone hate on Sean? Like where's the H? If Sean's pronounced like Shawn then Chelsea should be pronounced as "Chel-Shaw". Overall Bob is a 6/10.
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I know a Robert, and we call him Rob, Robbie, etc. He has forbidden us to call him by "Bob".
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Your first instinct is "Jeez it's so common/popular" but when you sit and think, I realise that I've never met a Bob, or a person who goes by Bob.
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Bob the Builder, he can't fix it.
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To that comment on Bob the Builder, saying that he can't fix it...DANG IT. Lol, I was about to say that (it's okay, lol). Anyways, funny joke.
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It should be illegal to name your kid this.
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Just use Bobby.
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It's a crime to make Bob out of Robert.
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Not that bad, but Rob sounds much better.
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I think Bobby is much nicer.
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I’m Bob. Not a nickname, just BOB.
I can’t remember everything about my parents (you’ll find out why) when they named me Bob. I asked them why when I was 5 or so and they said it was cute. I always complained about my name, to the point where I had to get a therapist and my emotional parents had depression not just because of me but because of the arguments that erupted in the house. And there you go, divorce papers. My dumb dad showed me it when I was seven. And they both went away and placed me in the shelter for one month. I still cry remembering it, but luckily I found parents. They said I could get a name change when I am older. Just because I was named Bob, the name tore down my life, making my parents divorce because of my behavior that Bob gave me. Never name your kid this. I’m considering a name change, possibly Robert.
Who knows.
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I can’t remember everything about my parents (you’ll find out why) when they named me Bob. I asked them why when I was 5 or so and they said it was cute. I always complained about my name, to the point where I had to get a therapist and my emotional parents had depression not just because of me but because of the arguments that erupted in the house. And there you go, divorce papers. My dumb dad showed me it when I was seven. And they both went away and placed me in the shelter for one month. I still cry remembering it, but luckily I found parents. They said I could get a name change when I am older. Just because I was named Bob, the name tore down my life, making my parents divorce because of my behavior that Bob gave me. Never name your kid this. I’m considering a name change, possibly Robert.
Who knows.
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Bob Ross was a soft-spoken painter, who showed television viewers how to paint landscapes on his program "The Joy of Painting" in the 80s and 90s. He famously said about painting: "We don't make mistakes; we just have happy accidents."
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If you want your kid to be called Bob, name him Robert, so he isn't stuck with Bob if he wants to be more mature-sounding.
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Imagine ACTUALLY being named Bob. Like your parents just couldn't be asked to name you so they went with... "BOB" the lack of creativity and originality, their parents must hate them so much and they probably hate their lives... what a sad sad life... :)
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I personally think that Bob is a really silly name. Everyone I know laughs at it. It sounds SO simple and little kid-ish. I detest this name. Go for something more complex when seriously naming people!
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In 2018, 51 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Bob* who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 688th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
*as a first name, not a nickname.
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*as a first name, not a nickname.
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What is with all these hate comments? Bob is a wonderful name and my dad chose his English name to be Bob not because he thought that it was funny or weird! Because he loves his kids and Bob sounds like dad in chinese!
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I don't really think that Bob is a good diminutive of Robert. I think that it makes more sense for it to be a diminutive of Bobert or something.
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I don't know why, but I think Bob is a funny name.
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The feminine form of Bob is Bobine/Bobina.
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I think if you were named “Bob” you would be teased. When a child draws something silly, they will name it “Bob, ” “Steve, ” or “Billy Jo.” “Bob” is more of a joke now than a real name. Objects are named “Bob, ” imaginary friends are called “Bob”, but real people aren’t.
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Bob Pinciotti is the father of Valerie, Donna, and Tina Pinciotti on That ‘70s Show.
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I think Bob is now used as a joke... no one that I know of that is a millennial is named Bob.
The name has died out into a joke.
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The name has died out into a joke.
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I'd find it good for a kid's movie character.
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Bob Dole is a famous representative from Kansas.
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This name is boring and it's so overused. It seems like everyone or everything is called Bob so to me it's just a "blah" name.
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It's the evergreen nickname for Robert. Maybe it's overused, but is still good.
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The name Bob is usually a joke now. If I was named Robert, I would be called Robert. People will pick up a stick and say its Bob. People consider it a random name.
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Bob was given to 14 boys in America in 2015.
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People usually name random things Bob. I honestly don't care for the name
Person: "lol, Look at the rock, I'm going to name it Bob.
People: *laughing*
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Person: "lol, Look at the rock, I'm going to name it Bob.
People: *laughing*
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Bob is a character on Bob's Burgers.
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I feel sorry about the people that are named Bob. I hear that name all the time. Like, people call stuff Bob.
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I like this first name because it is serious and funny ( Bob )
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My legal name is Robert, and I am the third generation in a row to have the name, to differentiate myself from my father and grandfather, I was called Bobby. As I grew older, my name matured into just Bob. I answer to Bobby, Bob, Rob & Robert. The only time I call myself Robert is when I am acting as an amateur radio operator, as it's the legal name on my FCC license. The rest of the time, I actually prefer to be called by Bob.
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Bob Barker was the host of the Price Is Right.
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Bob Belcher is a character on the animated sitcom "Bob's Burgers."
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Bob is cute and simple, so there. :D.
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Actor Charlie Sheen has twin sons named Max and Bob (not short for Robert, just Bob).
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Bob is boring and dull. I can't picture a kid with this name.
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Bob Denver, the actor who played Gilligan from Gilligan's Island and Maynard from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Also the name of various hung stickmen.
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Bob is also nickname for Bohumil, Bohuslav and Bohumír.
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I think Bob is a good nickname for Robert, though many of the Roberts I know go by "Rob". One person I know who goes by the nickname Bob is a sweetheart. But a typical joke for the name Bob is the "Bob the Builder" TV show, so occasionally he gets teased with chants and songs like, "Booooooooob the buuuiiiilderr! can he dooo iiitt? NO HE CAN'T!" but other than that his nickname is awesome and thanks to him I want to name a pet "Bob" :-)
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Bob is the center of all jokes. He’s funny.
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This might be OK for a nickname, but it's sort of ugly, has a weird sound, and makes me think of the 'Mr. Dobelina, Mr. Bob Dobelina' song which really gets stuck in my head.
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Bob is fine as a nickname, even though it sounds like a fat man. However, it is horrible as a legal name, like what that actor Charlie Sheen used on one of his sons.
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What about Bob Gaudio? Musical extraordinaire - member of the Four Seasons - he wrote some of the greatest songs of all time including 'Can't take my eyes off you' and '[Who wears] Short Shorts'! The man is brilliant and personally I'd love to namesake him.
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I reckon the name Bob deserves a revival - of course it has negative connotations but what name doesn't? I'd rather name my child this than something really 'interesting' which just ends up sounding pretentious or even worse something every other child seems to be called like Daniel or Joshua. I think used right, it could really work - it can be a really fun and youthful name, and Bobby makes a really sweet nickname.
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Let's not forget Bob Crane, famous for his role as the title character in Hogan's Heroes. His murder still hasn't been solved.
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This name is so plain and funny sounding, I can't imagine anyone naming their kid Bob. This name is a joke among kids, if told to name something funny, like a stuffed pig or tree, kids will say either Bob, Fred or Joe. Like in school we got to have a pig race, with stuffed pigs, and my class named our pig Billy Bob Joe.
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I think this name has been given a bad rap by the teenage population due to the fact that it "sounds funny" and is a bit of a joke name to some.
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The name Bob sounds awesome!
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Bob is also nickname for Bohuslav, Bohumil, Bohdan, Bohumír.
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When I was a little girl I had an imaginary friend named Bob! I agree with most of you in saying this is probably not a good choice to name your little boy.
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Bob is one of the rats in Garfield.
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This name reminds of a caucasian businessman who wears a toupee.
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The name "Bob" is practically a joke among kids now, I don't recommend naming your child this - it would give them a good enough reason to hate the world.
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Scott Baio played a lawyer on the show "Arrested Development" named Bob Loblaw.
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A famous bearer is Bob Seger, a 70s-80s rock singer.
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I hope no one actually names their kid this.
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Even though Bob is a colloquial and friendly name, Robert has more of a "take me seriously" edge to it, and would probably be the better choice between the two.
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Personally, I hate this name. Robert is fine but be called Rob or Robert! Like everyone else when I hear the name Bob, I think of someone who is white trash and needed that name so they could spell it! How do you spell your name? Ummmm. B. Ummmmm. O. Ummmm.... B!
LOL! No insult to anyone named Bob. Really. Not saying you are slow or white trash. That's just the type of person who comes to mind.
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LOL! No insult to anyone named Bob. Really. Not saying you are slow or white trash. That's just the type of person who comes to mind.
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I've never really liked this name. It always make me think of a plummer, you know, one of those guys that should be wearing a belt because his pants hang WAY too low.
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Never. It is used as an insult at my school, or if there is a stand-in teacher, the boys give their names as Bob. I'd never subject my child to the humiliation of being "Bob, the Hob Nob who Dobbed".
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There was a builder on DIYSOS called Bob Grose.
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Bob is a weird name!
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I hate this name! It's too common. Ugh!
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This name has got to be the most boring name ever. It has no personality. And it rhymes with "blob". Enough said.
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A bearer is the late Bob Marley. :)
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Famous bearer Bob Monroe from the awesome movie: RV.
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My name is Robert. I have been called "Bob" all my life.
As a child I hated it , but as I got older around 11ish I grew to like it. And now I love it! It is a simple name yet it is so easy to remember -- 99% of the time people remember my name after the first time I introduce myself. And besides you can always find stuff with Bob on it!
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As a child I hated it , but as I got older around 11ish I grew to like it. And now I love it! It is a simple name yet it is so easy to remember -- 99% of the time people remember my name after the first time I introduce myself. And besides you can always find stuff with Bob on it!
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Bob, I think, is a cool name.
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Bob Carlisle is a Christian music artist.
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I would use Bob as a name for an example. Eg. now, Bob went to the store, he bought five lollies, then Sally came and ate one, how many lollies does Bob have left?
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A bearer is the famous Bob Geldof.
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It's pronounced exactly how it's written. BOB. None of this Bawb crap. :P
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The late Steve Irwin's son's name is Bob.
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Bob Dylan is a famous bearer.
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The character Bob Cratchit from Christmas Carol.
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I think the name Bob is too general.
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I would never, EVER name my kid this. It's so...ugh.
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Looney Toons writer is Bob Clampett. He created a lot of characters, including Tweety Bird and Bugs Bunny.
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The cartoon "SpongeBob Squarepants" bears this name, but as a second. I've always thought of Bob as a bald-headed man who just does barbecue in his patio. There is also a movie called "What about Bob?" with Bill Murray.
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Leslie Townes Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), otherwise known as Bob Hope, was a famous American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies and in U.S. Army concerts.
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Bob Newhart is a famous comedian/actor.
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Among famous bearers is actor Bob Hoskins. (Whenever people who know Robert De Niro speak of him he is also always called Bob).
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Sadly this is a food product company in Sweden, they make jam and stuff.
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Famous bearer is Bob the Tomato of The Veggie Tales.
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Bob the Builder, hahaha!
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It's true it is an English name, although it sounds for me as a Dutch girl also Dutch. It isn't a very common name in the Netherlands, but it sounds really Dutch.
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The drummer from MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE bears the name Bob.
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