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I would not have expected that.

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Brecht sounds very harsh. I wouldn't like it as a name on its own. Hob is kinda a cute nickname for something else. Hopkin is too surnamey for me.

I don't like Brecht. Too German for me, even someone with German ancestry. I feel like its one of those names that you can use if living in Germany or first or second generation German, but not otherwise.

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Hob looks dumb to me, but I like Hobbes.

Brecht sounds delightful and strong.

Hob — extremely dated. Like Middle Ages dated. Back then there were a lot of rhyming nicknames for Robert (Bob, Dob, Hob, Job, Rob, etc.). Rob and Bob survived, the rest fell into disuse.

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Brecht — this seems like a Dutch variant and is also very dated. I’m not a huge fan, but I think it could work.

Isn’t “hob” another word for a stove?.

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Not sure how I feel about Brecht. I would also assume it was a nickname for Albrecht.

I don't dislike Brecht, but it's so strongly associated with the playwright that I would assume he was the namesake.

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Hob and Hopkin sound like characters in a children's fantasy novel to me.

I would have guessed that Brecht was a variation on Albrecht, like German for Albert/Bert? It definitely doesn't work if you aren't German.
Hob sounds very antique, and also like a critter of some kind. Like a Hobkin is a little tiny hobbit or a friendly hobgoblin.