Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. BAHB-ee  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Variant of Bobby. As a feminine name it can be a diminutive of Roberta or Barbara.

Related Names

Masculine FormRobert
Other Languages & CulturesRobert(Albanian) Roparzh(Breton) Varvara(Bulgarian) Robert(Catalan) Barbara, Robert, Bara, Barica(Croatian) Barbora, Robert, Bára, Robin(Czech) Barbara, Robert(Danish) Barbara, Robert, Babette, Bob, Brecht, Rob, Robbe, Robin, Robrecht(Dutch) Robert(Estonian) Robert, Pertti, Roope, Roopertti(Finnish) Barbara, Robert, Roberte, Babette, Barbe, Robin(French) Barbare(Georgian) Barbara, Robert, Babette, Bärbel, Rupert, Ruprecht(German) Hrodebert, Robert, Robertus, Hrodperht(Germanic) Varvara(Greek) Barbara, Borbála, Róbert, Boróka, Robi(Hungarian) Róbert(Icelandic) Báirbre, Roibeárd(Irish) Barbara, Roberta, Roberto, Berto, Robertina(Italian) Barbara(Late Roman) Roberts(Latvian) Barbora, Robertas(Lithuanian) Varvara(Macedonian) Hob, Hopkin(Medieval English) Hopcyn(Medieval Welsh) Barbara, Robert(Norwegian) Hrōþiberhtaz(Old Germanic) Barbara, Robert, Basia(Polish) Bárbara, Roberta, Roberto(Portuguese) Robert(Romanian) Robert, Varvara, Varya(Russian) Rab, Rabbie(Scots) Barabal, Raibeart(Scottish Gaelic) Barbora, Róbert(Slovak) Barbara, Robert(Slovene) Bárbara, Roberta, Roberto, Berto, Robertina, Ruperto(Spanish) Barbara, Barbro, Robert, Robin(Swedish)

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Entry updated July 2, 2017