Rob

See also: rob, ROB, røb, ròb, and rób

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: rŏb, IPA^(key): /ɹɒb/

• Audio (Australia):

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• Rhymes: -ɒb

Proper noun

Rob

1. A diminutive of the male given names Robert and Robin.
   • 2021 December 9, Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, “Epik is a refuge for the deplatformed far right. Here’s why its CEO insists on doing it”, in CNN‎^[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 17 May 2026:

     And in both cases, a man named Rob Monster – an outspoken born-again Christian and the CEO of a tech company called Epik – made pointed restorations, republishing much of the New Zealand content and putting Gab back online. All in the name, he said, of free speech.

2. (rare compared to the pet form) A surname transferred from the given name, derived from Robert.

Derived terms

• Robeson
• Robson

See also

• Bob
• Bobby
• Robbie
• Robby

Anagrams

• BOR, Bor, Bor., ORB, bor, bro, bro., orb

Dutch

Etymology

Shortening of Robert or Robrecht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔp/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Rob
• Rhymes: -ɔp
• Homophone: rob

Proper noun

Rob m

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Robbert
• Robert
• Roberto
• Robertus
• Robrecht

Romanian

Etymology

From rob.

Proper noun

Rob m (genitive/dative lui Rob)

1. a surname

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrˠɔp/

Proper noun

Rob m (genitive Roib, vocative Roib)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Raibeart, equivalent to English Rob