Details for the forename Robin

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Robin (male)


Diminutive(s):	Rob (M)
Pet Name(s):	Bob (M) Bobby (M)
Pet Name for:	Robert (M)
Derivative of:	Robert (M)
Feminine form:	Robin (F) Robina (F) Robine (F) Robyn (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English. Originally derived from Rob, the pet name for Robert, Robin has been a male given name for many centuries. The name has only recently become popular as a female name, usually spelt Robyn.