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Meaning & Origins
Altered short form of Robert, a later development than the common medieval forms Hob, Dob, and Nob, all of which, unlike Bob, have given rise to English surnames.
| 459th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English (of Norman origin): descriptive nickname for a bald man, from Middle English chaffin, a diminutive of Old French chauf ‘bald’ (Latin calvus).
| 3,408th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Bobby, Bobbie, Bobbi, Bobbye, Bobi, Bobbe, Bobb, Bobie, Boby, Bobo
Chaffee, Chafin, Chaffins, Chaffen, Chafino, Chafee, Chafen, Chaffey, Chafe, Chaffer
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