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UK English /ˈrɒb.ɪn/, American English /ˈrɑb.ɪn/ Robinson, Robbin, Robine, Robyne, Robynne, Robynn, Robyn, Robbyn, Robben, Reuben, Rahbin, and Robene. |
Robin is originally a diminutive male Given name or Nickname of Robert, derived from the prefix Rob- (hrod, Old Germanic, meaning "fame"), and the suffix -in (Old French diminutive). More recently, it is used as an independent name. The name Robin is a masculine given name, feminine given name, and a surname. In Europe, although it is sometimes regarded as a female name, it is generally given to males. In 2014, 88% of babies named Robin in England were boys. In United States, it used to be more popular as a female name—during the 1990s, for example, it was the 325th most popular girl's name and the 693rd most popular boy's name. However the gap has been narrowing and recently the number of boys and girls named Robin in United States has been roughly similar (as visualized in the chart on the right). In 2014 46% of babies named Robin in United States were boys, which is about 3 times that figure in 1990.
There are several common variations, including Robyn, Robbin, Robine, Robyne, Robynne, and Robbyn. Robine is a female version of the name Robin. In some cultures Robyn is strictly female. It has its origin in France and is also a very common surname in France. Robin is occasionally found as a surname in English language-speaking countries. Common nicknames are Rob, Robbie or Bobby. Robin may refer to:
Robin Antin (born 1961), American-born music video director, best known for being the creator for the hip-hop/R&B group Pussycat Dolls
Robin Blaze (born 1971), English countertenor
Robin Boyd (1919–1971), Australian architect
Robin Brockway, (born 1981) British actor
Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar
DJ Robin Clark, (born 1982), German hardstyle DJ and record producer
Robin Coleman (born 1973), American actress and strongwoman
Robin Cook (1946–2005), British Member of Parliament, used the name instead of his given name Robert
Robin Cook (American novelist) (born 1940), American doctor and novelist
Robin Cousins (born 1957), British Olympic gold medal figure skater
Robin Curtis, (born 1956), American actress
Sir Robin Day (1923–2000), British political commentator and journalist
Robin Dutt (born 1965), German football manager
Robin Finck (born 1971), guitarist for Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born 1988), Singer, Actress
Robin Gibb (1949–2012), member of the pop group trio, the Bee Gees
Robin Givens (born 1964), American actress
Robin Goad (born 1970), American weightlifter
Robin Hobb (born 1952), American fantasy author
Robin Hunter (1929–2004), British actor
Robin Ince (born 1969), British comedian
Robin Korving (born 1974), Dutch hurdler
Robin Leach (born 1941), host of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Robin Lodders (born 1994), German basketball player
Robin Martin-Jenkins (born 1975), English cricketer
Robin Miller (chef) (born 1966), an American chef, host of Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller
Robin Moulder (born 1966), bassist for the bands TCR and Jack Off Jill
Robin Moore (1925–2008), American writer
Robin Quivers (born 1952), American radio personality, co-host of The Howard Stern Show
Robin Roberts (baseball) (1926–2010), American baseball player
Robin Roberts (newscaster) (born 1960), American newscaster
Robin S. (born 1962), American dance vocalist
Robin Singh (disambiguation)
Robin Smith (comics), British comic book artist
Robin Smith (cricketer) (born 1963), South African-born English international
Robin Smith (chess player) (1952–2009), American correspondence chess champion
Robin Söderling (born 1984), Swedish tennis player
Robin Tait (1940–1984), New Zealand discus thrower
Robin Lord Taylor (born 1978), American actor
Robin Thicke (born 1977), Canadian-American R&B singer-songwriter and musician
Robin L. Titus (born 1954), Republican member of the Nevada Assembly.
Robin Trower (born 1945), guitarist for his own eponymous band and Procol Harum
Robin Tunney (born 1972), Irish-American actress
Robin Uthappa (born 1985), Indian cricketer
Robin van Persie (born 1983), Dutch football player
Robin Ventura (born 1967), American baseball player and manager
Robin Waterfield (born 1952), British classical scholar
Robin Williams, (1951–2014), Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian
Robin Wright Penn, (born 1966) American actress
Robin Yalçın (born 1994), German footballer of Turkish descent
Robin Yount (born 1955), baseball player
Robin Zander (born 1953), lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick
Robin (singer), (born 1998), full name Robin Packalen, Finnish singer
Rockin' Robin (wrestler) (born Robin Smith, 1965), American WWF performer
Robin Hood, legendary English outlaw
Robin (comics), Batman's sidekick from DC comics
Robin Goodfellow, common pseudonym of Puck (mythology)
Robin the Frog, Muppet nephew of Kermit the Frog
Robin Scherbatsky, in the television show How I Met Your Mother
Robin Scorpio-Drake, HIV positive doctor on the television soap opera General Hospital
Robin Sena, main character in the anime Witch Hunter Robin
Robin Oakapple, main character in the opera Ruddigore by Gilbert & Sullivan
Robin, a character from Mona the Vampire
Robin, default name of main character from the videogame Fire Emblem Awakening
Robin Mills-Taylor, a character from "The Story of an Idahoan Idiot"
Robyn Miller (character), a character from Casualty
Robin Griffin, main character from the series "Top of the Lake", by Jane Campion
Robin, a pen-name of Sir Robert Walpole
Charles Robin, businessman from the Isle of Jersey
Charles-Philippe Robin (1821–1885), French anatomist and biologist
Dany Robin (1927–1995), French actress
Emily Robin (1874–1929), British bordello owner
Gabriela Robin, singer and lyricist
James Robin (1817–1894), South Australian businessman
Jean-Cyril Robin (born 1969), French former professional road racing cyclist
Leo Robin (1900–1984), American composer, lyricist and songwriter
Mado Robin (1918–1960), French coloratura singer
Marie-Monique Robin (born 1960), French journalist
Marthe Robin (1902–1981), French Roman Catholic mystic
Martial Robin (born 1977), French football player
Régine Robin (born 1939), novelist, writer, translator and professor of sociology
Teddy Robin (born 1945), Hong Kong English pop singer-songwriter, actor, and director
Victor Gustave Robin (1855–1897), French mathematician
Christopher Robin, young boy in A. A. Milne's work, most notably his Winnie-the-Pooh books
Fanny Robin, in Thomas Hardy's novel Far from the Madding Crowd
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