| [ 1 syll. bob, bo-b ] The boy name Bob is pronounced as BAAB KEY. Bob is primarily used in English and its language of origin is Germanic. Bob is a short form of the English, French, German, Scandinavian, and Scottish name Robert. Bob is rare as a baby boy name. At the peak of its usage in 1934, 0.233% of baby boys were named Bob. It had a ranking of #75 then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is now used on a very modest scale. In 2007, out of the family of boy names directly related to Bob, the English, French, German, Scandinavian, and Scottish Robert was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Bob include the English Beau, the Italian Beppe, the English Bev, the English and Scandinavian Bo, the English Boe, the Dutch Boye, the Czech Urba, the Italian Beppo, the Hebrew Bibi, the Russian Boba, the English Bobbi, the English Bobbie, the English Bobby, and the Italian Biaggio. KEY: Pronunciation for Bob: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"
Details of famous persons named Bob:
Actor Bob Crane, born 13 July 1928 - 29 June 1978, Waterbury, Connecticut.
Actor Bob Denver, born 9 January 1935 - 2 September 2005, New Rochelle, New York.
Choreographer Bob Fosse, born 23 June 1927 - 23 September 1987, Chicago, Illinois.
Comedian Bob Hope, born Leslie Townes Hope 29 May 1903 - 27 July 2003, Eltham, England.
Comedian Bob Newhart, born 5 September 1929, Oak Park, Illinois.
Game Show Host Bob Barker, born 12 December 1923, Darrington, Washington.
Journalist Bob Woodward, born 26 March 1943, Geneva, Illinois.
Politician Bob Dole, born 22 July 1923, Russell, Kansas.
Politician Bob Smith, born 30 March 1941, Tuftonboro, New Hampshire.
Rock Musician Bob Geldof, born Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof 5 October 1951, County Dublin, Ireland. |
