| [ 2 syll. bob-bie, bo-bb-ie ] The girl name Bobbie is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced BAABiy KEY. Bobbie has its origins in the Latin and Germanic languages. It is used largely in English. Bobbie is an English pet form of the English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slavic, and Spanish Barbara. Bobbie is also an English pet form of the English, German, and Italian Roberta. Bobbie is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1934 with 0.202% of baby girls being named Bobbie. It was #110 in rank then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is of only sporadic use now. In 2007, among the family of girl names directly related to Bobbie, the English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slavic, and Spanish Barbara was the most widely used. Bobbie has primarily been a girl name in the last century. In 1981, 11 times more girls than boys were given the name Bobbie. Baby names that sound like Bobbie include the English Bobbi, the English Bobby, the English Bebe, the English Bevie, the English Bibi, the Slavic Boba, the English Bab, the English Babe, the German Bea, the English Bev, and the Dutch and German Bo. KEY: Pronunciation for Bobbie: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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