Hob

English, diminutive of Robert

"bright fame"

Hob Origin and Meaning

The name Hob is a boy's name of English origin meaning "bright fame".

A Robert nickname out of use for hundreds of years, but now sounds cooler than Bob or Rob for a modern boy.

Famous People Named Hob

• Harvey Max "Hob" Hiller American baseball player
• Hob Broun American novelist
• (Wendell) Hob Bryan II American politician

Hob in Pop Culture

• Hob a robot,like creature in the webcomic "Dresden Codak" by Aaron Diaz
• Hob Gadling character in the The Sandman comic book series by Neil Gaiman
• Hob a character in film "RoboCop 2"
• Hob mentioned in the madrigal "Who made thee, Hob, forsake the plough?" by William Byrd