Names That Mean Fame

Along with Dobbin, Dob was medieval nickname for Robert.

This classic Robert nickname is starting to sound sweet again, along with ultra-retro Bobby.

Model Jessica Hart brought this word name into the spotlight in 2022, when she chose it for her newborn son — brother to Baby-Rae. Glorious has historically only been used as a girl name, but it works equally well on boys.

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

Despite fitting in with the modern word name trend, Glorious has been in use since 1925, when it first appeared on the charts for girls. At peak usage, it was given to 15 baby girls in 1948, although we expect this could rise now that model Jessica Hart used it for her son.

Maori form of Robert

Unfashionable in the U.S. yet a shining star in The Netherlands, where nickname-names are enormously stylish.