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English word origin

Etymology of Dobbs

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A surname originating as a patronymic. · Ellipsis of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling which stated that access to abortion was not a constitutionally protected right, overturning the earlier Roe ruling which established this unenumerated right.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Source etymology 2

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name

plural of Dobb

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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