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English word origin

Etymology of Dobie

Diminutive + -ie.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A Dobermann dog.

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

Diminutive + -ie.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

A surname originating as a patronymic. · A locality in the Rural City of Ararat, central western Victoria, Australia

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

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

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