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English word origin

Etymology of Hobbs

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

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A surname originating as a patronymic. · A city in New Mexico, United States.

name

plural of Hobb

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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