Robin (name)
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Robin is a unisex given name and a surname. It was originally a diminutive masculine given name or nickname of Robert, derived from the prefix Ro- (Old Frankish: hrod, meaning 'fame' and berht, meaning 'bright'), and the suffix -in (Old French diminutive). There are several common variations, including Robyn, Robbin, Robine, Robyne, Robynne, and Robbyn.[2] Robin has its origin in France and is also a very common surname in France. Robin is occasionally found as a surname in English-speaking countries. Common nicknames are Rob, Robbie or Bobby.[1]
Robin Hood (statue in Nottingham) | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈrɒbɪn/ |
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| Gender | Unisex (Originally only male) |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | France, Germany |
| Meaning | "Fame-bright", diminutive |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Robinson, Robbin, Robine, Roben, Robyn, Robbyn, Robben, Robert |
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In Europe, although it is sometimes regarded as a feminine name, it is generally given to boys. In 2014, 88% of babies named Robin in England were boys.[3] In the United States, it used to be more popular as a feminine name. Around its peak popularity in 1956, it was the 29th most popular name for girls and the 143rd most popular name for boys.[2] The gender gap has narrowed as the name has become generally less popular.
Given name
People
- Robin Aitken (born 1952), British journalist
- Robin Allison, New Zealand architect
- Robin Antin (born 1961), American music video director, founder of the girl group the Pussycat Dolls
- Robin Barnett (born 1958), British diplomat
- Robin Bell (born 1977), South African-born, Australian slalom canoeist
- Robin Bell (scientist), American geophysicist
- Robin Bengtsson (born 1990), Swedish singer
- Robin Blaze (born 1971), English countertenor
- Robin Briant (born 1939), New Zealand doctor
- Robin Bonanno (born 1962), American race car driver
- Robin Boyd (architect) (1919–1971), Australian architect
- Robin Boyd (theologian) (1924–2018), Irish theologian and missionary
- Robin Brockway, British actor
- Robin Brown (disambiguation)
- Robin Bruyère (born 1992), Belgian politician
- Robin Buffet (born 1991), French alpine skier
- Robin Bush (1943–2010), English historian
- Robin Bussard (born 2002), Swiss ski mountaineer
- Robin Buxton Potts, Canadian politician
- Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar
- Robin Choudhury, British cardiologist
- Robin Cole (born 1955), American football player
- Robin Coleman (born 1973), American actress and strongwoman
- Robin R. Means Coleman (born 1969), American author, scholar and educator
- R. G. Collingwood (1889–1943), English philosopher, historian and archaeologist
- Robin Cook (1946–2005), British Member of Parliament, used the name instead of his given name Robert
- Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon (1926–2006), New Zealand judge
- Robin Cook (American novelist) (born 1940), American doctor and novelist
- Robin Cousins (born 1957), British Olympic gold medal figure skater
- Robin Cuche (born 1998), Swiss para-alpine skier
- Robin Curtis (born 1956), American actress
- Robin Day (1923–2000), British political commentator and journalist
- Robin Darwall-Smith, British archivist
- Robin Darwin (1910–1974), British artist
- Robin David (born 1950), Indian sculptor
- Robin de Kruijf (born 1991), Dutch volleyball player
- Robin Dutt (born 1965), German football manager
- Robin Fernando (1937–2022), Sri Lankan actor
- Robin Finck (born 1971), guitarist for Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses
- Robin Gibb (1949–2012), member of the pop group the Bee Gees
- Robin Givens (born 1964), American actress
- Robin Goad (born 1970), American weightlifter
- Robin Goomes, New Zealand mountain biker
- Robin Gosens (born 1994), German footballer
- Robin Haigh (born 1993), Irish/British composer
- Robin Hartshorne (born 1938), American mathematician
- Robin Herman (1951-2022), American sports journalist
- Robin Hobb (born 1952), American fantasy author
- Robin Hunter (1929–2004), British actor
- Robin Hurlstone (born 1958), British actor
- Robin Ince (born 1969), British comedian
- Robin Khuda (born 1979/80), Australian billionaire
- Robin Knox-Johnston (born 1939), British sailor
- Robin Korving (born 1974), Dutch hurdler
- Robin Laws (born 1964), Canadian violinist
- Robin Leach (1941–2018), host of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
- Robin Linschoten (born 1956), Dutch politician
- Robin Lodders (born 1994), German basketball player
- Robin Martin-Jenkins (born 1975), English cricketer
- Robin Meade (born 1969), news anchor for HLN's morning show Morning Express with Robin Meade
- Robin Miller (chef) (born 1966), American chef, host of Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller
- Robin Montgomery (born 2004), American tennis player
- Robin Moore (1925–2008), American writer
- Robin Morgan (born 1941), American writer and women's rights activist
- Robin Moulder (born 1966), bassist for the bands TCR and Jack Off Jill
- Robin Muhr (born 1995), Israeli Olympic equestrian
- Robin Nedwell (1946–1999), English actor
- Robin Nievera (born 1986), Filipino singer-songwriter
- Robin Packalen (born 1998), Finnish singer
- Robin Peace, New Zealander social scientist
- Robin Pecknold (born 1986), American singer, songwriter and guitarist, lead vocalist for Fleet Foxes
- Robin Quivers (born 1952), American radio personality, co-host of The Howard Stern Show
- Robin Roberts (baseball) (1926–2010), American baseball player
- Robin Roberts (newscaster) (born 1960), American newscaster
- Robin S. (born 1962), American dance vocalist
- Robin Sirwan Safar (born 1992), Sweden professional boxer
- Robin Sampson (1940–2024), New Zealand archer
- Robin Schulz (born 1987), German DJ, record producer and remixer
- Robin Shaw, American politician
- Robin Singh (disambiguation)
- Robin Daniel Skinner (born 1998), English singer-songwriter, record producer and YouTuber
- Robin Smith (disambiguation)
- Robin Söderling (born 1984), Swedish tennis player
- Robin Stevens (author) (born 1988), American-born English author of children's fiction
- Robin Stevens (puppeteer) (born 1960), English puppeteer, actor, director and writer
- Robin Stevens (rugby union) (born 1996), South African rugby union player
- Robin Stevenson, Canadian children's book writer
- Robin Tait (1940–1984), New Zealand discus thrower
- Robin Lord Taylor (born 1978), American actor
- Robin Tenney (born 1958), American tennis player
- Robin Thicke (born 1977), Canadian-American R&B singer-songwriter and musician
- Robin L. Titus (born 1954), Republican member of the Nevada Assembly
- Robin Tonniau (born 1985), Belgian politician
- Robin Trower (born 1945), guitarist for his own eponymous band and Procol Harum
- Robin Tunney (born 1972), Irish-American actress
- Robin Turner (disambiguation)
- Robin Uthappa (born 1985), Indian cricketer
- Robin van Persie (born 1983), Dutch football player
- Robin Ventura (born 1967), American baseball player and manager
- Robin Waterfield (born 1952), British classical scholar
- Robin Williams (1951–2014), Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian
- Robin Williamson (born 1943), Scottish musician and founding member of The Incredible String Band
- Robin Windsor (1979–2024), professional dancer
- Robin Wright (born 1966), American actress
- Robin Wright (author) (born 1948), American journalist, author and foreign affairs analyst
- Robin Wright (rugby union) (1885–1958), Irish rugby international
- Robin Wright-Jones (born 1950), American politician
- Robin Yalçın (born 1994), German footballer of Turkish descent
- Robin Yount (born 1955), baseball player
- Robin Zander (born 1953), lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick
Nicknames, pen names and stage names
- Robin, a pen name of Robert Walpole (1676–1745), British statesman
- Robin Clark (DJ), German hardstyle DJ and record producer born Tobias Hartmann (born 1982)
- Robin Cook, stage name of Jonas Ekfeldt (born 29 June 1971), Swedish music producer and singer
- Robin Cook, pen name of Derek Raymond (1931–1994), British novelist
- Rockin' Robin Roberts, stage name of American singer Lawrence Fewell Roberts II (1940–1967)
- nickname of Pauline Robinson Bush (1949–1953), daughter of George H. W. Bush
Fictional characters
- Robin Hood, legendary English outlaw
- Robin (character), Batman's sidekick from DC Comics
- Robin the Frog, Muppet nephew of Kermit the Frog
- Robin Branagh, from British children's TV series Young Dracula
- Robin Buckley, from the Netflix original series Stranger Things
- Robin Ellacott, one of the protagonists from the Cormoran Strike series of books
- Robin Goodfellow, common pseudonym of Puck in folklore
- Robin Griffin, main character from the series Top of the Lake by Jane Campion
- Robin Newman, law student in the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Dual_Destinies
- Nico Robin, archaeologist in the manga series One Piece
- Robin Oakapple, main character in the opera Ruddigore by Gilbert & Sullivan
- Robin Ramzinski, main character in the film The Wrestler
- Robin Scherbatsky, in the American television show How I Met Your Mother
- Robin Scorpio-Drake, HIV positive doctor on the American soap opera General Hospital
- Robin Sena, main character in the anime Witch Hunter Robin
- Robin Sterling, from the fashion doll franchise Rainbow High
- Robin Swift, protagonist of the novel Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang
- Robin Vote, main character in Djuna Barnes's novel Nightwood
- Robin, from Mona the Vampire
- Robin (Fire Emblem), default name of main character from the video game Fire Emblem Awakening
- Robin, local carpenter and mother of Sebastian and Maru in the video game Stardew Valley
- Robin, caveman character from the BBC TV series Ghosts
- Robin, a playable character from Honkai: Star Rail
Surname
- Charles Robin, businessman from the Isle of Jersey
- Charles-Philippe Robin (1821–1885), French anatomist and biologist
- Dany Robin (1927–1995), French actress
- Emily Robin (1874–1929), British bordello owner
- Gabriela Robin, singer and lyricist
- Gabriel Robin (1902-1970), French painter
- Guillaume Robin, 15th-century French architect
- James Robin (1817–1894), South Australian businessman
- Jean Robin (disambiguation)
- Jean-Cyril Robin (born 1969), French former road racing cyclist
- Leo Robin (1900–1984), American composer, lyricist and songwriter
- Mado Robin (1918–1960), French coloratura singer
- Manas Robin (born 1976), Indian singer, composer and lyricist.
- Marie-Monique Robin (born 1960), French journalist
- Marthe Robin (1902–1981), French Roman Catholic mystic
- Martial Robin (born 1977), French football player
- Michel Robin (1930–2020), French film, stage, and television actor
- Régine Robin (1939–2021), novelist, writer, translator and professor of sociology
- Ron Robin (born 1951), Israeli historian and President of the University of Haifa
- Teddy Robin (born 1945), Hong Kong English pop singer-songwriter, actor, and director
- Victor Gustave Robin (1855–1897), French mathematician
Fictional characters
- Christopher Robin, young boy in A. A. Milne's work, most notably his Winnie-the-Pooh books
- Fanny Robin, in Thomas Hardy's novel Far from the Madding Crowd
See also
- Robyn (name)
- Robbyn
- Robben
- Robinson (name)
- Rojbin
- Robene and Makyne, genre names for characters in Scottish pastourelle
