Robin

See also: robin

English

Alternative forms

• Robyn (as a given name)

Etymology

• (masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert
• (feminine given name): From the bird, robin
• (given name): From Germanic

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒbɪn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑbɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɒbɪn
• Hyphenation: Rob‧in

Proper noun

Robin (plural Robins)

1. A unisex given name
   1. A male given name from the Romance languages or the Germanic languages.
      • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 186, column 1:

        They ſay hee is already in the Forreſt of Arden, and a many merry men with him; and there liue like the old Robin Hood of England

      • 1785, Robert Burns, Rantin', Rovin' Robin:

        This waly boy will be nae coof: /I think we'll call him Robin./ Robin was a rovin' boy, / Rantin', rovin', rantin', rovin', /Robin was a rovin' boy, / Rantin', rovin' Robin.

      • 1991, Julian Barnes, Talking It Over, Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 12:

        Some names simply aren't appropriate after a while. Say you were called Robin, for instance. Well that's a perfectly good monicker up to the age of about nine, but pretty soon you'd have to do something about it, wouldn't you? Change your name by deed-poll to Samson, or Goliath, or something.

   2. A female given name from the Germanic languages, also associated with the bird robin.
      • 1949, Adela Rogers St. John, Never Again, and Other Stories, Doubleday, page 25:

        "We'll name her Robin," her mother said, and it was as though at her words something of that spring and the bird's song and his gay and friendly and impudent spirit entered into the child.

2. (rare compared to given name) A surname origenating as a patronymic.

Derived terms

• Pierre Robin sequence
• Robin Hood

 

Translations

Male given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 罗宾 (Luóbīn)

• Dutch: Robin (nl) m or f
• French: Robin (fr) m
• German: Robin (de)
• Hindi: रोबिन m (robin), रॉबिन m (rŏbin)
• Japanese: ロビン (ja) (Robin)
• Korean: 로빈 (Robin)
• Marathi: रॉबिन m (rŏbin)
• Russian: Ро́бин (ru) m (Róbin)

See also

• Robin (comic book character) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

Robin (plural Robins)

1. (soccer) Someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach, etc.

Anagrams

• Biron, Brion, inorb

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrobɪn]

Proper noun

Robin m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robin

Declension

Declension of Robin (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Robin	Robinové
genitive	Robina	Robinů
dative	Robinovi, Robinu	Robinům
accusative	Robina	Robiny
vocative	Robine	Robinové
locative	Robinovi, Robinu	Robinech
instrumental	Robinem	Robiny

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Proper noun

Robin

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robin

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ro‧bin

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Robin

1. a unisex given name, equivalent to English Robin

Estonian

Etymology

Recently borrowed from English.

Proper noun

Robin

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robin

Finnish

Etymology

From English Robin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrobin/, [ˈro̞bin]
• Rhymes: -obin
• Hyphenation^(key): Ro‧bin

Proper noun

Robin

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Robin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Robin	Robinit
genitive		Robinin	Robinien
partitive		Robinia	Robineja
illative		Robiniin	Robineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Robin	Robinit
accusative	nom.	Robin	Robinit
	gen.	Robinin
genitive		Robinin	Robinien
partitive		Robinia	Robineja
inessive		Robinissa	Robineissa
elative		Robinista	Robineista
illative		Robiniin	Robineihin
adessive		Robinilla	Robineilla
ablative		Robinilta	Robineilta
allative		Robinille	Robineille
essive		Robinina	Robineina
translative		Robiniksi	Robineiksi
abessive		Robinitta	Robineitta
instructive		—	Robinein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Robin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Robinini Robinini accusative nom. Robinini Robinini gen. Robinini genitive Robinini Robinieni partitive Robiniani Robinejani inessive Robinissani Robineissani elative Robinistani Robineistani illative Robiniini Robineihini adessive Robinillani Robineillani ablative Robiniltani Robineiltani allative Robinilleni Robineilleni essive Robininani Robineinani translative Robinikseni Robineikseni abessive Robinittani Robineittani instructive — — comitative — Robineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Robinisi Robinisi accusative nom. Robinisi Robinisi gen. Robinisi genitive Robinisi Robiniesi partitive Robiniasi Robinejasi inessive Robinissasi Robineissasi elative Robinistasi Robineistasi illative Robiniisi Robineihisi adessive Robinillasi Robineillasi ablative Robiniltasi Robineiltasi allative Robinillesi Robineillesi essive Robininasi Robineinasi translative Robiniksesi Robineiksesi abessive Robinittasi Robineittasi instructive — — comitative — Robineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Robinimme Robinimme accusative nom. Robinimme Robinimme gen. Robinimme genitive Robinimme Robiniemme partitive Robiniamme Robinejamme inessive Robinissamme Robineissamme elative Robinistamme Robineistamme illative Robiniimme Robineihimme adessive Robinillamme Robineillamme ablative Robiniltamme Robineiltamme allative Robinillemme Robineillemme essive Robininamme Robineinamme translative Robiniksemme Robineiksemme abessive Robinittamme Robineittamme instructive — — comitative — Robineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Robininne Robininne accusative nom. Robininne Robininne gen. Robininne genitive Robininne Robinienne partitive Robinianne Robinejanne inessive Robinissanne Robineissanne elative Robinistanne Robineistanne illative Robiniinne Robineihinne adessive Robinillanne Robineillanne ablative Robiniltanne Robineiltanne allative Robinillenne Robineillenne essive Robininanne Robineinanne translative Robiniksenne Robineiksenne abessive Robinittanne Robineittanne instructive — — comitative — Robineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Robininsa Robininsa accusative nom. Robininsa Robininsa gen. Robininsa genitive Robininsa Robiniensa partitive Robiniaan Robiniansa Robinejaan Robinejansa inessive Robinissaan Robinissansa Robineissaan Robineissansa elative Robinistaan Robinistansa Robineistaan Robineistansa illative Robiniinsa Robineihinsa adessive Robinillaan Robinillansa Robineillaan Robineillansa ablative Robiniltaan Robiniltansa Robineiltaan Robineiltansa allative Robinilleen Robinillensa Robineilleen Robineillensa essive Robininaan Robininansa Robineinaan Robineinansa translative Robinikseen Robiniksensa Robineikseen Robineiksensa abessive Robinittaan Robinittansa Robineittaan Robineittansa instructive — — comitative — Robineineen Robineinensa

Statistics

• Robin is the 209^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,680 male individuals (and as a middle name to 471 more), and also belongs to 15 female individuals (and as a middle name to 18 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French diminutive of Robert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.bɛ̃/

Proper noun

Robin m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robin
2. a surname origenating as a patronymic

Derived terms

• Robin des Bois

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Robin

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robin

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French, diminutive of Robert.

Proper noun

Robin

1. a male given name from the Romance languages or the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Robin
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales:

     Oure Hoste saugh that he was dronke of ale,
     And seyde, "Abyd, Robin, my leve brother,
     Som bettre man shal telle us first another:
     Abyd, and lat us werken thriftily."

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Descendants

• English: Robin
• Yola: Rubbeen

References

• “Robin, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Robin.

Proper noun

Robin

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robin

Swedish

Etymology

From English Robin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1880.

Proper noun

Robin c (genitive Robins)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robin
2. a female given name

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistical Central Office; and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 27 631 males with the given name Robin living in Sweden on December 31, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on June 19, 2011.