Robin
From Mereja Words
English
Alternative forms
- Robyn (as a female given name)
Etymology
Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of Robert
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Robin
- A male given name.
- A female given name, also associated with the bird robin.
- A comic book superhero, the sidekick of Batman; also the Boy Wonder.
Quotations
- 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act i, Scene 1:
- They say he is already in the forest of Arden, and a many merry men with him; and there they live 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 0224031570, 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.
- 1949 Adela Rogers St. John, Never Again, and Other Stories, Doubleday 1949, page 25:
- "We'll name her Robin," her mother said, and 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.
Derived terms
See also
- 15px Robin (comic book character) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Robin (comics)
Translations
Sidekick of Batman
Noun
Robin (plural Robins)- (soccer) someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Czech
Proper noun
Robin m.
- A male given name, cognate to Robin
Danish
Proper noun
Robin
- A male given name borrowed from English.
Estonian
Proper noun
Robin
- A male given name recently borrowed from English.
French
Etymology
Old French diminutive of Robert.
Proper noun
Robin (m)
- A male given name.
- A patronymic surname.
German
Proper noun
Robin
- A male given name borrowed from English.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Robin
- A male given name borrowed from English.
Swedish
Proper noun
Robin
- A male given name borrowed from English.
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