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Hobbins

Hobbins proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Hobbins (plural Hobbinses)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Forms of Hobbins

pluralHobbinses

Origin of Hobbins

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

Phrases with Hobbins

Questions about Hobbins

What does Hobbins mean?
Hobbins means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Hobbins?
Hobbins is a proper noun.

Words near Hobbins in the dictionary

  1. Hobbie
  2. hobbies
  3. hobbing
  4. hobbinoll
  5. hobbinolls
  6. Hobbins
  7. Hobbinses
  8. Hobbis
  9. hobbish
  10. Hobbism
  11. Hobbist

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