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Roby

Roby proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Roby

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4390).
  3. A small city, the county seat of Fisher County, Texas, United States.

Origin of Roby

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

Questions about Roby

What does Roby mean?
Roby means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Roby?
Roby is a proper noun.

Words near Roby in the dictionary

  1. robustness
  2. robustnesses
  3. robustotoxin
  4. robustoxin
  5. robustuous
  6. Roby
  7. Robyn
  8. Robănești
  9. roc
  10. Roc Day
  11. ROCA

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