{{Infobox given name | name = Bobby | image= | imagesize= | caption=member of UTT records | pronunciation= | gender = Unisex (most common in males) | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = [[Robert]], [[Roberta (given name)|Roberta]], [[Roberto (given name)|Roberto]], [[Bobbi]], [[Bob (personal name)|Bob]] | footnotes = }} '''Bobby''' or '''Bobbie''' is both a masculine and a feminine [[hypocorism]], [[given name]] and occasional [[nickname]]. It is usually a variant of '''Robert''' (male) or '''Roberta''' (female). It can also be short for the male name [[Roberto]]. The female version is also sometimes spelled "[[Bobbi]]" or "Bobi".
"Bobby" is a [[diminutive]] of "Bob", itself a diminutive which most likely originated from the hypocorism Rob, short for Robert. Rhyming names were popular in the [[Middle Ages]], so ''Rick'' became ''Hick'' or ''Dick'', ''Will'' became ''Gill'' or ''Bill'', and ''Rob'' became ''Hob'', ''Dob'', ''Nob'', or ''Bob''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/04/how-dick-came-to-be-short-for-richard/|title=How Dick Came to be Short for Richard|accessdate=September 27, 2015|author=Hiskey, Daven|date=28 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/advice/nickhistory.html|title=Nickname history|accessdate=November 6, 2015}}</ref>
==People== ===Male=== {{TOC}} === A ===
*[[Bobby Abreu]] (born 1974), Venezuelan-American Major League Baseball player *[[Murder of Bobby Äikiä|Bobby Äikiä]] (1995–2006), Swedish boy murdered by his mother and stepfather *[[Bobby Allison]] (born 1937), former American NASCAR Winston Cup driver; named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers *[[Bobby Andrews]] (born 1976), Filipino film actor *[[Bobby Au-yeung]] (born 1960), Hong Kong actor === B === *[[Bobby Ball]] (1944–2020), stage name of British comedian Robert Harper *[[Bobby Bare]] (born 1935), Country Music singer and songwriter *[[Bobby Bateson]] (born 1961), American football player *[[Bobby Beathard]] former NFL general manager *[[Bobby Berk]], American interior designer and reality television personality *[[Bobby Bland]] (1930–2013), stage name of Robert Brooks, American blues singer, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame *[[Bobby Blotzer]] (born 1958), drummer for the hard rock band Ratt *[[Bobby (rapper)|Bobby]] (born 1995), rapper and member of k-pop group iKON *[[Bobby Bonds]] (1946–2003), American former Major League Baseball player, father of Barry Bonds *[[Bobby Bones]] (born 1980), radio personality and radio hall of fame member *[[Bobby Bonilla]] (born 1963), American former Major League Baseball player *[[Bobby Bowden]] (1929–2021), American college football coach *[[Bobby Bradley (first baseman)]] Major League Baseball player *[[Bobby Brazier]] (born 2003), English actor and model *[[Bobby Brink]] (born 2001), American ice hockey player *[[Bobby Brown (disambiguation)]], multiple people *[[Bobbie Bruce]] (1906–1978), Scottish footballer *[[Bobby Buntrock]] (1952–1974), American child actor *[[Bobby Burns (disambiguation)]], multiple people === C === *[[Bobby Caldwell]] (1951–2023), American singer and songwriter *[[Bobby Cannavale]] (born 1970), American actor *[[Bobby Cash]] (born 1961), an Indian singer *[[Bobby Charlton]] (1937–2023), English former footballer *[[Bobby Clark (footballer, born 2005)]] *[[Bobby Clarke]] (born 1949), Canadian former National Hockey League Hall-of-Fame player *[[Bobby Collier]] (1929–2000), American football player *[[Bobby Colomby]] (born 1944), American record producer and drummer *[[Bobbie Comber]] (1886–1942), British comedian, singer and actor *[[Bobby Comstock]] (1941–2020), American rock and roll singer *[[Bobby Cox]] (born 1941), American former Major League Baseball player and manager *[[Bobby Cox (footballer)]] (1934–2010), Scottish footballer *[[Bobby Curtola]] (1943–2016), Canadian singer and teen idol === D ===
*[[Bobby Dalbec]] (born 1995), American professional baseball player *[[Bobby Dall]] (born 1963), stage name of Robert Harry Kuykendall, American bass player for the hard rock band Poison *[[Bobby Darin]] (1936–1973), stage name of Walden Robert Cassotto, American singer, songwriter and actor * [[Bobby Dalton (boxer)|Bobby Dalton]] (born 1998), English boxer *[[Bobby Davro]], English actor and comedian born Robert Nankeville in 1958 *[[Bobby Day]] (1930–1990), stage name of Robert Byrd, American singer *[[Bobby Deol]] (born 1969), Indian actor *[[Bobby Dodd]] (1908–1988), American college football Hall-of-Fame coach and player *[[Bobby Doerr]] (1918–2017), American former Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame player *[[Bobby Driscoll]] (1937–1968), American child actor *[[Bobby Duncan (footballer, born 1945)|Bobby Duncan]] (born 1945), Scottish footballer *[[Bobby Duncan (footballer, born 2001)]]
=== E === *[[Bobby Eaton]] (1958–2021), American professional wrestler === F === *[[Bobby Farrell]] (1949–2010), Aruban dancer and singer *[[Bobby Farrelly]] (born 1958), American movie producer and director, one half of the Farrelly Brothers *[[Bobby Fischer]] (1943–2008), American chess grandmaster and 11th World Chess Champion *[[Bobby Fish]] (born 1976) American pro wrestler *[[Bobby Flay]] (born 1964), American celebrity chef, restaurateur and reality TV personality *[[Bobby Freeman]] (1940–2017), American R&B and soul singer, songwriter *[[Bobby Freeman (American football)]] (1932–2003), American National Football League player *[[Bobby Freeman (politician)]] (1934–2016), American lawyer and politician *[[Bobby Fresques]] (born 1970), American football player *[[Bobbie Friberg da Cruz]] (born 1982), Swedish footballer *[[Bobby Fuller]] (1942–1966), American rock-and-roll singer, songwriter and guitarist === G === *[[Bobby Goldsboro]] (born 1941), American singer *[[Bobby Gordon]] (1923–2001), Scottish footballer *[[Bobby Gordon (American football)]] (1935–1990), American football player *[[Bobbie Goulding]] (born 1972), English rugby league football coach and former player *[[Bobby Green]], American professional mixed martial artist *[[Bobby Grich]] (born 1949), American former Major League Baseball player === H === *[[Bobby Hackett]] (1915–1976), American jazz musician *[[Logic (rapper)|Sir Robert "Bobby" Bryson Hall II]] (born 1990), American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and author. *[[Bobby Hamilton Jr.]] (born 1978), American race car driver *[[Bobby Hatfield]] (1940–2003), American singer, one half of the Righteous Brothers *[[Bobby Hebb]] (1938–2010), American R&B and soul singer *[[Bobby Heenan]] (1944–2017), American former professional wrestler, manager and announcer *[[Bobby Helms]] (1933–1997), American country music singer *[[Bobby Higginson]] (born 1970), American Major League Baseball player *[[Bobby Hill (disambiguation)]], multiple people *[[Bobby Hopkinson]] (born 1990), English footballer *[[Bobby Hull]] (1939–2023), Canadian former National Hockey League and World Hockey League player, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame *[[Bobby Hurley]] (born 1971), American former National Basketball Association player and college basketball head coach === J === *[[Bobby Jamison-Travis]] (born 2001), American football player *[[Bobby Jenks]] (1981–2025), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *[[Bobby Jindal]] (born 1971), American politician *[[Bobby Jones (golfer)]] (1902–1971), American golfer
=== K === *[[Bobby Keck]], former NASCAR Cup Series driver *[[Robert F. Kennedy|Robert "Bobby" F. Kennedy]] (1925–1968), American politician *[[Bobby Kennen]], American basketball coach *[[Bobby Knight]] (born 1940), American former college basketball coach === L === *[[Bobby Labonte]] (born 1964), American race car driver *[[Bobby Lane]] (born 1939), American National Football League player *[[Bobby Lashley]] (born 1976), American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist *[[Bobby Layne]] (1926–1986), American National Football League quarterback *[[Bobby Lee]], American comedian *[[Bobby Lewis]] (1925–2020), American rock-and-roll and R&B singer *[[Bobby Ljunggren]] (born 1961), Swedish songwriter === M === *[[Bobby Majors]] (born 1949), American former National Football League player *[[Bobby Massie]] (born 1989), American National Football League player *[[Bobby McFerrin]] (born 1950), American jazz singer *[[Bobby Miller (baseball)]] (born 1999), American Major League Baseball pitcher *[[Bobby Mitchell (disambiguation)]] **[[Bobby Mitchell]] (1935–2020), American former National Football League player and member of the Hall of Fame *[[Bobby Murcer]] (1946–2008), American former Major League Baseball player and broadcaster *[[Bobby Moore (disambiguation)]] **[[Bobby Moore]] (1941–1993), English footballer === N === *[[Bobby Nalzaro]] (1963–2022), Filipino journalist *[[Bobby Nasution]] (born 1991), Indonesian businessman and politician *[[Bobby Nichols]] (born 1936), former pro golfer *[[Bobby Nystrom]] (born 1952), Swedish-born Canadian former National Hockey League player === O === *[[Bobby Ojeda]] (born 1957), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *[[Bobby Okereke]] (born 1996), American football player *[[Bobby Ologun]], Nigerian-born television performer in Japan and mixed martial arts fighter, born Alaji Karim Ologun in 1973 *[[Bobby Orr]] (born 1948), Canadian retired National Hockey League defenceman, member of the Hall of Fame === P === *[[Bobby Pacquiao]] (born 1980), Filipino former professional boxer, younger brother of senator and professional boxer [[Manny Pacquiao]] *[[Bobby Pesavento]] (born 1979), American football player *[[Bobby Petrino]] (born 1961), American National Football League and college football coach *[[Bobby Pickett]] (1938–2007), American singer best known for co-writing and performing the novelty song "Monster Mash" *[[Bobby Portis]] American basketball player *[[Bobby Price]] (born 1998), American football player === Q === *[[Bobby Quarry]] (born 1962), American boxer, younger brother of boxer [[Jerry Quarry]] === R === *[[Bobby Rahal]] (born 1953), American race car driver and owner *[[Bobby Reuse]] (born 1970), American professional sports car racing and stock car racing driver *[[Bobby Richardson]] (born 1935), American former Major League Baseball player *[[Bobby Richardson (American football)]] (born 1992), American National Football League player *[[Bobby Riggs]] (1918–1995), American tennis player *[[Bobby Robertson]] (1917–2009), American football player *[[Bobby Robson]] (1913–2009), English football player and manager *[[Bobby Roode]] (born 1977), Canadian professional wrestler *[[Bobby Ross]] former NFL and College football coach *[[Bobby Rydell]], American singer born Robert Louis Ridarelli in 1942 *[[Bobby Rush]] (born 1946), American politician *[[Bobby Rush (musician)]], American blues musician, composer and singer born Emmit Ellis Jr. in 1933 === S === *[[Bobby Sanabria]] (born 1957), American drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, documentary film producer of Puerto Rican descent *[[Bobby Sands]] (1954–1981), Provisional Irish Republican Army hunger striker and abstentionist MP in the United Kingdom Parliament *[[Bobby Seale]] (born 1936), American political activist, co-founder of the Black Panther Party *[[Bobby Sherman]] (born 1943), American singer, teen idol and actor *[[Bobby Shmurda]], stage name of American rapper Ackquille Jean Pollard (born 1994) *[[Bobby Short]] (1924–2005), American singer and pianist *[[Bobby Simha]] (born 1983), Indian actor *[[Bobby Smith (disambiguation)]] **[[Bobby Smith (rhythm and blues singer)]] (1936–2013), lead singer of the (Detroit) Spinners === T === *[[Bobby Thigpen]] (born 1963), American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher *[[Bobby Thompson (disambiguation)]] *[[Bobby Thomson (disambiguation)]] **[[Bobby Thomson]] (1923–2010), Scottish-born American Major League Baseball player *[[Bobby Trendy]] (born 1979), American interior designer and reality television personality === U === *[[Bobby Unser]] (1934–2021), American former racing driver === V === *[[Bobby Valentine]] (born 1950), American former Major League Baseball player and manager *[[Bobby V]] (born 1980), stage name of American R&B singer Bobby Wilson *[[Bobby Van]] (1928–1980), stage name of American actor and game show host Robert Jack Stein *[[Bobby Vee]] (1943–2016), born Robert Velline, American singer and teen idol *[[Bobby Vinton]] (born 1935), American singer and songwriter *Bobbie Vylan, a drummer, stagename for a member of the band '[[Bob Vylan]]' *Bobby Vylan, a guitarist, a stagename for a member of the band '[[Bob Vylan]]' === W === *[[Bobby Wagner]] (born 1990), American National Football League linebacker *[[Bobby Whitlock]] (1948–2025), American singer, songwriter and musician *[[Bobbie Williams]] (born 1976), American former National Football League player *[[Bobbie Williams (rugby player)]] ({{circa|1886}}{{snd}}1967), Welsh rugby union player *[[Bobby Williamson]] (born 1961), Scottish former footballer and current football manager *[[Bobby Williamson (footballer, born 1933)]] (1933–1990), Scottish football goalkeeper *[[Bobby Witt Jr.]] (born 2000), Major League Baseball player *[[Bobby Womack]] (1944–2014), American singer, songwriter, musician and producer *[[Bobby Wood]] (born 1992), American soccer player *[[Bobby Wood (American football)]] (1916–1973), American National Football League player *[[Bobby Wayne Woods]] (1965–2009), American kidnapper, rapist and murderer
=== Z === *[[Bobby Z.]] (born Robert V. Rifkin 1956) drummer of [[The Revolution (band)|The Revolution]] and formerly Prince *[[Bobby Zamora]] (born 1981), English footballer *[[Babar Azam]] (born 1994), Pakistani cricketer, nicknamed Bobby
===Female=== *[[Bobbie Battista]] (1952–2020), American journalist and former newscaster *[[Bobbie Brown]] (born 1969), American actress *[[Bobby Darling]], Indian actress *[[Bobbie Eakes]] (born 1961), American actress and singer *[[Bobbie Gentry]] (born 1942), stage name of Roberta Lee Streeter, American singer-songwriter *[[Bill and Bobbie Irvine|Bobbie Irvine]] (1932–2004), British professional ballroom dancer and multiple world champion *[[Bobbie Knight]], American businessperson, academic administrator, college president *[[Bobbie Heine Miller]] (1909–2016), South African tennis player *[[Bobbie Phillips]] (born 1968), American actress *[[Bobbie Richardson]] (born 1949), American politician *[[Bobbie Rosenfeld]] (1904–1969), Canadian multi-sport athlete, nicknamed "Bobbie" for her hairstyle *[[Bobbie Sparrow]] (born 1935), Canadian politician *[[Murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett|Bobbie Jo Stinnett]] (1981–2004), American murder victim *[[Bobbie Vaile]] (1959–1996), Australian astrophysicist *[[Bobbie Wygant]] (1926–2024), American news reporter
==Fictional characters== * Bobby, a character in the Stephen Sondheim musical ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' * Bobby, a pigeon character from ''[[Animaniacs]]'' * [[Bobby (Paper Mario)|Bobby]], a [[Bob-omb]] from ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' * Bobby, a character in the ''Adventure Time'' episode "[[Crossover (Adventure Time)|Crossover]]" * Bobby, a blue toucan character from [[Jungle Junction]] * Roberta Bobbi Anderson, a character from the 1987 Stephen King novel ''[[The Tommyknockers]]'' * Bobby Axelrod, a character in the Showtime series [[Billions (TV series)|''Billions'']] *[[Bobby Baccalieri]], a character in the HBO series ''[[The Sopranos]]'' *[[Bobby Beale (EastEnders)|Bobby Beale]], a character from the BBC soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' * Bobby Bars, a character from ''[[A Bronx Tale]]'' * Bobby Bolivia, a character in the film ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' * Bobby Bond, best friend of King Kong on ''[[The King Kong Show]]'' * Bobby Boom, a character in ''[[Pinky Dinky Doo]]'' * Bobby Boucher, lead character in the film ''[[The Waterboy]]'' *[[Bobbie Jo Bradley]], a character from the series ''[[Petticoat Junction]]'' *Bobby Brady, a character in ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' *Bobby Breckinridge, a character in ''[[Degrassi]]'' *[[Bobby Caffey]], from the TV series ''Third Watch'' *[[Bobby Cobb]], in the TV series ''Cougartown'' * Bobby Crocker from ''[[Kojak]]'' * Bobby Dawson, a character from ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' * Bobby Dong, a character from the Nick show ''[[Game Shakers]]'' * Bobby Drake, also known as [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], a character from Marvel Comics * Bobbie Draper, a character from [[The Expanse (TV series)|''The Expanse'']] *Bobby Donnell, a character in ''[[The Practice]]'' *[[Bobby Ewing]], a character from the TV series ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' * Bobby Glover, a character in the TV series ''[[Little Bill]]'' *[[Robert Goren]], a character in ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' also known as Bobby * Bobby, a Scottish-accented human form of Bob from the ''[[Bubble Bobble]]'' video game series * Bobby Grazzo, a character in the sitcom ''[[Vinnie & Bobby#Cast|Vinnie & Bobby]]'' * Bobby Green, the main character in the film ''[[We Own the Night (film)|We Own the Night]]'' *[[Bobby Hill (King of the Hill)|Bobby Hill]], a character from ''[[King of the Hill]]'' * Bobby Generic, the titular protagonist of ''[[Bobby's World]]'' * Bobby Lupo, a character in the film ''[[Out for Justice]]'' * Bobby Maine, a character in the film [[A Star Is Born (2018 film)|''A Star is Born'']] * Bobby Mercer, main character in John Singleton's film ''[[Four Brothers (film)|Four Brothers]]'' *Bobby Munson, a character in ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' * Bobby Nash, the main character in the series [[9-1-1 (TV series)|''9-1-1'']] *Bobby Pendragon, the main character in the series ''[[Pendragon: Journal of an Adventure through Time and Space]]'' * Bobby Prinze, main character from the film ''[[Scary Movie]]'' * Bobby Proud, a character in ''[[The Proud Family]]'' * Bobby Rayburn, a character in ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' * Bobbie Salazar, a character in ''[[Four Sisters and a Wedding]]'' *Bobby Santiago, a character in ''[[The Loud House]]'' * Bobby Shatford, a main character in the film ''[[The Perfect Storm (film)|The Perfect Storm]]'' *[[Bobby Simone]], a character in ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' *[[Bobby Simpson (Home and Away)|Bobby Simpson]], a character from the Australian soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]'' *[[Bobby Singer]], a character in the TV series ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' * Bobby Sixkiller, a character in the TV series ''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]'' *[[Bobbie Spencer]], a character in the soap opera ''[[General Hospital]]'' * Bobby Swift, a character in ''[[Cars 3]]'' * Bobby Trench, the main character in ''[[2 Guns]]'' *Bobby Wheeler, a character in the TV series ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' * [[Bobbie Wickham]], a recurring character in the Jeeves and Mr Mulliner stories of P. G. Wodehouse * Bobby Wilson, a character in Netflix's ''[[Julie and the Phantoms]]''. * Ricky Bobby, the main character in ''[[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]'' * Detective Bobby Abbott, a character in the film ''[[Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F]]'' * Roberta "Bobbie" in Edith Nesbit's classic ''[[The Railway Children]]''
==See also== *[[Bobby (disambiguation)]] *[[Bobby (surname)]] *[[Rob (given name)]] *[[Robbie]]
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