Definitions for Bobby
ˈbɒb ibob·by

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bobbynoun

   an informal term for a British policeman

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. bobbynoun

   A police officer.

2. bobbynoun

   A railway signaller.

3. Bobbynoun

   A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

   It was a real irritation to Robert's parents to hear Adeline call him Bobby. They tried to intimate their disapproval by pronouncing his name very distinctly when they addressed him.

4. Bobbynoun

   A diminutive of the female given name Roberta.

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1. bobby

   A "bobby" is a British term for a policeman. The name originates from Sir Robert Peel, who established the Metropolitan Police Force for London in 1829, hence "bobby" is a nickname for Robert.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bobbynoun

   a nickname for a policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 3 votes

1. Bobby

   Bobby is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez and stars an ensemble cast. The screenplay is a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the June 5, 1968 shooting of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy in the kitchen of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles following his win of the 1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries in California.

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1. bobby

   Song lyrics by bobby -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by bobby on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bobby

   The nickname of a policeman, after Sir Robert Peel, to whom the introduction of the modern police system was due.

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1. BOBBY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bobby is ranked #24137 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bobby surname appeared 1,042 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bobby.
   
   78.7% or 821 total occurrences were White.
   7.9% or 83 total occurrences were Black.
   4.1% or 43 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.9% or 41 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3.7% or 39 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.4% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Policeman

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bobby' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3651

How to pronounce Bobby?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bobby in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bobby in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bobby in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Bobby in a Sentence

1. Seth Schwartz:

   People put everything in their ears : Q-tips, bobby pins, pencils, fingernails.

2. Gail Montelaro:

   That's Bobby, he thinks outside of the box. And he cares about his children and likes doing things with them and their future in mind. That is not unusual about him.

3. Stephen Fitzpatrick:

   The girls, who were all upstairs, heard what was going on in the living room, as they came to the staircase, Bobby Vanderhall was already coming up after them.

4. Liam Gray:

   With a candidate like Terry Namkung on the ticket, this seat becomes immediately competitive for Republicans, we saw last November how dissatisfied Virginians are with far left policies, especially when it comes to education. Rep. Bobby Scott, as Chairman of the Committee on Education, has a lot to answer for. Under Bobby Scott watch we’ve seen radicalized school curriculums, unnecessary shutdowns, and plummeting performance in our schools.

5. Made:

   Ricky Let's drop it. Let's ecks-nay on the becks-nay. Ig-pay atlin-lay. Bobby Will you ut-shay your outh-may Ricky Ayn-saying-ay Bobby I don't know, you're doing it wrong, I don't understand what the hell you're saying. Ricky Onch-pay oo-bay ... ay-bay ay-way Bobby Ut-shay your ace-fay, asshole-ay. Ricky Did you hear that Did you hear what he said Whadaya think of that

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bobby
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bobby
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bobby
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bobby
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Bobby
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html