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dobbie

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Dobbie¹

Where it comes from

From Dobb (“a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert”) + -ie; thus archaically equivalent to Bobby. Cognate with English Dobbin.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

dobbie²

noun dobbies

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of dobby

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MLA

"dobbie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dobbie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dobbie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dobbie

Chicago

"dobbie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dobbie.

BibTeX
@misc{dobbie_2026,
  title = {dobbie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dobbie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}