Hobbins

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Hobbins

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

proper noun Hobbinses

A surname transferred from the given name.

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

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

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

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@misc{hobbins_2026,
  title = {Hobbins},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hobbins},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}