Hobbs

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Hobbs

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Hobbses

  1. countable, uncountable A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. countable, uncountable A city in New Mexico, United States.

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Hobb

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hobbes, larue, hobson, hobb, hobbis, hodges, hoblyn, hobbins, hobgood, hobhouse, hobdy, hoback, hobday, hodge, hobley, hodkinson

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

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

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

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@misc{hobbs_2026,
  title = {Hobbs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hobbs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}