Robin (Name)
Robin is a both male and female first name.
Origin and use of the name
The first name Robin or Robyn is a pet form of Robert. The name originated from the short form Rob with the old French diminutive suffix - in. Sometimes the meaning of the name is also derived from the English robin ( robin ).
Robin is mostly used in Europe as a man's name, the feminine form Robine and Robina are less frequent. In the U.S. and Canada, however, Robin is also common as a female first name. In Germany, the name enjoyed since the 1970's growing popularity.
Bearers of the name
First name
- Robin Beck (born 1954 ), American pop singer
- Robin Cook ( author ) ( born 1940 ), American physician and author
- Robin Cook ( politician ) ( 1946-2005 ), British politician
- Robin William Arthur Cook, pseudonym Derek Raymond (1931-1994), British writer
- Robin Dutt (born 1965 ), German football coach and functionary
- Robin Gibb (1949-2012), British- Australian pop musician (Bee Gees )
- Robin van Helsum (* 1992), Dutch impostor, see Forest boy Ray
- Robin Kowalski, American Psychologist
- Robin van Persie ( b. 1983 ), Dutch footballer
- Robin Ridington (* 1939), North American anthropologist
- Robin de Romans, French painter (14th century)
- Robin Soderling ( born 1984 ), Swedish tennis player
- Robin Stone (born 1962 ), American pop singer
- Robin Williams ( b. 1951 ), American actor and singer
- Robin Wright (born 1966 ), American actress
Family name
- André Robin ( * 1922 ), French Bobsportler
- Charles -Philippe Robin (1821-1885), French biologist and histologist
- Christel Robin ( * 1988), French triathlete
- Claude Robin (1941-2010), French footballer
- Damien Robin ( * 1989), French footballer
- Daniel Robin ( born 1943 ), French Ringer
- Dany Robin (1927-1995), French actress
- Denis Robin ( born 1979 ), French cyclist
- Jean Robin (1550-1629), French pharmacist and botanist
- Jean Robin ( hockey player ), French hockey player
- Jean Robin ( footballer ) ( 1921-2004 ), French football player and coach
- Jean- Cyril Robin (born 1969 ), French cyclist
- Jean -François Robin ( born 1943 ), French cinematographer
- Jules Robin, French race car driver
- Leo Robin (1900-1984), American musician
- Léon Robin (1866-1947), French historian of philosophy
- Mado Robin (1918-1960), French coloratura soprano
- Marie -Monique Robin ( born 1960 ), French journalist
- Marthe Robin (1902-1981), French mystic
- Mickaël Robin ( born 1985 ), a French handball player
- Mohamed Robin ( * 1987), Bangladeshi football player
- Robert Robin (1742-1809), a French watchmaker
- Sid Robin (1912-1985), American lyricist and composer
- Silvino Robin ( b. 1923 ), Brazilian weightlifter
- Vespasien Robin (1579-1662), French botanist
Artist Name
- Robyn ( born 1979 ), Swedish pop singer
Art figures
- Robin Hood, English mythical figure
- Robin (Batman ), sidekick of Batman in movies and comics
- Robin Masters, a writer on the television series Magnum, see Magnum ( TV series) # Robin Masters
- Robin Scherbatsky, character from the television series How I Met Your Mother, see characters from How I Met Your Mother # Robin Scherbatsky