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Given name · Hebrew

בוב

“one who is bright with fame”

בוב (bob) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew.

HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Bob.

Meaning & origin

What it means

בוב is Bob written in the Hebrew alphabet. In English use, Bob carries the interpretation “one who is bright with fame.” In English use, Bob is a diminutive of Robert. One German interpretation is “one who is bright with fame.”

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Where it comes from

בוב is Bob written in the Hebrew alphabet. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.

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בוב’s family of names

In Hebrew usage, בוב can be written in the Roman alphabet as Bob.

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בובBob

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