Given name
Dob
“shining glory”
Dob is a masculine given name.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dob is a form of Robert. Robert goes back to a word meaning “shining glory.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Dob is a form of Robert. Robert comes from Anglo-Norman.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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