Given name & surname
Dobbs
“a fiery man”
Dobbs is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a fiery man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a fiery man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English usage, Dobbs as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Robert.
Dobbs’s family of names
In English usage, Dobbs as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Robert. Dobbs has a related form in Dobbes. Dobbs has a related form in Dobes.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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