Given name & surname
Rab
“one who is bright with fame”
In Scottish use, Rab is a short form of Robert. One German interpretation is “one who is bright with fame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Scottish use, Rab is a short form of Robert. One German interpretation is “one who is bright with fame.”
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Where it comes from
In Scottish use, Rab is a short form of Robert. Robert has been associated with Germanic and English naming traditions.
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The story
In Scottish use, Rab is a short form of Robert. The history of Robert gives this family its wider story. Robert’s historical associations include three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce.
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Rab’s family of names
Rab is a short form of Robert. In Greek usage, Rab as a surname is a transliteration of Ράμπ. In Scots usage, Rab is a diminutive of RABERT.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rab
- Rab HowellEnglish footballer (1869-1937)
- Rab DouglasScottish association football playerborn 1972
- Rab NoakesBritish singer-songwriter1947–2022
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