Etymology

Dobbs

D2O1B3B3S1

Today it means: A surname originating as a patronymic. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Dobbs · proper noun1

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

Dobbs · proper noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.