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Vinony

robin

noun

  1. species of bird
  2. species of bird
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒbɪn/ / /ˈɹɑbɪn/

name

Etymology: * (masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert. * (feminine given name): From the bird, robin, or from Germanic.

  1. A unisex given name.

    “They ſay hee is already in the Forreſt of Arden, and a many merry men with him; and there liue like the old Robin Hood of England”

    “This waly boy will be nae coof: /I think we'll call him Robin./ Robin was a rovin' boy, / Rantin', rovin', rantin', rovin', /Robin was a rovin' boy, / Rantin', rovin' Robin.”

  2. A unisex given name.

    “"We'll name her Robin," her mother said, and it was as though at her words something of that spring and the bird's song and his gay and friendly and impudent spirit entered into the child.”

    “In March 1953, a month after Jeb was born, the Bush family received the devastating news that Robin had leukemia. A local doctor told the Bushes that doctors had never seen a white blood cell count that high and there was nothing they could do for her.”

  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

noun

Etymology: * (masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert. * (feminine given name): From the bird, robin, or from Germanic.

  1. Someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach, etc.