see|robin
English

Alternative spellings
Robyn (as a female given name)

Etymology
Medieval pet form of Robert

Pronunciation
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! !! w:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA !! w:SAMPA|SAMPA
|-
! RP
| /�r�bɪn/ || <tt>/"rQbIn/</tt>
|-
! GenAm?
| /�r�bɪn/ || <tt>/"rAbIn/</tt>
|}
Hyphenation: rob·in

Proper noun
Robin

1. given name|male.
2. given name|female, also associated with the bird robin.
3. A fictional comic book superhero, the sidekick of Batman.

Synonyms
i-c|fictional character the Boy Wonder

Translations
trans-top|male given name
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|female given name
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|fictional character
Dutch: Robin
French: Robin
German: Robin
Italian: Robin
trans-mid
Polish: Robin
Spanish: Robin
trans-bottom

Derived terms
Robin Hood
Christopher Robin

See also
w:Robin_(Batman)|Wikipedia article on Robin, Batman's sidekick

Danish

Proper noun
Robin

1. given name|male||da: borrowed from English.

German

Proper noun
Robin

1. given name|male||de: borrowed from English.

Norwegian

Proper noun
Robin

1. given name|male||no: borrowed from English.

Swedish

Proper noun
Robin

1. given name|male||sv: borrowed from English.

de:Robin
sr:Robin

• 2007-09-17 11:06 - Makaokalani - +da,de,no,sv

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