Robbie

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Robbie can be a given name as well as a surname. It is usually encountered as a nickname or a shortened form of Robert or Robin. The name experienced a significant rise in popularity in Northern Ireland in 2003.^[1]

"Robbie", and the alternate spelling "Robby", is a name shared by several notable people:

• Robbie Bergstone
• Robbie Fowler
• Robbie Keane
• Robbie Maddison (born 1981), Australian motorcycle stunt rider
• Robbie Sto. Domingo(born 1996), Super fly guy
• Robbie Ray, a character in the television series Hannah Montana
• Robbie Robertson
• Robbie Williams
• Robby Beinerman
• Dove-Myer Robinson, a former Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand
• D. W. Robertson, Jr., a prominent Chaucer scholar at Princeton University 1946–1980
• Robbie, a supporting character from Gaiapolis

The alternate spelling Robby may refer to:

• Robby the Robot, a fictional film robot
• Robby Gordon, race car driver
• Robby Benson
• Robby Krieger, guitar player of The Doors

References

1. ^ "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2004-01-02. http://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-14. "...Robbie has risen from rank 141 in 2002 to 81 in 2003"