name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹɒbɪn/
US:/ˈɹɑbɪn/
rhymes with -ɒbɪn
UK:/ˈɹɒ.bɪn/
General-American:/ˈɹɑ.bɪn/
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CMU ARPABET:R AA1 B AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R AA1 B IH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A unisex given name.
A male given name from the Romance languages or the Germanic languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 2
A unisex given name.
A female given name from the Germanic languages, also associated with the bird robin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: rare compared to given name
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
A trimming in front of a dress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 7
A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: American robin, Turdus migratorius
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thrush
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noun
Meaning 10
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: redbreast, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thrush
History
Etymology
* (masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert. * (feminine given name): From the bird, robin, or from Germanic.
Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (“robin (bird)”), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (“Robin”). ] ]
Across languages
Translations
104 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
رُوْبِن
(rūbin)
— Male given name
Bulgarian:
Ро́бин
(Róbin)
— Male given name
Chinese Mandarin:
罗宾
(Luóbīn)
— Male given name
Dutch:
Robin
— Male given name
French:
Robin
— Male given name
German:
Robin
— Male given name
Hindi:
रोबिन
(robin)
— Male given name
Hindi:
रॉबिन
(rŏbin)
— Male given name
Japanese:
ロビン
— Male given name
Korean:
로빈
— Male given name
Marathi:
रॉबिन
(rŏbin)
— Male given name
Russian:
Ро́бин
(Róbin)
— Male given name
Albanian:
gushëkuq
— any bird called robin in English
Cherokee:
ᏥᏍᏉᏉ
(tsisquoquo)
— any bird called robin in English
Chinese Mandarin:
知更鳥 /知更鸟
(zhīgēngniǎo)
— any bird called robin in English
French:
grive
— any bird called robin in English
Māori:
pītoitoi
— any bird called robin in English
Portuguese:
tordo
— any bird called robin in English