# Robb

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #20,213

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A nickname for Robert
3. A hamlet in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.
4. A township in Posey County, Indiana, United States.

## Etymology
From Middle English Robb.
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

## Easily confused with
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-row)
- **Roy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-roy)
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-ron)
- **rod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-rod)
- **rub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-rub)
- **ROM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-rom)
- **rot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-rot)
- **roe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-roe)
- **Roi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-roi)
- **roc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-roc)
- **ROS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-ros)
- **roo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-roo)
- **Roh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-roh)
- **Rog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-rog)
- **room** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-room)
- **rock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-rock)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-rose)
- **roll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-roll)
- **roof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-roof)
- **Rome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robb-vs-rome)

## Common misspellings (3)
`orbb`, `rbob`, `rrobb`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/robb