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This interesting surname is a patronymic form of the medieval male given name "Robin", a diminutive of Robert, from the short form "Rob", plus the hypocoristic suffix "-in". Robert comes from the Old German "Hrodebert", originally a combination of "hrothi" and "berhta", meaning "fame-bright", and appears in the Domesday Book of 1086. Robin came originally from France, and the name was made popular by Robin Goodfellow, another name for Puck, whose mischievous tricks are described in Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream", and Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest, who stole from the rich to give to the poor. The surname is first found in the latter half of the 13th Century (see below), and one Margaret Robines appears in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire (1279)...Who have we missed?
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My name is Nelson Clyde Robbins 1963 alive , my father is Benjamin Robbins 1928 alive from Hatchet Cove Newfoundland Canada is father was Henry John Robbins 1888 to 1954 from Hatchet Cove
ReplyMy name is Nelson Clyde Robbins, my father is Benjamin Robbins from Hatchet Cove Newfoundland Canada is father was Henry John Robbins from Hatchet Cove
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