Gobin may refer to: *

Gobin de Reims Gobin de Reims (Reins) was a thirteenth-century trouvère, most likely from Reims. He possibly wrote two satire Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fic ...

, 13th-century poet-composer * Gabriel Gobin (1903–1998), Belgian film actor *

John P. S. Gobin John Peter Shindel Gobin (January 21, 1837 – May 1, 1910) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War, as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th district from 18 ...

(1837–1910), American politician and Union Army officer during the Civil War *

John Gobin (polo) John S. Gobin is an American six-goal polo player. Early life John S. Gobin grew up in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.Kristen ArmstrongPolo Changed His Life, and Now Gobin Works Hard to Give Back ''Sun Gazette'', July 9, 2007 He began playing arena polo ...

, American polo player Gobin is also used by

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

people of Indian descent in Trinidad and Tobago,

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

, other parts of the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

, South Africa, and Mauritius. It is derived from Govinda, and its variations Gobind, Gobinda, and Govind, which is another name for the Hindu deity Krishna and means lord of herdsmen. In India it is used as a first name, but many of the children of the indentured laborers in the aforementioned countries used their fathers' first name as their surname. People with the surname Gobin in this sense include: *

Sewram Gobin Sewram Gobin (born January 19, 1983) is a Mauritian footballer who played as a forward for AS Rivière du Rempart in the Mauritian League and the Mauritius national football team. Club career Gobin started off his professional career in 2003 wi ...

(born 1983), Mauritian footballer of Indian descent * Soogee Gobin (1880-1952), matriarch of the Capildeo family in Trinidad and Tobago Gobin is a word used in the North west of England to describe in a friendly manner someone who has just done something the wrong way.

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{{given name, type=both Indian surnames Surnames of Indian origin Hindustani-language surnames Hindu surnames Indo-Caribbean Indo-Guyanese people Indian diaspora in Fiji Indian diaspora in Trinidad and Tobago Indian diaspora in Suriname Indian diaspora in South Africa Indian diaspora in Mauritius