Nobby
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Nobby is the diminutive form of the name Norbert. It is also a nickname most commonly used in English for those with the surname Clark or Clarke.
Origins as a nickname
A number of possible explanations exist fo ...
is a diminutive form of the name
Norbert
Norbert is a Germanic given name, from ''north, nord'' "north" and ''berht'' "bright". Norbert is also occasionally found as a surname.
People with the given name
Academia
* Norbert Angermann (born 1936), German historian
* Norbert A’Campo (bor ...
or a nickname.
Nobby, Nobby's, Nobbys or Nobbie may also refer to:
Places
Antarctic
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Nobby Nunatak
Nobby Nunatak () is a nunatak, 270 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Lake Boeckella and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Mount Flora, at the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula.
This area was first explored by a party ...
, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica
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Nobby (Antarctica), a rock near South Georgia Island
Australia
New South Wales
*Nobbys Beach, a beach in the suburb of
Newcastle East, New South Wales
Newcastle East is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located immediately east of Newcastle's central business district at the mouth of the Hunter River. The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by City of Newc ...
, part of greater Newcastle
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Nobbys Head
Nobbys Head ( Aboriginal and dual name: ''Whibayganba'') is a headland located on the southern entrance to Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The headland is situated above the Hunter River and the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean ...
, a headland at Newcastle
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Nobbys Tuff
Nobbys Tuff is a geologic formation in eastern Australia. Found in Newcastle within the Lachlan Orogen, this stratum is up to 25 metres thick. Formed from volcanic ash in an eruption in the Wuchiapingian age, in the late Permian around 255.02 Ma ...
, a geologic formation near Newcastle
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Nobbys Creek, New South Wales, a town in northern New South Wales
Queensland
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Nobby, Queensland
Nobby is a rural town and locality on the Darling Downs in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located halfway between Toowoomba and Warwick. It is known for its association with Steele Rudd (author) and Sister Elizabeth Kenny ( ...
, a town in the Toowoomba Region
South Australia
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Nobby Islet
Nobby Islet (also known as Knobby Island and Nobby Island) is an islet located in the Great Australian Bight off the south coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia approximately south-west of Kingscote. It is curren ...
, a small island in South Australia
Other uses
* Nobbie Dzinzi, a politician elected in the
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2000
Parliamentary elections were held in Zimbabwe on 24 and 25 June 2000 to elect members of the House of Assembly. The electoral system involved 120 constituencies returning one member each, elected by the First Past the Post system, with the Pres ...
*
''Nobby'' (boat), a fishing boat
* Nobby, a strip in the comics ''
Buzz''
See also
*
Noddy (disambiguation)
Noddy may refer to:
People
* Noddy, nickname of Australian rugby league player Brett Kimmorley
* Noddy Holder, English musician and actor, best known as vocalist and guitarist with Slade
Fictional characters
* Noddy (character), a wooden man who ...
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