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Bobby (given Name)
Bobby or Bobbie is both a masculine and a feminine hypocorism, given name and occasional nickname. It is usually a variant of Robert (male) or Roberta (female). It can also be short for the male name Roberto. The female version is also sometimes spelled "Bobbi" or "Bobi". "Bobby" is a diminutive of "Bob", itself a diminutive which most likely originated from the hypocorism Rob, short for Robert. Rhyming names were popular in the Middle Ages, so ''Richard'' became ''Rick'', ''Hick'', or ''Dick'', ''William'' became ''Will'' or ''Bill'', and ''Robert'' became ''Rob'', ''Hob'', ''Dob'', ''Nob'', or ''Bob''. People Male *Bobby Abreu (born 1974), Venezuelan-American Major League Baseball player *Murder of Bobby Äikiä, Bobby Äikiä (1995–2006), Swedish boy murdered by his mother and stepfather *Bobby Allison (born 1937), former American NASCAR Winston Cup driver; named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers *Bobby Andrews (born 1976), Filipino film actor *Bobby Au-yeung (born 1960), Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Bare
Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", " Detroit City", and " 500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician. Early career Bare was born in Ironton, Ohio, on April 7, 1935.In the 1950s, he repeatedly tried and failed to sell his songs. He finally got a record deal, with Capitol Records, and recorded a few unsuccessful rock and roll singles. Just before he was drafted into the United States Army, he wrote a song called " The All American Boy" and did a demonstration tape (demo) for his friend, Bill Parsons, to learn how to record. Instead of using Parsons' later version, the record company, Fraternity Records, decided to go with Bare's original demo. The record reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but Fraternity erroneously credited Bill Parsons on the label.Whitburn, Joel (2000). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', p.49. .Whitburn, Joel (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Brown (other)
Bobby Brown (born 1969) is an American R&B singer. Bobby Brown may also refer to: People Soccer players * Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1887), English footballer * Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2020), Scottish goalkeeper and manager * Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2019), Scottish full back * Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1940), English centre forward in the 1960s with Northampton and Cardiff * Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1953), English midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday * Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1955), Scottish full back Other athletes * Bobby Brown (wide receiver) (born 1977), American football player * Bobby Brown III (born 2000), American football defensive lineman *Bobby Brown (third baseman) (1924–2021), American baseball player and executive * Bobby Brown (outfielder) (born 1954), American baseball player * Bobby Brown (basketball) (born 1984), American basketball player * Bobby Brown (freestyle skier) (born 1991), American freeskier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Brink
Bobby Orr Brink (born July 8, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers selected him in the second round, with the 34th overall pick, of the 2019 NHL entry draft. Born in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Brink spent two years with the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), winning List of USHL award winners#Forward of the Year, Forward of the Year in 2019. He entered college a year early, playing three seasons with the Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey, Denver Pioneers. In 2022, Brink won a national championship with the Pioneers and was named the NCHC Player of the Year. He made his professional debut that year with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL). After spending another season with the Phantoms, Brink joined the Flyers' opening night roster in 2023. Early life Bobby Orr Brink was born July 8, 2001, in Minnetonka, Minnesota, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Brazier
Bobby Jack Brazier (born 2 June 2003) is an English actor and model. Present in the public eye from birth due to the popularity of his mother, Jade Goody, he was frequently featured in the media throughout the formative years of his life until Goody's death in 2009. At 16, Brazier began his modelling career and made his catwalk debut at Milan Fashion Week in 2020. He rose to prominence after joining the cast of the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' as Freddie Slater in 2022. The role earned him a National Television Award. He was a contestant on the 21st series of the dancing competition show ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2023 and finished as a runner-up. Early life Bobby Jack Brazier was born on 2 June 2003 at Portland Hospital in Westminster, London. He is the son of television personality Jade Goody and television presenter Jeff Brazier. His maternal grandfather was half Jamaican. Due to the popularity of his mother, Brazier was in the public eye from birth and appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Bradley (first Baseman)
Bobby Bradley (born May 29, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians / Guardians. Early life Bradley was born May 29, 1996, in Gulfport, Mississippi. He attended Harrison Central High School in Gulfport. Career Cleveland Indians / Guardians Bradley was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Indians rather than play college baseball at Louisiana State University. Bradley made his professional debut that season with the Arizona League Indians. He won the Arizona League Triple Crown after leading the league in batting average (.361), home runs (eight) and runs batted in (50) in 39 games. After the season, he was named the league's MVP. Following his breakout 2014 season, Bradley spent 2015 with the Lake County Captains where he posted a .269 batting average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Bowden
Robert Cleckler Bowden (; November 8, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was an American college football coach. Bowden coached the Florida State Seminoles of Florida State University (FSU) from 1976 to 2009 and is considered one of the greatest college football coaches of all time for his accomplishments with the Seminoles. During his time at Florida State, Bowden led FSU to consensus national championships in 1993 and 1999, as well as twelve Atlantic Coast Conference championships once FSU joined the conference in 1991. Bowden's Seminoles finished as an AP top-5 team for 14 consecutive seasons, setting a record which doubled the closest program. However, the program weakened during the mid-2000s, and after a difficult 2009 season Bowden was forced to retire just weeks after his 80th birthday. He made his final coaching appearance in the 2010 Gator Bowl game on January 1, 2010, with a 33–21 victory over his former program, West Virginia. Bowden spent the last part of his career in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Bonilla
Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla (, born February 23, 1963) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001. Bonilla was one of MLB's best batters and overall top players in the late 1980s and early 1990s with powerful hitting strength, as well as a part of the highly successful and pennant contending Pittsburgh Pirates organization around the same time. Bonilla recorded impressive statistics in home runs, RBIs, doubles, extra base hits, and Wins Above Replacement averages, as well as four All-Star selections, three Silver Slugger Awards and was a top candidate for the National League's Most Valuable Player award during his tenure with the Pirates. He led the league in extra base hits (78) during the 1990 MLB season and doubles (44) during the 1991 MLB season. Bonilla signed with the New York Mets during the 1991–92 offseason, becoming the highest-paid player in the league at the time, ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Bones
Bobby Estell, (born April 2, 1980) known professionally as Bobby Bones, is an American radio and television personality, best known for hosting the nationally syndicated '' The Bobby Bones Show'', originating from the iHeart Studios in Nashville, TN, and for his role as a full-time mentor on ''American Idol'' on ABC. He was the winner of season 27 of ''Dancing with the Stars'' with partner Sharna Burgess. He has also written two ''New York Times'' best sellers. Bones has also released a number of country music albums through Black River Entertainment. Early life and education Bones was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on April 2, 1980, and raised in the small community of Mountain Pine, Arkansas. He has said his mother became pregnant with him at age 15, when his father was 17. He was raised by his mother and maternal grandmother. His biological father was with him until the age of five, but then left the family. Bones began dreaming of a radio career around the age of 5. His m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Bonds
Bobby Lee Bonds Sr. (March 15, 1946 – August 23, 2003) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball from to . He played for the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago Cubs. Noted for his combination of power hitting and speed, he was the first player to have more than two seasons of 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases, doing so a record five times (the record was matched only by his son Barry Bonds, Barry) and was the first to accomplish the feat in both major leagues. He became the second player to hit 300 career home runs and steal 300 bases, joining Willie Mays. Together with Barry, he is part of baseball's most renowned father-son combination, holding the record for combined home runs, RBIs and stolen bases. A prolific leadoff hitter, he also set major league records for most times leading off a game with a home run in a career (35) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Blotzer
Robert John Blotzer (born October 22, 1958) is an American musician best known as the drummer for metal band Ratt. He attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California along with his future Ratt bandmate Juan Croucier. Ratt Blotzer began his career playing with Don Dokken along with Juan Croucier. Blotzer and Croucier left Dokken in 1978 to form FireFoxx along with Ron Abrams on guitar. He became Ratt's drummer in 1982. Along with bassist Juan Croucier, he had previously played with noted Italian/Swiss guitarist Vic Vergeat, including a tour of the U.S. behind Vergeat's 1981 solo album ''Down to the Bone''. Ratt had five consecutive platinum albums during the 1980s. At the beginning of the 1990s Ratt's popularity waned, and the band called it quits in 1992. Blotzer started a more normal life outside the public eye. Five years later, Ratt reformed and toured once again. In 2000, Stephen Pearcy apparently quit the group, and shortly thereafter Bobby had exhibited an extr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bobby Bland
Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music... hocreated tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed." The inspiration behind his unique style was a Detroit Preacher, CL Franklin, because Bland studied his sermons. He was sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues" and as the " Sinatra of the Blues". His music was influenced by Nat King Cole. Bland was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame described him as "second in stature only to B.B. King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
