Robin

**Robin** is a unisex given name and a surname. The name was originally a diminutive masculine given name or nickname of Robert, an itself ancient Germanic name derived from the prefix *Ro-* (which itself is derived from *hrod*, the Proto-Germanic stem meaning "fame, glory, honour, godlike" and the second stem being *berht*, meaning "bright", which is the origin of the letter "b" that follows the prefix *Ro-*), and the suffix *-in* (Old French suffix used to derive diminutives). There are several common variations, including **Robyn**, **Robbin**, **Robine**, **Robyne**, **Robynne**, **Robben**, **Robinette** and **Robbyn**. Teritorially, Robin has its origin in France and is also a very common surname in France. Robin is occasionally found as a surname in English-speaking countries. Common nicknames are Rob, Robbie or Bobby.

## Usage

In Europe, although it is sometimes regarded as a feminine name, it is generally given to boys. In 2014, 88% of babies named Robin in England were boys. In United States, it used to be more popular as a feminine name—during the 1990s, for example, it was the 325th most popular name for girls and the 693rd most popular name for boys. However the gap has been narrowing and recently the number of baby boys and baby girls named Robin in United States has been roughly similar. In 2014 46% of babies named Robin in United States were boys, which is about three times that figure in 1990.

## Given name spelled Robin

### Military leaders

* Robin Brims, retired British Army officer, Commander of the Field Army at Land Command (Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces) from 2005 to 2007
* Robert "Robin" Olds Jr., American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force, one of the principal commanders of Operation Bolo and Action of 23 August 1967
* Robin Rand, United States Air force general, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command
* Robin Umberg, Deputy Commander Clinical Services 3rd Medical Command, one of several female United States Army general officers

### Actors, television personalities and film directors

* Robin Brockway, (born 1981) British actor
* Robin Coleman (born 1973), American actress and strongwoman
* Robin Curtis, (born 1956), American actress
* Robin Fernando (born 1937), Sri Lankan actor
* Robin Givens (born 1964), American actress
* Robin Hunter (1929–2004), British actor
* Robin Ince (born 1969), British comedian
* Robin Meade (born 1969), lead news anchor for HLN's morning show Morning Express with Robin Meade
* Robin Miller (born 1966), an American chef, host of *Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller*
* Robin Nedwell (1946–1999), English actor
* Robin Leach (1941–2018), host of *Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous*
* Robin Roberts (born 1960), American newscaster
* Robin Stevens (born 1960), English puppeteer, actor, television director, and writer
* Robin Lord Taylor (born 1978), American actor
* Robin Tunney (born 1972), Irish-American actress
* Robin Williams, (1951–2014), Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian, widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time

### Musicians

* Robin Antin (born 1961), American-born music video director, best known for being the creator for the hip-hop/R&B group Pussycat Dolls
* Robin Bengtsson (born 1990), Swedish singer
* DJ Robin Clark, (born 1982), German hardstyle DJ and record producer
* Robin Finck (born 1971), guitarist for Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses
* Robin Gibb (1949–2012), member of the pop group trio, the Bee Gees
* Robin Hustin, Luxembourgish record producer
* Robin Laws (born 1964), Canadian violinist
* Robin Moulder (born 1966), bassist for the bands TCR and Jack Off Hill
* Robin Nievera (born 1986), Filipino singer-songwriter
* Robin Pecknold (born 1986), American singer, songwriter and guitarist, lead vocalist for *Fleet Foxes*
* Robin Stone (born 1962), American dance vocalist known as Robin S.
* Robin Schulz (born 1987), German DJ, Record producer and remixer
* Robin Snijder, Dutch DJ and record producer known as Robbie Mendez
* Robin Thicke (born 1977), Canadian-American R&B singer-songwriter and musician
* Robin Zander (born 1953), lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick
* Robin, (born 1998), full name Robin Packalen, Finnish singer

### Others

* Robin Aitken (born 1952), British journalist
* Robin Barnett (born 1958), British diplomat
* Robin Bell, American scientist
* Robin Blaze (born 1971), English countertenor
* Robin Boyd (1919–1971), Australian architect
* Robin Boyd (1924–2018), Irish theologian and missionary
* Robin Brown (disambiguation}
* Pauline "Robin" Robinson Bush (1949–1953), daughter of the President of United States of America George Herbert Walker Bush and sister of also the United States President George W. Bush
* Robin Bush (1943–2010), English historian
* Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar
* Robin G. Collingwood (1889–1943), English philosopher, historian and archaeologist
* Robert "Robin" Cook (1946–2005), British Member of Parliament
* Robert "Robin" Cook (born 1940), American doctor and novelist
* Robin Cousins (born 1957), British Olympic gold medal figure skater
* Sir Robin Day (1923–2000), British political commentator and journalist
* Robin Darwall-Smith, British archivist
* Robin Darwin (1910–1974), British artist
* Robin Dutt (born 1965), German football manager
* Robin Goad (born 1970), American weightlifter
* Robin Gosens (born 1994), German footballer
* Robin Harthstone (born 1938), American mathematician
* Robin Herman (1951-2022), American sports journalist
* Robin Hobb (born 1952), American fantasy author
* Robin Janvrin, Baron Janvrin, British courtier who was private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
* Robin Korving (born 1974), Dutch hurdler
* Robin Lodders (born 1994), German basketball player
* Robin Martin-Jenkins (born 1975), English cricketer
* Robin Moore (1925–2008), American writer
* Robin Peace, New Zealander social scientist
* Robin Ouivers (born 1952), American radio personality, co-host of *The Howard Stern Show*
* Robin Roberts (1926–2010), American baseball player
* Robin Singh (disambiguation), various people
* Robin Smith, British comic book artist
* Robin Smith (born 1963), South African-born English international cricketer
* Robin Smith (1952–2009), American correspondence chess champion
* Robin Söderling (born 1984), Swedish tennis player
* Robin Tait (1940–1984), New Zealand discus thrower
* Robin Tenney (born 1958), American tennis player
* Robin L. Titus (born 1954), Republican member of the Nevada Assembly
* Robin Trower (born 1945), guitarist for his own eponymous band and Procol Harum
* Robin Uthappa (born 1985), Indian cricketer
* Robin van Persie (born 1983), Dutch football player
* Robin Ventura (born 1967), American baseball player and manager
* Robin Waterfield (born 1952), British classical scholar
* Robin Williamson, (born 1943), Scottish musician and founding member of The Incredible String Band
* Robin Windsor, (born 1979), professional dancer
* Robin Wright, (born 1966) American actress
* Robin Yalçın (born 1994), German footballer of Turkish descent
* Robin Yount (born 1955), baseball player
* Rockin' Robin (born Robin Smith, 1965), American WWF performer

### Fictional characters

* Robin Hood, legendary English outlaw
* Robin (comics), Batman's companion from DC comics
* Robin Goodfellow, common pseudonym of Puck in folklore
* Robin the Frog, Muppet nephew of Kermit the Frog
* Robin Vote, main character in Djuna Barnes's novel *Nightwood*
* Robin Scherbatsky, in the American television show *How I Met Your Mother*
* Robin Scorpio-Drake, HIV positive doctor on the American television soap opera *General Hospital*
* Robin Sena, main character in the anime *Witch Hunter Robin*
* Robin Oakapple, main character in the opera *Ruddigore* by Gilbert & Sullivan
* Robin, from *Mona the Vampire*
* Robin, one of the main characters and member of the four musqyeteers from Le Chevalier d'Eon
* Robin Ellacott, one of the protagonists from the *Cormoran Strike* series of books
* Robin Branagh, a character from British children's TV series *Young Dracula*
* Robin, default name of main character from the video game *Fire Emblem Awakening*
* Robyn Miller, a character from British TV series *Casualty*
* Robin Griffin, main character from the series *Top Of The Lake*, by Jane Campion
* Robin, local carpenter and mother of Sebastian and Maru in the video game *Stardew Valley*
* Robin Buckley, character from the Netflix original series *Stranger Things* who first appears in the third season
* Robin, caveman character from the BBC TV series *Ghosts*
* Robin Newman, law student in the video game *Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Dual\_Destinies*
* Robin Nico (Nico Robin), archaeologist of the Straw Hat Pirates in the manga series *One Piece*

### Pseudonyms

* Robin, a pen-name of Sir Robert Walpole

## Given name or surname spelled Robine

* Robine van der Meer, Dutch actress and model
* Jean-Marie Robine, French demographer and gerontologist

## Given name spelled Robyn

* Robyn (born 1979, Robin Miriam Carlsson), Swedish pop singer and songwriter
* Robyn Archer (born 1948), Australian singer, songwriter and stage director
* Robyn Arianrhod, Australian historian of science
* Robyn Curnow (born 1972), South African anchor
* Robyn Denholm (born 1962/1963), Australian businesswoman, chair of Tesla, Inc.
* Robyn Donald (born 1940), New Zealand writer of romance novels
* Robyn Ebbern (born 1944), Australian tennis player
* Robyn Rihanna Fenty, often known as Rihanna (born 1988), Barbadian pop singer, fashion designer and billionaire businesswoman CEO and founder of Fenty Beauty
* Robyn Gayle (born 1985), Canadian football player
* Robyn Griggs (1973-2022), American actress
* Robyn Hitchcock (born 1953), British singer-songwriter and artist
* Robyn Lambird (born 1997), Australian wheelchair racer
* Robyn Lawley (born 1989), Australian model
* Robyn Layton, Australian lawyer
* Robyn Lively (born 1972), American actress
* Robyn Loau (born 1972), Australian singer, songwriter and actress
* Robyn Malcolm (born 1965), New Zealand actress
* Robyn Miller (born 1966), American businessman, co-founder of Cyan Worlds
* Robyn Nevin (born 1942), Australian actress, director and former head of the Sydney Theatre Company
* Robyn Ochs (born 1958), American bisexual and LGBT rights activist
* Robyn Regehr (born 1980), Brazilian-born Canadian ice hockey player
* Robyn Slovo (born 1953), South African film producer
* Robyn Smith (born 1944), American jockey
* Robyn Stevens (born 1983), American race walker
* Robyn Urback (born 1988), Canadian journalist and political commentator
* Robyn Williams (born 1944), UK-born Australian science journalist

### Fictional

* Robyn McCall, he protagonist character on The Equalizer, also leading undercover and former CIA Operative who acts as a street vigilante for justice

## Surname spelled Robin

* Charles Robin, businessman from the Isle of Jersey
* Charles-Philippe Robin (1821–1885), French anatomist and biologist
* Dany Robin (1927–1995), French actress
* Emily Robin (1874–1929), British bordello owner
* Gabriela Robin, singer and lyricist
* Guillaume Robin, 15th-century French architect
* James Robin (1817–1894), South Australian businessman
* Jean Robin (born 1946), French writer specializing in occult
* Jean-Cyril Robin (born 1969), French former professional road racing cyclist
* Leo Robin (1900–1984), American composer, lyricist and songwriter
* Mado Robin (1918–1960), French coloratura singer
* Marie-Monique Robin (born 1960), French journalist
* Marthe Robin (1902–1981), French Roman Catholic mystic
* Martial Robin (born 1977), French football player
* Michel Robin (1930–2020), French film, stage, and television actor
* Regine Robin (born 1939), novelist, writer, translator and professor of sociology
* Ron Robin (born 1951), Israeli historian and President of the University of Haifa
* Teddy Robin (born 1945), Hong Kong English pop singer-songwriter, actor, and director
* Victor Gustave Robin (1855–1897), French mathematician

### Fictional characters

* Christopher Robin, young boy in A. A. Milne's work, most notably his Winnie-the-Pooh books
* Fanny Robin, in Thomas Hardy's novel *Far from the Madding Crowd*
* Robin (Fire Emblem), the player character and a main protagonist in *Fire Emblem Awakening*