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Nobby
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nobby
English
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nobby.wav Southern England
en ɒbi 2
Etymology 1
Proper noun
en male Norbert.
en 2009 Jeff Carlisle Soccer's Most Wanted II 234 Potomac Books, Inc. 1597971936 Nobby StilesNorbert is a moniker one normally doesn't associate with one of the game's most intimidating midfielders, but "Nobby" provided the steel for the England side that prevailed in the 1966 World Cup, and his gap-toothed visage would have earned him a guest spot in the movie Halloween.
en female Zenobia.
en 1855 Watts Phillips The Wild Tribes of London 49 There's Nobby, now―here he indicates Zenobia with his pipe―"as has 'ad a whole cartload o' troubles, besides me a riding on the shafts, an' that's bad enough, an't it, Nobby?"
Etymology 2
Various theories; see Wikipedia article.
Proper noun
Nickname for a person with the surname Clark or Clarke.
Derived terms
en Blue Nobby Nobbys Creek
en unisex given names