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French Breton Scottish English and German: from the personal name Robin a pet form of Robert composed of the short form Rob + the hypocoristic suffix -in. Slovenian: topographic name derived from rob ‘edge border’ (see Robar ). Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Rubin or Rabin . Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022