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can anyone tell me what is the correct name for nobby,please

Kim i just googled it and it's linked to the surname clark. Have a look.

cheers paul have been there was hoping that someone could tell me if it was used as jack was for john ect,buggin now thanks for answer here

That's the only way I have heard the name - as Nobby Clark.

I have a mate at work we call nobby and his name is Brian ??

Also remember

Nobby Stiles - Norbert "Nobby" Peter Stiles MBE

The England footballer

So Nobby appears to be a short form of Norbert or a nick name

Freddy Steele played for Stoke City as a centre forward and his nickname was Nobby cause he used to head the ball a lot

We have a Norbert working the internet cafe here, and he is from Argentina. I also knew a Nobby who was a Norman.

My Ex late OH was a Nobby, he was george, but it was also used for Coppernob anyone with Red hair ! That's confused the issue !

Nobby was also Cockney for Fine, In the song "where did you get that hat "....where did you get that tile.........................
and isnt it a "nobby "one!

Kim
As a clark myself, I can tell you that my fathers nickname was nobby.
He told me that it is a name used for men with the surname of clark.

richard

i have a brother in law we call nobby but his real name is david trevor

Just googled this ! Nobby Clark
The explanation given for the use of this nickname is that clerks (pronounced "clarks" in British dialects) in the City of London used to wear Nobby hats, or top hats. Alternate spellings include "Knobby" and "Clarke".

An alternate explanation for the name Nobby attached to the surname Clarke is thus: 16th century monks wrote letters for the illiterate. These monks were referred to as "Clerks". The outcome of so much writing causes callouses on the fingers "nobs" and therefore Nobby Clerks was born'

In England the term "nob" is used to refer to a member of the aristocracy and by extension a posh person. A clerk (pronounced "clark" in British dialects) would deal with the common people but would be better educated, better paid and in a position of relative power. To the uneducated, clerks were posh and therefore considered to be "nobs". Hence, nobby Clark. Clerks were also required to maintain a high standard of dress, and were paid a clothing allowance. The result was that they always appeared smart. Both the Oxford English and the English Dialect Dictionaries list nobby as being of a rich man, a nob or toff, or “smart”, and gives it a wide distribution, so smart persons were "nobby".

i got a neighbour called nobby lol but his surname is farmer
karen

My dad's name was Norbert but he was never called Nobby, only Bert.

My G.grandfather was Nobby White - his real first name was Robert - does this help?