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Hobie

Hobie

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A male first name often short for Hobart
  • proper noun
: Hobie
  • My friend Hobie loves to play soccer every Saturday.
  • Hobie said
  • Hey, Hobie
  • Hi, Hobie

We shot locally, and all my scenes were with Hobie, the young kid.

Examples

  • Hobie is excited about starting his new job next week.

  • Doug and Hobie walked inside, and Hobie took off his baseball cap.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • - Yeah Hobie, I know you.

  • - Well Hobie, what you saying?

  • We all know poor Hobie was going under, swimming in debt.

  • We'll break the news to Hobie.

  • My son's about your age, Hobie.

  • "Something's happening in this town," Hobie said finally.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • When he turned back, he saw that Hobie was on the verge of tears.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Hobie Beecham's dented white pickup had just pulled into the driveway, and Hobie himself was hopping out of the cab.

    Fiction book (1991)

Surface Forms

Hobie main

Etymology

Hobie as a given name began as a friendly, shorter form of Hobart and similar names, so when someone is called Hobie it is usually a personal or familiar form of a longer name.