Meaning and background
The story behind Boby
Boby has a musical namesake in French singer Boby Lapointe. France’s audiovisual archive highlights his wordplay, including Ta Katie t’a quitté, and his appearances in cinema. A listener choosing the name after the performer can explain a connection to French chanson, verbal puzzles and comic performance. The single b in the middle distinguishes this written form from Bobby. The singer documents use of Boby, while the linguistic origin of other people’s names may require separate evidence.
- Association
- French singer Boby Lapointe is a documented musical namesake associated with wordplay and cinema. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Boby appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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