Meaning and background
The story behind Hobbs
Hobbs is an established English surname based on the medieval personal name Hob, an old short form of Robert. The final 's' belongs to historical surname formation, rather than giving the modern name a plural meaning. The source also records similar spellings such as Hobbes. It is one syllable in British English, with the final consonant voiced like the end of 'jobs'.
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About Hobbs
Recorded as a dog’s name
Hobbs appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/hɑbz/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/hɑbz/ · primary stress on syllable 1HH AA1 B Z
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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