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Robin Hood

/ˌɹɒbɪn ˈhʊd/ · name

Meaning

  1. A hamlet in Baslow and Bubnell parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2772).
  2. A settlement in Wrightington parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5211).
  3. A legendary English outlaw famous for his skill in archery and his vow to defend the poor and the oppressed against established authority.
  4. A locality near Drouin, Victoria, Australia.
  5. A criminal or vigilante with similar social tendencies.
  6. Short for Robin Hood shot
  7. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3227).
  8. A place in England:

Etymology / origin

From Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of Robert.

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