Bob

Wikipedia

See also bob, BOB, ВОВ, and bób

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: bŏb, IPA: /bɒb/, X-SAMPA: /bQb/

  Rhymes: -ɒb

• (US) enPR: bäb, bôb, IPA: /bɑb/, /bɔb/, X-SAMPA: /bAb/, /bOb/

Proper noun

Bob

1. A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
2. In various fields such as cryptography and physics, a conventional name for the person or system that receives a message from another person or system conventionally known as Alice.

Translations

diminutive of Robert

• Esperanto: Robĉjo (eo)

Derived terms

• Bob's your uncle

See also

• Alice
• Wikipedia article on Alice and Bob

Anagrams

• obb