"Bob" meaning in Dutch

See Bob in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bɔp/ Audio: Nl-Bob.ogg Forms: BOB [alternative], bob [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔp Etymology: Borrowed from English Bob. First used to mean "dedicated driver" in 1995 campaigns by Belgisch Instituut voor de Verkeersveiligheid ("Belgian Road Safety Institute") and since 2001 also in the Netherlands. Although it was explicitly intended to be a placeholder name, it is often spelled as "BOB" or "bob" as a result of a common folk etymology interpreting it as an abbreviation for bewust onbeschonken bestuurder "deliberately unintoxicated driver". Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|en|Bob}} English Bob Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|m}} Bob m
  1. a male given name, Bob Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Dutch given names, Dutch male given names
    Sense id: en-Bob-nl-name-BfKM43cn
  2. designated driver Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Bob-nl-name-qilvt4op Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 9 29 7 17 8 6 10 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 38 5 19 8 6 7 3 7 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Alternative forms

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