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  1. 18-Mar-2010, 18:46 #1
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    Default Robin (bird) and Robin (Hood)

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    I just wonder if there is a connection between these two words:Robin (bird) and Robin (Hood). I wonder if Robin Hood the famous heroic outlaw in English folclore got this name after the bird ROBIN.
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    Default Re: Robin (bird) and Robin (Hood)

    His name is sometimes given as Robert [of Loxley].
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