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Nobby is the diminutive form of the name Norbert. [1] It is also a nickname most commonly used in English for those with the surname Clark or Clarke.

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Origins as a nickname

A number of possible explanations exist for the use of Nobby as a nickname for people with the surname Clark. These include:

Nobby Clark is also cockney rhyming slang for a shark.

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John Clarke may refer to:

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John Clark may refer to:

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Nobby Clark can refer to:

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References

  1. Campbell, Ian R. (2022-11-15). Satisfactory Ike: Memoirs of an Oil Man. Partridge Publishing Singapore. ISBN   978-1-5437-6875-6.