Robin Is Not in the Bible — the Bird Was Named After the Name

Robin is not in the Bible, and neither is the bird. Robins are European and North American; the birds of Scripture are the ones of the hill country and the wilderness. The name’s own history is stranger than either. Where Robin comes from Robin began as a pet form of Robert — Rob, plus the French diminutive ending -in. Robert itself is Germanic, from elements meaning bright and fame, so “bright fame.” The bird was named after the name, not…