Kobe

Kobe \ko-be, kob-e\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Kobe is pronounced KOWBiy- ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Kobe: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Kobe?

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Kobe's origin is African-Swahili, and its use, English and Japanese. Derived literally from the element kobe which is of the meaning 'tortoise'. Alternatives of Kobe consist of name Coby meaning, what does the name Jakobe mean (English), Ko name variations, name Kobee origin (English), name Kobey meaning (English), and Kobi definition.

Kobe is used predominantly in the Japanese language and its origin is also Japanese. From the element 'kobe'. The first name is derived from the name of the city of Kobe in Japan, noted for its quality Kobe beef. The name is well-known from the basketball player Kobe Bryant (1978-), whose name was inspired by the culinary dish. In addition, Kobe is a variant of Jacob name (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian) in the English and Japanese languages. Kobe is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1990s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2001, 0.075% of baby boys were given the name Kobe. Its ranking then was #222. In 2010, its usage was 0.032% and its ranking #426, and it was the 2nd most popular after Jacob meaning and origin, within all boy names in its group. In 2010, its use outnumbered Kobe's by 34 times.

A famous person named Kobe is Basketball Player Kobe Bryant, born 23 August 1978, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

List of baby names that sound like Kobe:

Kobee name variations (English), what does the name Kobey mean (English), name Kobi origin (Hungarian and Polish), Koby meaning of name (English), short names for Cobi, meaning of Coby (English), meaning of Kaepo, name Kafey origin, Kaffi definition, nicknames for Kafi, Kafie meaning and origin, short names for Kafy, meaning of Kapo, baby name Kaseib, what does the name Kashief mean (Arabic), baby name Kashif (Arabic), short names for Kashvee, baby name Kashvey, name Kashvi, and Kashvie name popularity.

The baby name Kobe fun facts:

The name Kobe in reverse order is "Ebok".

The numerological value of the name Kobe is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Kobe?

Kobe is in the top names in USA.