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Around the world, Bobs (بوب , Bobs , Боб ) is a common largely boy's, but infrequently feminine forename. The given name Bobs is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom girly name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but seldom feminine name, and Libya, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Sudan, and Algeria. More prevalently, Bobs is the last name as well as the forename.
Bobs is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bob Russell , the character in The West Wing; Snake Plissken , the fictional character from the films Escape from New York and Escape from L.A.; Bob Lee Swagger , the fictional United States Marine; Bob Morane , the fictional character, Bob Morane (comics) and Bob Cratchit , the fictional character in the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol, and in many other works.