Cobble: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cobble – Origin: English or German (surname) – Pronunciation: KOB-əl


Cobble is an English or German (surname) name. It appears in our list of 175+ Gemstone and Crystal Baby Names for Your Precious Little One.

Meaning & Origin of Cobble

Origin: English or German (surname).

A common claim: Assumed by some to mean 'rounded stone,' after the word 'cobblestone.' Actually: The name actually comes from a surname (a variant of Coble, or an Americanized form of the German name Kobel), not from the word for a rounded stone.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cobble

Phonetic: KOB-əl   IPA: /kɒbəl/

Popularity of Cobble

Cobble doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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