Slovenian (Bobič) and Croatian (Bobić) : probably a nickname from a diminutive of bob ‘horse bean’,
formed with the diminutive suffix -ič. Compare Bobek,
Bobik.
Croatian and Serbian (Bobić) : patronymic from Bobo or Boba, old pet forms of the
personal names Bogdan, Slobodan.
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