Hobby

What “Hobby” means

Noun

1. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
2. An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby.
3. Synonym of hobby horse (“a favorite topic”).
4. Painting and building miniatures (as opposed to playing the game)

Noun

1. Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English hoby (“small horse, pony”), a variant or alteration of hobyn (“a small ambling horse”), of uncertain and disputed origin. According to one theory the term is derived from Hobin, a pet name of Robert or Robin, at the time frequently used as a proper name for a workhorse (compare dobbin). Alternatively, possibly from Anglo-Norman hobyn, Old French hobin, obin ("a nag, hobby"; > Modern French aubin, Italian ubino): either derived from Old French hober, ober (“to stir, move”), from Old Dutch *hobbon ("to toss, move up and down"; whence Middle Dutch hobbelen (“to bump along”)); or possibly from North Germanic origin related to Danish hoppe (“a mare”), Old Swedish hoppa (“a young mare”), North Frisian hoppe (“horse”); both routes ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to bob, hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend; a bend, joint”). More at hop, hobble.

From Middle English hoby, hobeye, from Old French hobé, hobei, hobet, from Medieval Latin hopētus, diminutive of harpe.

Business name ideas with “Hobby”

Industries where “Hobby” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
• Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers