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Cubby

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KUH-bee'KUB-ee'2 syllables
🇬🇧English
Affectionate

MEANING

A smallCozy space or compartment

ORIGIN

American

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the word 'cubbyhole', which means a small, snug place

CULTURAL NOTES

Often used as a nickname or affectionate term

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Originally used in American English to describe small storage spaces

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FAQs About Cubby

The name Cubby means "A small, cozy space or compartment" in English.
Cubby has American origins. Derived from the word 'cubbyhole', which means a small, snug place
Cubby is pronounced KUH-bee (KUB-ee). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Cubby include Cub, Bee.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Cubby include Sunny, Buddy, Rusty.
The most common spelling is Cubby. Alternative spellings include Kubee, Cubee.