Robin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robin may refer to:

Birds:

• European Robin, Erithacus rubecula, a small passerine bird commonly called the Robin in Britain
• American Robin, Turdus migratorius (and some other American species of True thrush, found in the tropics and subtropics)
• Australasian robins, the family Petroicidae, includes about 45 species in about 15 genera
• Pekin Robin and Japanese Hill Robin; names for the Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)

Name:

• Robin (name), a boy's or girl's first name.

Aviation:

• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, an international airport at the former RAF Finningley airbase, South Yorkshire, England.
• ABC Robin, an aircraft built by ABC Motors
• Avions Robin, an aircraft manufacturer
• Curtiss Robin, a monoplane

People:

• Mado Robin, the French coloratura singer
• Leo Robin, (1900 – 1984), was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter
• Robin (musician), early guitarist for Mötley Crüe
• Robin Hood, legendary outlaw of Sherwood Forest

Fiction:

• Robin (comics), one of Batman's teen sidekicks
• Nico Robin, a fictional archaeologist in the anime One Piece
• Robin Sena, the main character in the anime Witch Hunter Robin
• Robin (cartoon), a cartoon created by Magnus Carlsson.
• Robin (Muppet), the diminutive nephew of Kermit the Frog
• Robin Scherbatsky, role played by Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother.

Other:

• Red Robin, a chain of American and Canadian casual dining restaurants, founded in 1969
• Reliant Robin, a three-wheeled car built by Reliant
• SS Robin, the world's oldest complete steam coaster (a class of steamship)
• Round Robin, a protocol used in sports and computer networking

[edit] See also

• Robins, a disambiguation page
• ROBIN (Online Operating System), an Online Operating System