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zabado | 21:41 Tue 26th Oct 2021 | Phrases & Sayings
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Why are some people with the surname Clark called "Nobby" Clark ?.
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A quick google search - "A number of possible explanations exist for the use of Nobby as a nickname for people with the surname Clark. These include: Clerks in the City of London used to wear Nobby hats, a type of bowler hat. Alternative spellings include "Knobby" and "Clarke". 16th century monks wrote letters for the illiterate"
21:47 Tue 26th Oct 2021
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I like this article it even weaves in Captain Cook and rhyming slang.

https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6113634/whats-behind-the-nobbys-name/
21:53 Tue 26th Oct 2021
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I always thought it was referring to Clerks in the city who wrote with quill pens and developed large knobbly callouses.
21:54 Tue 26th Oct 2021
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I believe it was because Clerks were assumed to be members of the nobility.
07:35 Wed 27th Oct 2021
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Or people called Clark tend to be knobs.
07:49 Wed 27th Oct 2021
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Got out of bed the wrong side Douglas?
07:51 Wed 27th Oct 2021

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