Robin (bird) and Robin (Hood)

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Mad-ox

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hi


I just wonder if there is a connection between these two words:Robin (bird) and Robin (Hood). I wonder if Robin Hood the famous heroic outlaw in English folclore got this name after the bird ROBIN.

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His name is sometimes given as Robert [of Loxley].
 
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