30 January: Robin Name Day

Today’s Czech name day is Robin.

The name is derived from old Germanic, and means “bright”. It Europe it’s primarily a masculine name, but in the US it’s much more popular as a feminine name.

10 famous Robins:

1. Robin Williams: American actor and comedian whose films include Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and What Dreams May Come.
2. Robin Hobb: American fantasy author, known for the Farseer, Liveship Traders and Soldier son novels. Also writes as Megan Lindholme.
3. Sir Robin Day: British political commentator and journalist, famous for his TV interviews.
4. Robin Hood, an outlaw in English folklore, known for robbing the rich to give to the poor.
5. Robin Cousins: British Olympic gold medal figure skater, now head judge on Dancing on Ice.
6. Robin Gibb: member of the Bee Gees.
7. Robin Givens: American actress whose films include On Angel's Wings, The Family That Preys and The Expendables.
8. Robin Knox-Johnston: British sailor, first person to sail non-stop and single-handed around the world. In 2007, at the age of 67, he set a record as the oldest yachtsman to complete a round the world solo voyage.
9. Robin: Batman's crime fighting partner in the DC Comic Universe.
10. Robin Thicke: Canadian-American R&B singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 2013 hit single Blurred Lines, and is currently a judge on the American version of The Masked Singer.

Character birthday

Didgeridoo: He was born to a family of nomadic Aborigines, somewhere in the Australian outback. His birth coincided with the arrival of an alien spacecraft, leading his family to believe they had been visited by gods who wanted their newborn son as a sacrifice. The aliens were bemused to find the baby left on a flat rock outside their craft with a didgeridoo, boomerang and blowpipe – but, wanting to study the human race, took the child in.

He grew up among the aliens who studied him extensively as he grew. He always knew he was not one of them, and on reaching adulthood, requested permission to go on a quest to his planet of origin and discover his roots. Permission was granted, and although he didn't find his family, he did encounter Captain Australia on a vision quest in the outback. The two became firm friends and frequently work together.