"Bobbett" is a surname that is pronounced /bɑːbɪt/. The first syllable, "bob-", is pronounced with an open back rounded vowel and the consonant sound /b/. The second syllable, "-bett", is pronounced with a short "i" sound and the consonant sounds /b/ and /t/. The spelling of "bobbett" follows English spelling conventions with two "b's" and two "t's". The name has English origins and may have been derived from the Old English word "bobbe", which means "rounded swelling" or "bump".