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Robin Hood

First in use: the 1300s
Duplicate · right

Robinhood Markets

First in use: c. 2013

Robinhood / Robin Hood / Robinhood Markets

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Steal from the rich vs. commission-free trading.

Which meaning of Robinhood is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Robin Hood came first (the 1300s). Robinhood Markets arrived in 2013. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · the 1300s

Robin Hood

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Duplicate · c. 2013

Robinhood Markets

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