Greetings and salutations! My name's Bob.

"B" as in "Bob"
"O" as in "One and only Bob"
"B" as in "By George, it's Bob."

The official name for Bob is Robert, the short version of that is Rob, and the nickname for Rob is Bob. Also, who can forget Bobby and Robby. I've never heard of anyone who goes by "Bert" by dropping the "Ro" from Robert, but I suppose it's a possible variation. Lately my name has been "Bobu," pronounced /bɒbu/ or "Bah-bu," the interesting Japanese pronunciation of my name.

However you spell or pronounce my name, one thing remains the same- I'm looking forward to a great year in Japan, meeting you, and teaching at HELLO!