Kiwifruit industry in New Zealand and Growers, who were calling the berries "melonettes", because the local name for the fruit, "Chinese gooseberry", had political connotations due to the Cold War, and to further distinguish it from real gooseberries, which are prone to a fungus called anthracnose. An American importer, Norman Sondag of San Francisco, complained that "melonettes" was as bad as "Chinese gooseberry" because melons and berries were both subject to high import tariffs, and instead asked for a short Maori name that quickly connoted New Zealand. In June 1959, during a meeting of Turners and Growers management in Auckland, Jack Turner suggested the name
Bob (given name) Bob (given name) Bob is a male given name or a hypocorism, usually of Robert. It is most common in English speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. It most likely originated from the hypocorism Rob, short for Robert. Rhyming names were popular in the Middle Ages, so "Richard" became "Rick", "Hick", or "Dick", "William" became "Will", "Gill", or "Bill", and "Robert" became "Rob", "Hob", "Dob", "Nob", or "Bob". In 1960 nearly 3,000 babies in the United States were given the name Bob compared to fewer than 50 in 2000. Below