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  • Robin's full name on How I Met Your Mother was Robin Charles Scherbatsky, Jr. 1 / 9

  • But what was the story behind her full name? 2 / 9

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  • Her dad, Robin Charles Scherbatsky, Sr., thought he was having a son. 3 / 9

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  • He used the name, Robin Charles, and raised her as a boy. 4 / 9

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  • He taught her how to hunt, fish, smoke cigars, and drink scotch. 5 / 9

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  • Only when Robin kissed her hockey teammate did her father realize he didn't have a son. 6 / 9

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  • Ted realized that Robin's need for success was from her rocky relationship with her dad. 7 / 9

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  • During the funeral for Marshall's dad, Robin decided to patch things up with her father. 8 / 9

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  • She reconnected with her father before she married Barney. 9 / 9