Robert

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Robert (disambiguation).
"Roberto" redirects here. For the racehorse, see Roberto (horse).
Robert
Pronunciation /ˈrɒbərt/
Gender Male
Name day September 17
Origin
Meaning "fame-bright"
Region of origin Germanic countries
Other names
Related names Rob, Robbie, Robin, Rupert, Bob, Bobby, Bert, Rahbert
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The name Robert is a Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic *χrōþi- "fame" and *berχta- "bright".[1] Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert (a compound of hruod "fame, glory" and berht "bright"). It is also in use as a surname.[2][3]

After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form (Hrēodbēorht, Hrodberht, Hrēodbēorð, Hrœdbœrð, Hrœdberð) had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto.

Similar to the name, Richard, "Robert" is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be used as a French, Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian name as well.

Variations

Bert (also short for Albert)
Bertie
Beto
Betinho (Portuguese, "Little Beto")
Berto
Bertus
Bo
Bob
Bobby
Bort
Dobby
Hob (Medieval)
Nobby (also short for Norbert)
Rab (Scots)
Raibeart (Scottish Gaelic)
Riobard (Irish)
Robby
Robere (Old French)
Roberts (Robertson, Latvian)
Rob (also short for Robin)
Robb
Robo
Rodbert, Rotbert
Rodbeard, Rodbeart
Rotbryht (Old English)

Rodepertus, Rodbertus, Robertus, Rupertus (Latin)
Rothbert
Róbert (Hungarian, Icelandic, Slovak)
Roberto (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese)
Robertino (Italian, "Little Robert")
Robertinho (Portuguese, "Little Robert")
Robbert (Dutch)
Robbi (Icelandic)
Robbie
Robi (Serbian, Croatian, Romanian)
Ροβέρτος, Rovértos (Greek)
Ροβῆρος, Rovēros (Greek)
Röbi (Swiss German)
Robin
Röpke (Low German)
Rabbie (Scots)
Rhobert (Welsh)
Robban (Swedish)
Roban
Robercik or Robuś (Polish, "Little Robert") [4]

Robetus
Roibeárd (Irish)
Roeper
Ropars (Breton)
Roper (Breton/French)
Roope (Finnish)[5]
Roupen (Armenian)
Rupert
Ruprecht (Old High German)
Ruppert
Rvpertvs (Latin: "Rupertus")
Rubert
Rochbert
Robrecht (German)
Rodebert
Rodebrecht (Old German)
Rudbert
Ruby (Old Dutch)
Rudebet
Roteberht (Germanic)
Rotebert (Germanic)
Trebor (reversal)

Feminine forms:
Roberta
Robbi
Robertine
Robertina
Robina
Robyn
Ruprette/a (archaic French)

Trivia

Robert, and also the name Joseph, were in the top 10 most given boys' names in the US for 47 years, from 1925 to 1972.[6]

In Italy during the Second World War, the form of the name, Roberto, briefly acquired a new meaning derived from, and referring to the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis.[7]

Notable people

Duke of Normandy
Franconian Babenbergers/Robertian Capetians
Kings of France
King of Naples
Kings of Scotland
Legendary
Medieval
Saints

Fictional characters

In different languages

Surname

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robrecht, (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Reaney & Wilson, 1997. Dictionary of English Surnames. OUP
  3. ↑ Withycombe, E., 1973 edn. Oxford Dictionary of English Christian names OUP
  4. ↑ or just a diminutive of Robert
  5. ↑ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Roope". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  6. ↑ Frank Nuessel (1992). The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 10. Retrieved 11 September 2013.  – via Questia (subscription required)
  7. ↑ RoBerTo Checked, Time Magazine, October 19, 1942


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