Robert
Sign in to saveThe name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (Hrōþiberhtaz). Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert (a compound of Hruod () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and berht "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert.
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- VariantsRupert, RuprechtBoris RobrechtRodbertRaivisRaivoRobertsRobinRobinette Roberta (female form)Nicknames Rob (short form),Robb (short form),Roby (nickname),Robbie (nickname),Robby (nickname),Ro (nickname),Roe (nickname),Bob (nickname),Bobby (nickname),Bert (nickname),Bertie (nickname)
- Given name.derived
- Hrōþiberhtaz
- Given name.see also
- Roger, Roland, Rudolph, Roderick, Roman, Rose, Herbert, Waldemar, Vladimir
- Given name.name
- Robert
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- File:Stirling Castle 20080505 Robert the Bruce.jpg
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- King Robert I of Scotland, national hero of Scotland
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.meaning
- "fame-bright", "glory-bright", "shining with glory", "godlike-bright"
- Given name.region
- Germanic countries (England, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Iceland, Scandinavian region (Denmark, Sweden, Norway))
- Given name.languageorigin
- Indo-European Germanic
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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (Hrōþiberhtaz). Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert (a compound of Hruod () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and berht "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert.
After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form (Hrēodbēorht, Hrodberht, Hrēodbēorð, Hrœdbœrð, Hrœdberð, Hrōðberχtŕ) had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto.
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