Robert Information
The name Robert is a Germanic given name, from hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". It is also in use as a surname.[1][2]
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 form is Roberto.
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Variations
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Bert (also short for Albert) Bertie 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 Robbo (Notably Red Robbo) Rodbert Rodepertus (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) Robertus (Latin) 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") [3] Robert (Polish) |
Robetus Roibeárd (Irish) Roeper Roper (Breton/French) Roope (Finnish)[4] 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 Ruprette/a (archaic French) |
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.[5]
People
- This section lists people commonly referred to solely by this name.
- Duke of Normandy
- Robert the Magnificent, also known as Robert the Devil, father of William the Conqueror
- Franconian Babenbergers/Robertian Capetians
- Robert II (Robert of Hesbaye) of Worms, Germany (aka Rutpert II, Hruodbertus II)
- Robert III of Worms, Germany (aka Rutpert III, Hruodbertus III)
- Robert the Strong (aka Rutpert IV, Hruodbertus IV)
- Kings of France
- King of Naples
- Kings of Scotland
- Robert I of Scotland ("Robert the Bruce")
- Robert II of Scotland
- Robert III of Scotland
- Medieval
- Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English noble
- Robert of Melun, scholastic theologian
- Robert of Winchelsea, theologian and opponent of both Edward I and Edward II of England
- Brother Robert, 13th century translator of French works into Old Norse
- Saints
- Saint Robert of Molesme, founder of the Cistercian Order (d. 1111)
- Saint Robert of Newminster, established the Abbey of Newminster near the castle of Ralph de Merlay, at Morpeth, Northumberland (d. 1159)
- Saint Robert de Turlande, founding abbot of the Abbey of Casa Dei, also called Chaise-Dieu (d. 1067)
In different languages
- Armenian: Ռոբերտ (Robert)
- Bulgarian: Роберт (Robert)
- Catalan: Robert
- Croatian: Robert
- Czech: Robert
- Dutch: Robbert, Robert
- French: Robert
- Georgian: რობერტ (Robert)
- German: Robert
- Greek: Ροβέρτος (Rovértos)
- Hebrew: רוברט (Robert)
- Hungarian: Róbert
- Icelandic: Róbert
- Irish: Roibeard
- Italian: Roberto
- Japanese: ロバート(Robâto)
- Korean: 로버트 (Lobeoteu)
- Latin: Robertus
- Latvian: Roberts
- Lithuanian: Robertas
- Macedonian: Роберт (Robert)
- Norwegian: Robert
- Polish: Robert
- Portuguese: Roberto
- Romanian: Robert
- Russian: Роберт (Robert)
- Serbian: Роберт/Robert
- Slovak: Robert
- Slovene: Robert
- Spanish: Roberto
- Swedish: Robert
Surname
- Alain Robert, French rock and urban climber
- Hubert Robert, French painter
- Laurent Robert, French footballer
- Paul Robert (lexicographer), French lexicographer
- Robert brothers, Anne-Jean and Nicolas-Louis, French balloonists circa 1783-4
See also
- Bobby - nickname for Robert
- Roberson
- Roberts (surname)
- Robertson (surname)
- Robinson (name)
- Rodger
- Roger
- Rupert (name)
References
- ^ Reaney & Wilson, 1997. Dictionary of English Surnames. OUP
- ^ Withycombe, E., 1973 edn. Oxford Dictionary of English Christian names OUP
- ^ or just a diminutive of Robert
- ^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Roope". Behind the Name. http://www.behindthename.com/name/roope. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ RoBerTo Checked, Time Magazine, October 19, 1942
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