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==Variations==
==Variations==
There are several variations, some of which are used as nicknames for people named Robert, and others which are derived from the name Robert. The following which are marked "*" also have other derivations.
There are several variations, some of which are used as nicknames for people named Robert, and others which are derived from the name Robert. Robert is one of the most commonly used today, as people declare that the name is, "cool". The following which are marked "*" also have other derivations.


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Robert
Pronunciationrɑbɚrt, rɒbɚt, rɒbɚrt
GenderMale
Origin
MeaningBright Fame
Region of originGermanic
Other names
Related namesRob, Bob, Bobby, Robbie, Robin, Rupert and Bert

The name Robert[1][2] is derived from Germanic roots hrod and beraht meaning "fame" and "bright"[3]. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England, where an Anglo-Saxon cognate of the name also already existed, with the Normans.

Variations

There are several variations, some of which are used as nicknames for people named Robert, and others which are derived from the name Robert. Robert is one of the most commonly used today, as people declare that the name is, "cool". The following which are marked "*" also have other derivations.

Bert
Bobby
Bo
Bob
Robby
Robere (Old French)
Roberts (Robertson)
Rob
Robb
Rodbert
Rothbert
Róbert (Icelandic)
Roberto (Latin)
Robertno (Italian, "Little Robert")
Beto (Latin)
Robertus
Robbert (Dutch)
Robbi (Icelandic)
Robbie
Röbi (Swiss German)

Robin
Röpke (Low German)
Rabbie
Robban (Swedish)
Roban
Robet
Robetus
Roibeárd (Irish)
Roeper
Roper (Breton/French)
Roope (Finnish)[4]
Roupen (Armenian)
Ruben*
Rubens*
Raban
Rabanus
Rambert*
Ratbert*

Rupert
Ruprecht (Old High German)
Ruppert
Rvpertvs (Latin: "Rupertus")
Rubert
Rochbert
Robrecht (German)
Rodebert
Rodebrecht (Old German)
Rudbert
Rudebert
Roteberht (Germanic)
Rotebert (Germanic)
Rodebert

Feminine forms:
Roberta
Bobbie
Robertine
Robertina
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].

Given names

Historical

Saints
Medieval
King of France
Dukes of Normandy
Kings of Scotland
Franconian Babenbergers/Robertian Capetians
  • Robert I of Wormgau(aka Rutpert I, Hruodbertus I)
  • Robert II of Wormgau(aka Rutpert II, Hruodbertus II)
  • Robert III of Wormgau(aka Rutpert III, Hruodbertus III)
  • Robert the Strong(aka Rutpert IV, Hruodbertus IV)

Entertainment & the arts

Sports

Other

Surnamed

see also Roberts (surname)

Institutions

See also

References

  1. ^ Reaney & Wilson, 1997. Dictionary of English Surnames. OUP
  2. ^ Withycombe, E., 1973 edn. Oxford Dictionary of English Christian names OUP
  3. ^ Behind the Name
  4. ^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Roope". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  5. ^ RoBerTo Checked, Time Magazine, October 19, 1942
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