Robert

See also Robèrt, and Róbert

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame”) + Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)t/, X-SAMPA: /"rQb.@(r\)t/
• Hyphenation: Rob‧ert

Proper noun

Robert

1. A male given name.
   • 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John: Act I, Scene I:

     My brother Robert? Old Sir Robert's son? / Colbrand the giant, that same mighty man?

   • 1984 John Edgar Wideman, Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir, Mariner Books, 2005, ISBN 0618509631, page 93

     I hadn't even considered names for a girl. Robby it would be. Robert Douglas. Where the Douglas came from is another story, but the Robert came from me because I liked the sound. Robert was formal, dignified, important. Robert. And that was nearly as nice as as the chance I'd have to call my little brother Rob and Robby.

2. (rare compared to given name) A patronymic surname.

Usage notes

• One of the most common English given names since the Norman Conquest.

Related terms

• pet forms: Bob, Bobbie, Bobby, Rabbie (Scotland), Rob, Robbie, Robby
• variants: Robin, Rupert
• feminine forms: Roberta, Robin, Robyn

surnames

Dabb Dabbs Dabinett Dabson Dobb Dobbie Dobbin Dobbing Dobbins Dobbinson Dobbs Dobby Dobbyn Dobie Dobing Dobinson Dobkin Dobson Dopson Hob Hobb Hobbes Hobbins Hobbis Hobbs Hoblyn Hobson Hopkin Hopkins Hopkinson Hopson

Nobb Nobbs Nobes Probert Probin Probyn Rab Rabb Rabbitt Rabson Rapson Rob Robarts Robb Robbens Robbie Robbin Robbins Robbs Roberson Roberts Robertson Robeson Robey Robin Robins Robinson Robison Roblett Roblin Robson Roby

Translations

given name

• Bengali: রবার্ট (bn)
• Czech: Robert (cs)
• Danish: Robert (da)
• Esperanto: Roberto (eo)
• Estonian: Robert (et)
• Faroese: Róðbjartur (fo) m, Robert (fo) m
• Finnish: Roope (fi)
• French: Robert (fr)

  Old French: Robert

  Middle French: Robert

• German: Robert (de), Rupprecht (de)
• Greek: Ρομπέρ (Robèr)
• Hawaiian: Lopaka
• Hungarian: Róbert (hu)
• Icelandic: Hróbjartur (is), Róbert (is)
• Inuktitut: ᕉᐱᕐᑦ (iu) (Ruupirt)

• Irish: Riobard
• Italian: Roberto (it)
• Japanese: ロバート (ja) (Robāto)
• Jèrriais: Robèrt m
• Latin: Rupertus (la) m, Robertus (la) m
• Latvian: Roberts (lv)
• Lithuanian: Robertas (lt)
• Norwegian: Robert (no)
• Old French: Robert
• Polish: Robert (pl)
• Portuguese: Roberto (pt) m
• Romanian: Robert (ro)
• Russian: Роберт (ru) (Róbert)
• Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart (gd)
• Spanish: Roberto (es)
• Swedish: Robert (sv)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ru'βɛɾt/, X-SAMPA: /ru"BE4t/

Proper noun

Robert m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Robert

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Czech

Wikipedia ^cs

Proper noun

Robert m

1. A male given name, equivalent to Robert.

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Danish

Proper noun

Robert

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Robert.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Robert

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Robert.

Related terms

• Robi

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Finnish

Proper noun

Robert

1. A male given name.

Declension

Declension of Robert (type risti) singular plural nominative Robert Robertit genitive Robertin Robertien partitive Robertia Roberteja accusative Robert Robertin Robertit inessive Robertissa Roberteissa elative Robertista Roberteista illative Robertiin Roberteihin adessive Robertilla Roberteilla ablative Robertilta Roberteilta allative Robertille Roberteille essive Robertina Roberteina translative Robertiksi Roberteiksi instructive – Robertein abessive Robertitta Roberteitta comitative – Roberteineen

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French

Proper noun

Robert

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Robert.
2. A patronymic surname.

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German

Proper noun

Robert ?

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Robert. Borrowed from French Robert. The genuine German forms are Rupert and Ruprecht.

Related terms

• Robin, Rupert, Ruprecht

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Robert

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Robert.

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Old French

Proper noun

Robert m (nominative singular Roberz)

1. A male given name, a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing.

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Polish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Robert m

1. A male given name.

Declension

    declension of Robert

	singular	plural
nominative	Robert	Robertowie
genitive	Roberta	Robertów
dative	Robertowi	Robertom
accusative	Roberta	Robertów
instrumental	Robertem	Robertami
locative	Robercie	Robertach
vocative	Robercie	Robertowie

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Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent with English Robert. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1219.

Proper noun

Robert

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Robin
• (surnames) Robertsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 55 692 males with the given name Robert living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.