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Roberta
Do you think this could ever get popular? I used to dislike it, but now I think it's really charming. I had the same experience with Matilda. I actually think these two names have a lot in common. So as Matilda is kind of popular with celebs right now, could you imagine the same happening to Roberta?The only thing that bothers me is that I dislike all of its nicknames. I just wouldn't use a nickname at all, which is fine with me. I'd just hope no one at school would try to call her Rob, Robbie, Bob, Bobbie, Bertie or Bert.
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I love this name so much! I really hope it doesn't get popular becuase it is actually a top contender for a future daughter. I dislike all of the nicknames that you have mentioned but I think Bo is really sweet if not a little bit of a stretch. I could imagine Roberta and Matilda being sisters (they are both names on my list). And yeah, I just love it a lot :)
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I love Roberta! It's starchy and brassy. I definitely don't think it will experience a popularity surge anytime soon.
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Roberta and Matilda are very different to me. I don't think they have much in common. I can't imagine Roberta getting popular any time soon.
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I don't think Roberta will get popular.Personally, I don't like the sound of it, probably because of the emphasis on the -bert- part. My own name, Georgia, is basically the same -- a man's name with an "a" sound on the end, but I like it better than Roberta.I'm in my 60s and I've known one Roberta. She was slightly older than I am, so she'd be pushing 70 now.
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I don't see it becoming popular. I've only ever met one. Personally, I don't find it feminine enough for my tastes- all I see is Robert.
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I like Roberta but don't see rising in popularity any time soon. I use to dislike it also but I'd love to meet a lil' one nowadays. I think Bertie, Berta, and Robbie are cute. BTW, Matilda and Roberta would make a great sibset!
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It makes me think of Roberta from the movie Now and Then. She was my favorite character when I was like... 11. I still have a soft spot for the name because of it. But no, I don't think it has the potential to become popular in the near future. I think Thomasina or Theodora are more likely.
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Roberta is not destined to gain any popularity back. Unlike Matilda, Roberta had a period of relative popularity and then fell out of fashion. Matilda was never used very much within even most old people's memories, and it's a very old name, not like Roberta. So no, Roberta is nothing like Matilda and probably won't go the same way.
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I don't imagine Roberta will get popular any time soon. I know two Roberta's, 1 in her early 60s and 1 who is 23. One goes by Roberta and one by BertaI like it, I also think it is really charming and I also dislike the usual nicknames, though Bobbie is kind of cute on a girl (It sounds so immature on a boy/man)I'd be delighted to meet a little Roberta
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Roberta is not attractive to me. However Bertie is very cute and could still work on a grown adult. I also like Bobbie. I don't think Roberta has a chance of being popular.
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