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ROBERT
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Роберт (Russian)
PRONOUNCED: RAH-bərt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RO-bərt (Dutch), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian), RO-beert (Russian)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hreodbeorht. It has been a very common English name since that time.

The name has been borne by two early kings of France, two Dukes of Normandy, and three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from England in the 14th century. The author Robert Browning (1812-1889) and poets Robert Burns (1759-1796) and Robert Frost (1874-1963) are famous literary bearers of this name. Other bearers include Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), the commander of the Confederate army during the American Civil War, and American actor Robert Redford (1936-).

Related Names
VARIANTS: Rupert, Ruprecht (German), Robrecht (Dutch), Hrodebert, Hrodpreht (Ancient Germanic)
DIMINUTIVES: Bob, Bobbie, Bobby, Rob, Robbie, Robby, Robin (English), Bob, Rob, Robbe (Dutch)
FEMININE FORMS: Bobbi, Roberta, Robena, Robina (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Roparzh (Breton), Roopertti, Pertti, Roope (Finnish), Róbert, Robi (Hungarian), Róbert (Icelandic), Roibeard (Irish), Roberto (Italian), Roberts (Latvian), Hob, Hopkin (Medieval English), Roberto (Portuguese), Raibeart, Rab, Rabbie (Scottish), Roberto, Ruperto (Spanish), Robin (Swedish), Hopcyn (Welsh)
Popularity
United States  ranked #61 
England/Wales  ranked #90 
Canada (BC)  ranked #100 
Australia (NSW)  - 
Croatia  ranked #70 
Hungary  ranked #48 
Ireland  ranked #43 
Netherlands  ranked #301 
Northern Ireland  ranked #80 
Scotland  ranked #58 
Sweden  - 
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