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Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. ROO-pehrt(German) ROO-pərt(English)

Meaning & History

German variant form of Robert, from the Old German variant Hrodperht. It was borne by the 7th century Saint Rupert of Salzburg and the 8th-century Saint Rupert of Bingen. The military commander Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a nephew of Charles I, introduced this name to England in the 17th century.