Robert

The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (Hrōþiberhtaz). Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert (a compound of Hruod () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and berht "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert.

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Given name.related names: VariantsRupert, RuprechtBoris RobrechtRodbertRaivisRaivoRobertsRobinRobinette Roberta (female form)Nicknames Rob (short form),Robb (short form),Roby (nickname),Robbie (nickname),Robby (nickname),Ro (nickname),Roe (nickname),Bob (nickname),Bobby (nickname),Bert (nickname),Bertie (nickname)
Given name.derived: Hrōþiberhtaz
Given name.see also: Roger, Roland, Rudolph, Roderick, Roman, Rose, Herbert, Waldemar, Vladimir
Given name.name: Robert
Given name.image: File:Stirling Castle 20080505 Robert the Bruce.jpg
Given name.caption: King Robert I of Scotland, national hero of Scotland
Given name.gender: Male
Given name.meaning: "fame-bright", "glory-bright", "shining with glory", "godlike-bright"
Given name.region: Germanic countries (England, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Iceland, Scandinavian region (Denmark, Sweden, Norway))
Given name.languageorigin: Indo-European Germanic

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nickname: Robby
Commons category: Robert (given name)
native label: Robert
Soundex: R163
Cologne phonetics: 7172
Caverphone: RPT111
P8168: James Joseph Dresnok
transliteration or transcription: Роберт

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After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form (Hrēodbēorht, Hrodberht, Hrēodbēorð, Hrœdbœrð, Hrœdberð, Hrōðberχtŕ) had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto.