Robert

From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz (literally “shining glory”). Doublet of Rupert.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒb.ət/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑb.ɚt/

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• Hyphenation: Rob‧ert

Robert

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • c. 1596, William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     : 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, published 2005, →ISBN, 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 the chance I'd have to call my little brother Rob and Robby.

2. (rare compared to given name) A French surname originating as a patronymic.

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

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

Robert

1. A transliteration of the English male given name Robert.

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /roˈbɛɾt/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ruˈbɛrt/

Robert m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

• robertí

From English Robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz (literally “shining glory”).

Robert

1. a male given name from the Germanic languages

• IPA^(key): [ˈrobɛrt]

Robert m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

Robert

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

From Middle Dutch robert, from Old French [Term?], from Germanic. Equivalent to a Frenchified form of Robrecht.

• IPA^(key): /ˈroː.bərt/, /ˈrɔ.bərt/, (French-based pronunciation) /roːˈbɛr/

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• Hyphenation: Ro‧bert

Robert m

1. a male given name

• Rob
• Robbert
• Roberto
• Robertus
• Robrecht

Robert

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

• Robi

Robert m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

Patronymics

• son of Robert: Robertsson
• daughter of Robert: Robertsdóttir

• IPA^(key): /ˈrobert/, [ˈro̞be̞rt̪]
• Rhymes: -obert
• Syllabification^(key): Ro‧bert

Robert

1. a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Robert

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.bɛʁ/

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Robert m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert
2. a surname originating as a patronymic

From Middle High German Robert, from Latin Robertus, from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz. Reinforced since the 18th century by French Robert. Other (chiefly southern) German forms are Rupert and Ruprecht.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁoːbɛʁt/, /ˈʁoːbɐt/ (with some regional variation, the latter being uncommon in western Germany)

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Robert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Roberts)

1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Roberta, equivalent to English Robert

Unadapted borrowing from English Robert.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.bert/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔbert
• Hyphenation: Rò‧bert

Robert m

1. A male given name in English

Borrowed from French Robert.

• IPA^(key): /roˈbɛr/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛr

Robert m or f by sense

1. A male given name and surname in French

Robert

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

Of Germanic origin, equivalent to Frankish *hrōþi (“fame”) + *berht (“bright”).

Robert m (nominative singular Roberz)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.bɛrt/

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• Rhymes: -ɔbɛrt
• Syllabification: Ro‧bert

Robert m pers

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

• Robert in Polish dictionaries at PWN

First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1219.

• IPA^(key): /¹roːbɛʈ/, /¹roːbæʈ/

Robert c (genitive Roberts)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

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

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.