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Pronunciation/ˈrɒbərt/German: [ʁoːbɛʁt] Region of originGermanic countries, Celtic countries Related namesRob, Robbie, Robin, Rupert, Bob, Bobby, Bert, Rahbert
The name Robert is a Celtic and Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic *χrōþi- "fame" and *berχta- "bright". Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert (a compound of hruod "fame, glory" and berht "bright"). It is also in use as a surname.
After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form (Hrēodbēorht, Hrodberht, Hrēodbēorð, Hrœdbœrð, Hrœdberð) had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto.
Similar to the name Richard, "Robert" is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be used as a French, Irish, Scottish, Finnish, and Estonian name as well.
Trivia
Robert, and also the name Joseph, were in the top 10 most given boys' names in the US for 47 years, from 1925 to 1972.
In Italy during the Second World War, the form of the name, Roberto, briefly acquired a new meaning derived from, and referring to the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis.
Notable people
Duke of Normandy
Robert I, Duke of Normandy, also known as Robert the Magnificent; father of William the Conqueror
Robert Curthose, son of William the Conqueror
Franconian Babenbergers/Robertian Capetians
Robert II (Robert of Hesbaye) of Worms, Germany (a.k.a. Rutpert II, Hruodbertus II)
Robert III of Worms, Germany (a.k.a. Rutpert III, Hruodbertus III)
Robert the Strong (a.k.a. Rutpert IV, Hruodbertus IV)
Kings of France
Robert I of France
Robert II of France
King of Naples
Robert of Naples
Kings of Scotland
Robert I of Scotland ("Robert the Bruce")
Robert II of Scotland
Robert III of Scotland
Legendary
Robert the Devil, supposed medieval knight fathered by the devil
Medieval
Robert of Avesbury, English historian
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English noble
Robert of Melun, scholastic theologian
Robert of Winchelsea, theologian and opponent of both Edward I and Edward II of England
Brother Robert, 13th century translator of French works into Old Norse
Robert the Englishman
Saints
Saint Robert of Molesme, founder of the Cistercian Order (d. 1111)
Saint Robert of Newminster, established the Abbey of Newminster near the castle of Ralph de Merlay, at Morpeth, Northumberland (d. 1159)
Saint Robert de Turlande, founding abbot of the Abbey of Casa Dei, also called Chaise-Dieu (d. 1067)
Saint Robert Bellarmine, Jesuit Doctor of the Church (d. 1621)
Fictional characters
Robert Baratheon, a character in A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin & the 2011 TV series Game of Thrones
Robert Barone, a character from the 1996 sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond
Robert Langdon, symbologist and cryptologist in Dan Brown's novels Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol & Inferno, the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code & the 2009 film Angels & Demons
Robert Paulson, a character in Chuck Palahniuk's novel Fight Club and the 1999 film of the same name
Roberto, a handsome and suave Spix's macaw in Rio 2
In different languages
Arabic:روبرت
Armenian: Ռոբերտ (Robert)
Breton: Roparzh
Bulgarian: Робърт/Роберт (Robert)
Catalan: Robert
Chinese Simplified: 罗伯特 (Robert)
Chinese Traditional：羅伯特 (Robert)
Croatian: Robert
Czech: Robert
Danish: Robert
Dutch: Robrecht, Robbert, Robert
Estonian: Robert
Finnish: Roobert, Roope
French: Robert
Friulian: Robèrto
Galician: Roberte
Georgian: რობერტ (Robert)
German: Robert, Ruprecht
Greek: Ροβέρτος (Rovértos)
Hebrew: רוברט (Robert)
Hungarian: Róbert
Icelandic: Róbert
Irish: Roibeárd
Italian: Roberto
Japanese: ロバート (Robaato)
Khmer: រ៉ូបឺត (Roubɨt)
Korean: 로버트 (Robeoteu)
Latin: Robertus
Latvian: Roberts
Lithuanian: Robertas
Macedonian: Роберт (Robert)
Norwegian: Robert
Polish: Robert
Portuguese: Roberto
Romanian: Robert
Russian: Роберт (Robert)
Sardinian: Robertu
Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart
Serbian: Robert/Роберт
Slovak: Róbert
Slovene: Roberto
Spanish: Roberto
Swedish: Robert
Welsh: Robat, Rhobert
Surname
Alain Robert, French rock and urban climber
Hubert Robert, French painter
Laurent Robert, French footballer
Paul Robert (fencer), Swiss fencer
Paul Robert (lexicographer), French lexicographer
Rene Robert, star National Hockey League forward for the Buffalo Sabres
Robert brothers, Anne-Jean and Nicolas-Louis, French balloonists circa 1783-4
