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|pronunciation = {{IPA|rɑbɚrt}}, {{IPA|rɒbɚt}}, {{IPA|rɒbɚrt}}
|gender = Male
|meaning = Bright Fame
|region = [[Germanic Europe|Germanic]]
|origin =
|related names = Rob, Bob, Bobby, Robbie, Robin, Rupert and Bert
|wiktionary entry = Robert
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The name '''Robert'''<ref>Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. OUP</ref><ref>Withycombe, E., 1973 edn. ''Oxford Dictionary of English Christian names'' OUP</ref> is derived from Germanic roots ''hrod'' and ''beraht'' or ''berht'' meaning "fame" and "bright".<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ger4.php Behind the Name]</ref> After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered [[England]], where an Anglo-Saxon cognate of the name also already existed with the [[Normans]].
*[[Proto-Germanic]] ''hrôdberxtas''
*[[Old German]] ''Hrodebert'', ''Rodbert''
*[[Old English language]] ''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð''
*[[Old French]] ''Rodbert'', ''Robert''
*[[Modern English]] ''Robert'', ''Roberta'' ([[Grammatical gender#Personal names|feminine]])
*[[Modern French]] ''Robert'', ''Rober'', ''Roper'', ''Roberta'' (feminine)
*[[New High German]] ''Robert'', ''Rodebrecht'', ''Rodeberht'', ''Roberta'' (feminine)
*[[Medieval Latin|(Medieval) Latin]] ''Rotberti''
==Variations==
There are several variations, some of which are used as nicknames for people named Robert, and others which are derived from the name Robert. Of the following, those which are marked "*" also have other derivations.
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''[[Bert]]''
<br>''Berto''
<br>''Bertus''
<br>''[[Bobby]]''
<br>''[[Bo]]''
<br>''[[Bob]]''
<br>''[[Robby]]''
<br>''Robere'' ([[Old French]])
<br>''[[Roberts]]'' (''[[Robertson]]'')
<br>''[[Rob]]''
<br>''[[Robb]]''
<br>''Robercik*'' ([[Polish language|Polish]])
<br>''Rodbert''
<br>''[[Roth]]bert''
<br>''Róbert'' ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]])
<br>''[[Roberto]]'' ([[Latin]])
<br>''[[Roberta]]'' ([[Feminine]])
<br>''Robertino'' ([[Italian language|Italian]], "Little Robert")
<br>''[[Beto]]'' ([[Latin]])
<br>''Robertus''
<br>''Robbert'' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]])
<br>''Robbi'' ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]])
<br>''[[Robbie]]''
<br>''Röbi'' ([[Swiss German (linguistics)|Swiss German]])
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''[[Robin (name)|Robin]]''
<br>''Röpke'' ([[Low German]])
<br>''Rabbie''
<br>''Robban'' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
<br>''Roban''
<br>''Robert''
<br>''Robetus''
<br>''Roibeárd'' ([[Irish language|Irish]])
<br>''[[Roeper]]''
<br>''[[Roper (surname)|Roper]]'' ([[Breton language|Breton]]/[[French language|French]])
<br>''Roope'' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/roope |title=Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Roope |accessdate=2008-01-07 |work=Behind the Name }}</ref>
<br>''Roupen'' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]])
<br>''[[Ruben]]''*
<br>''[[Rubens]]''*
<br>''Raban''
<br>''Rabanus''
<br>''Rambert''*
<br>''Ratbert''*
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''[[Rupert]]''
<br>''Ruprecht'' (Old High German)
<br>''Ruppert''
<br>''Rvpertvs'' (Latin: "Rupertus")
<br>''Rubert''
<br>''Rochbert''
<br>''Robrecht'' ([[German language|German]])
<br>''Rodebert''
<br>''Rodebrecht'' (Old German)
<br>''Rudbert''
<br>''Rudebet''
<br>''Roteberht'' ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]])
<br>''Rotebert'' (Germanic)
<br>''Rodebert''
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'''Feminine forms''':
<br>''[[Roberta]]''
<br> ''Bobbie''
<br>''Rober'''tine'''
<br>''Rober'''tina'''
<br>''Ruprett'''e'''/'''a''''' (archaic [[French language|French]])
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In Italy during the [[World War II|Second World War]], the form of the name, Roberto, briefly acquired a new meaning derived from, and referring to the [[Axis powers of World War II|'''Ro'''me-'''Ber'''lin-'''To'''kyo Axis]]<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,850061,00.html RoBerTo Checked], ''Time Magazine'', October 19, 1942</ref>.
== Given names ==
=== [[Historical]] ===
;[[Saint]]s
*Saint [[Robert of Molesme]], founder of the [[Cistercian Order]]
*Saint [[Robert Bellarmine]], [[Doctor of the Church]]
*Saint [[Robert of Newminster]], established the [[Newminster Abbey|Abbey of Newminster]] near the castle of [[Ralph de Merlay]], at Morpeth, [[Northumberland]]
;[[Medieval]]
*[[Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester]], English noble
*[[Robert of Melun]], scholastic [[theologian]]
*[[Robert of Winchelsea]], theologian and opponent of both [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] and [[Edward II of England]]
*[[Robert Guiscard]], [[Normans|Norman]] adventurer and [[Duke of Apulia|Duke of Apulia and Calabria]] from 1059-1085
*[[Brother Robert]], 13th century translator of French works into Old Norse
;[[Elizabethan]]
*[[Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester]], English noble and favourite of Elizabeth I
;[[King of France]]
*[[Robert I of France|Robert I]]
*[[Robert II of France|Robert II "the Pious"]]
;[[Duke of Normandy|Dukes of Normandy]]
*[[Robert the Magnificent]], also known as Robert the Devil, father of [[William I of England|William the Conqueror]]
*[[Robert Curthose]], eldest son of [[William I of England|William the Conqueror]] and leader of the [[First Crusade]]
;[[Monarch|King]]s of [[Scotland]]
*[[Robert I of Scotland]] ("Robert the Bruce")
*[[Robert II of Scotland]]
*[[Robert III of Scotland]]
;Franconian [[Babenberger]]s/[[Robertian]] [[Capetian dynasty|Capetians]]
*Robert I of [[Worms, Germany|Wormgau]](aka ''Rutpert I'', ''Hruodbertus I'')
*Robert II of [[Worms, Germany|Wormgau]](aka ''Rutpert II'', ''Hruodbertus II'')
*Robert III of [[Worms, Germany|Wormgau]](aka ''Rutpert III'', ''Hruodbertus III'')
*[[Robert the Strong]](aka ''Rutpert IV'', ''Hruodbertus IV'')
===Politics and Legal===
*[[Robert Bell (speaker)]], [[Speaker of the British House of Commons]] 1572-76, [[Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer]]
*[[Robert Bertrand]], Canadian politician
*[[Robert Bork]], American judge
*[[Robert Fico]], Prime Minister of [[Slovakia]]
*[[Robert Gates]] U.S. [[Secretary of Defense]]
*[[Robert Hawke]], former Prime Minister of [[Australia]]
*[[Robert Heinrich Wagner]], [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[Gauleiter]] and Reich Governor of [[Alsace]]
*[[Robert Hill]], former Australian Defence Minister
*[[Robert Francis Kennedy]], U.S. Attorney General (1961-1964) and younger brother of President [[John F. Kennedy]]
*[[Robert M. La Follette, Sr.]], politician
*[[Robert M. La Follette, Jr.]], politician
*[[Robert E. Lee]], General of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] army during [[United States Civil War]]
*[[Robert McClelland]], Australian politician
*[[Robert McNamara]], U.S. Secretary of Defense (1961 to 1968) during President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s administration
*[[Robert Menzies]], former Prime Minister of Australia
*[[Robert Milligan]], British soldier and politician
*[[Robert Mugabe]], former president of Zimbabwe
*[[Robert Muldoon]], former Prime Minister of [[New Zealand]]
*[[Robert Schuman]], late German-French foreign minister, regarded as one of the founders of the [[European Union]]
*[[Robert Zubrin]], [[Martian]] advocate
*[[Robert Zoellick]], U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
*[[Robert Jovicic]], stateless person.
*[[Robert F. Wagner]], Democratic U.S. Senator, New York
*[[Robert F. Wagner, Jr.]], [[New York City]] Mayor
*[[Robert Walpole]], popularly regarded as the first British Prime Minister
===Entertainment & the arts===
*[[Robert Adam]], Scottish architect
*[[Robert Altman]] Movie Director
*[[Robert April]], [[fictional character]] in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe
*[[Robert Barclay]], eminent writer of the 17th century
*[[Robert Beltran]], best known for his role as Commander [[Chakotay]] on [[Star Trek: Voyager]]
*[[Roberto Benigni]], Academy-Award winning [[Italy|Italian]] movie director and actor
*[[Robert Bingham]], American writer
*[[Robert Blake]], American actor
*[[Robert Gander]], Australian Singer For In The Skin Of Angels
*[[Rob Bourdon]], American drummer for [[Linkin Park]]. (Born Robert Gregory Bourdon)
*[[LeVar Burton|LeVar Robert Martyn Burton Jr.]], [[actor]] and [[television director|director]] who first came to prominence playing [[Kunta Kinte]] in the 1977 award winning television miniseries ''[[Roots (TV miniseries)|Roots]]''
*[[Roberto Carlos (singer)|Roberto Carlos]], Brazilian singer (born Roberto Carlos Braga)
*[[Robert Carlyle]], British actor
*[[Robert Colescott]], United States painter
*[[Robert Conrad]], American actor
*[[Robbie Coltrane]], British Actor
*[[Robert Conway]], professional [[wrestler]]
*[[Robert Culp]], American actor
*[[Robert Cummings]], American film director and musician under the name [[Rob Zombie]]
*[[Robert De Niro]], two-time [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning Italian-American actor
*[[Robert Del Naja]], [[United Kingdom|British]] [[trip-hop]] musician best known for his work with [[Massive Attack]]
*[[Robert Donat]], Academy Award Actor
*[[Robert Downey Jr.]], American actor
*[[Robert Duvall]] , American actor
*[[Bob Dylan]], American musician (born Robert Allen Zimmerman)
*[[Bob Bryar]], American drummer for [[My Chemical Romance]]. (born Robert Nathaniel Corey Bryar)
*[[Robert Englund]], American actor best known for his portrayal of horror character [[Freddy Krueger]]
*[[Robert Evans]], Film Producer
*[[Robert Forster]], American actor
*[[Robert Frost]], American poet
*[[Robert Prince]], American poet and manga artist
*[[Robert Goulet]], singer
*[[Robert Guillaume]], actor
*[[Robert Halford]], Lead singer for [[Judas Priest]]
*[[Robert Hass]], American poet
*[[Robert A. Heinlein]], late German-American science fiction author
*[[Robert Herrick (poet)|Robert Herrick]], a British poet
*[[Robert Herrick (novelist)|Robert Herrick]], an American fiction writer
*[[Robert Hooks]], American actor [[N.Y.P.D.]]
*[[Robert Iler]], American actor [[The Sopranos]]
*[[Robert Irvine]], British celebrity chef and star of ''Dinner: Impossible''
*[[Robert Johnson (musician)|Robert Johnson]], an influential American [[blues]] singer and songwriter
*[[R Kelly|Robert Kelly]], American singer known as R Kelly
*[[Robert Klein]], American comic
*[[Robby Krieger]], [[The Doors]] guitarist
*[[Robert Lansing]], actor
*[[Robert Sean Leonard]], actor
*[[Robert Lindsay]], British actor
*[[Rob Lowe|Robert Lowe]], American actor
*[[Robert Ludlum]], American fiction author
*[[Bob Marley|Robert Nesta Marley]], musician better known as Bob Marley
*[[Robert Merrill]], opera singer
*[[Robert Merwald]], opera singer
*[[Robert McCormick]], Australian drummer
*[[Robert Duncan McNeill]], [[United States|American]] [[actor]], [[Film producer|producer]], [[movie director]], and [[television director]] who is best known for his role as Lieutenant [[Tom Paris]] on the [[television]] show, ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
*[[Robert Miles]]
*[[Robert Mitchum]] American actor
*[[Roberto Miura]], [[fictional character]] from the ''[[Rival Schools]]'' video game universe
*[[Robert Moog]], electronic music synthesizer and pioneer
*[[Robert Morse]], American actor
*[[Robert Morley]], British Actor
*[[Robert Novak]], columnist and writer
*[[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]], English rock singer best known for the song ''Addicted to Love''
*[[Robert Pastorelli]] actor
*[[Robert Pattinson]] actor
*[[Robert Picardo]], [[United States|American]] actor
*[[Robert Plant]], singer and songwriter; lead vocalist for the band [[Led Zeppelin]]
*[[Robert Preston]], American actor
*[[Robert Reed]], actor ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''
*[[Robert Redford]], American actor
*[[Robert Ripley]], ''[[Ripley's Believe it or Not]]''
*[[Robert Rodriguez]],film maker
*[[Roberto Rossellini]], Italian Director
*[[Robert Ryan]], actor
*[[Robert Schimmel]], comic
*[[Robert Schumann]], German composer
*[[Robert Shaw (actor)|Robert Shaw]], actor, ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', ''[[The Sting]]''
*[[Robert Sheckley]], American author
*[[Robert B. Sherman]], American songwriter
*[[Robert Smith (musician)]], vocalist and songwriter for the rock group [[The Cure]]
*[[Robert Louis Stevenson]], novelist, poet
*[[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]], American actor
*[[Rob Thomas (musician)|Robert Thomas]], singer known as Rob Thomas
*[[Robert Townsend]], actor and film maker
*[[Robert Trujillo]], [[Bassist]] for [[Metallica]]
*[[Robert Urich]], American actor
*[[Robert Vaughn]], American actor
*[[Robert Wagner]], American actor
*[[Robbie Williams|Robert Williams]], English pop star, more commonly known as ''Robbie Williams''
*[[Robert Wise]], director and producer
*[[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]], American television producer and scriptwriter
*[[Robert Young]], American actor ''[[Father Knows Best]]'', ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]''
*[[Robert Zemeckis]], film director and producer
===Sports===
*[[Robert Allenby]], Australian golfer
*[[Roberto Alomar]], baseball player
*[[Roberto Carlos da Silva]], Brazilian football (soccer) player
*[[Roberto Baggio]], Italian football (soccer) player
*[[Robert Bartko]], German road and track cyclist
*[[Robert Brazile]], 1970s all decade team NFL linebacker
*[[Roberto Calcaterra]], Italian water polo player
*[[Roberto Clemente]], Puerto Rican baseball player for whom the team owner named his champion racehorse [[Roberto (horse)]]
*[[Robert Conway]], professional wrestler
*[[Rob Dibble]], baseball player and sports analyst
*[[Roberto Donadoni]], Former Italian football (soccer) player and head coach of the Italian national team
*[[Roberto Duran]], boxer
*[[Roberto Ferrari (athlete)|Roberto Ferrari]], Italian high jumper
*[[Robert Fick]], baseball player
*[[Robbie Fowler]], English football (soccer) player
*[[Robert Grondelaers]] (1933-1989), Belgian cyclist
*[[Roberto Hernandez]], baseball player
*[[Robert Horry]], American professional basketball player
*[[Robert Horstink]], Dutch volleyball player
*[[Robert Iarusci]], Canadian/Italian professional soccer player
*[[Robert Ihly]], German race walker
*[[Booker Huffman|Robert Booker Tio Huffman]], American professional wrestler
*[[Robert Jones (American football)]], former pro bowl football player for the Dallas Cowboys
*[[Robert Karlsson]], Swedish golfer
*[[Roberto Kelly]], baseball player
*[[Evel Knievel|Robert Knievel]] motorcycle daredevil [[Evel Knievel]]
*[[Robbie Knievel]], motorcycle daredevil son of [[Evel Knievel]]
*[[Robert Kubica]], Polish Formula One driver
*[[Roberto Lopes]], Brazilian beach volleyball player
*[[Roberto Luongo]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Roberto Mancini]], Italian manager of F.C Internazionale Milano
*[[Robert Oliver]], New Zealand road and track cyclist
*[[Bobby Orr|Robert Orr]], Hockey player
*[[Robert Pires]], French footballer
*[[Robert Parish]], American professional basketball player
*[[Robert Porcher]], Former Detroit Lions defensive stand out
*[[Robert Reid (basketball)]] (1955- ), American basketball player
*[[Robbie Savage]], Welsh footballer
*[[Sergeant Slaughter|Robert Remus]], former pro wrestler Sgt. Slaughter
*[[Robert Smith (football player)]], former standout running back for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]
*[[Robert Szatkowski]], professional wrestler under the name [[Rob Van Dam]]
*[[Robby Thompson]], baseball player, 2nd baseman [[San Francisco Giants]]
*[[Robert de Wit]], Dutch decathlete and bobsledder
*[[Robert Witschge]], Dutch footballer
*[[Robert van der Zant]], Australian medley swimmer
===Other===
*[[Robert Atkins (nutritionist)]], Creator of the famous [[Atkins Diet]].
*[[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell]], soldier, writer and founder of the world [[Scouting]] movement
*[[Robert Browning]], British poet
*[[Robert Boyle]], Famous Irish-born Scientist responsible for Boyle's Law
*[[Roberto Cavalli]], Fashion Designer
*[[Robert William Fisher]], alleged murderer listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
*[[Robert Ford (outlaw)]], the man who shot Jesse James
*[[Robert Fulton]], Inventor of the Steamship
*[[Robert Hooke]], Famous British Scientist, best known for Hooke's Law
*[[Robert L. Johnson]] , Founder of [[BET]] network, owner of the NBA's [[Charlotte Bobcats]]. first African American billionaire
*[[Robert Morris (financier)]] (1734–1806), financier of the American Revolution and signatory of three important founding documents of the United States. [[Robert Morris University]] college is named after him.
*[[Robert Moses]], city planner and architect
*[[Robert Nozick]], Polish-American Philosopher
*[[Robert Oppenheimer]], German-American nuclear physicist, regarded as the ''Father of the [[Atomic Bomb]]''
*[[Robert Pickton]], Canadian accused of multiple murders
*[[Robert Scoble]], technology blogger.
*[[Robert Shapiro]], lawyer
*[[Robert Spencer]], American writer on Islam
*[[Robert Spencer (disambiguation)]]
*[[Robert Swirsky]], pianist and computer scientist
*[[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle|Robert La Salle]], French explorer
== Surnamed ==
*[[Alain Robert]], French [[rock climbing|rock]] and [[buildering|urban climber]]
*[[Hubert Robert]], French painter
*[[Laurent Robert]], French footballer
*[[Paul Robert]], French [[lexicographer]]
:''see also [[Roberts (surname)]]''
== Institutions ==
*[[Robert College]] of [[Istanbul]]
== See also ==
* {{lookfrom|Robert}}
*[[Robertson]], [[Roberts]],
*[[Roberson]]
*[[Robinson]]
*[[240-Robert]]
*[[.257 Roberts]]
*[[Roger]], [[Rodger]]
*[[Rupert]]
*[[Bob]]
*[[Bobby]]
==References==
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