Robert

Robert \ro-ber(t), rob-e-rt\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Robert is pronounced as RAABahRT in English, RowBEHR in French, ROWBehRT in German, RAOBehRT in Polish, ROWBiyRT or ROWBYehRT in Russian ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Robert: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)"

What is the origin of Robert?

Robert is used predominantly in the Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian, and Scottish languages, and its origin is Germanic. The name is of the meaning bright famous one; famously famous. Two-element name from the elements 'hruod' meaning fame ; 'berht' meaning bright, famous. The name is derived via Norman French from Hrodeberht (Germanic), replacing the Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht (Old English). The name was popular in medieval Northern France, and it was introduced to England, notably by Robert the Magnificent (1000 - 1035), the father of William the Conqueror; he was often identified as the legendary Robert the Devil. The name appeared in the Domesday Book, and remained in regular use throughout the Middles Ages. It was borne by three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce (1274-1329), the King of the Scots who achieved independence from England for Scotland; the name has thus been popular in Scotland. Common medieval forms of the name such as the short forms Dob, Hob and Nob, are no longer in use. The name name Roberta meaning (English, German, and Italian) is the female version of Robert. The name Robert is used to a great extent; it has 73 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English comprise Dobb meaning and origin, nicknames for Hobbes, baby name Raby, nicknames for Rhobbie, Riobart name popularity, name Robars, name Robart meaning, Robartach name popularity, nicknames for Robben, name Robbey, name Robbi meaning, meaning of Robbins, Robbinson name popularity, Roberd meaning, Roberson pronounciation, nicknames for Roberte, Roberto name (also used in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), short names for Robertson, Robertus name variations, Robeson name variations, Robhy meaning and origin, Robie meaning, Robinson meaning, Robs meaning and origin, nicknames for Robson, Robt meaning, baby name Roby, nicknames for Robynson, name Roparzh origin, short names for Ropata, name Rupert meaning (also used in Dutch, German, and Polish), and Ruppert name popularity (also used in Dutch and German). Other English variants comprise the contractions short names for Bert (also used in Dutch and German), Bob pronounciation, Rab name popularity (also used in Scottish), Rob pronounciation, and Robb pronounciation, and the pet forms Ber pronounciation, Bertie name variations, Bobbi pronounciation, Bobbie pronounciation, Bobby name popularity (also used in Spanish), name Dob meaning, Rabbie name variations (also used in Scottish), Robbie meaning and origin, nicknames for Robby, Robin name variations (also used in French, and Romanian), and Robyn meaning. Foreign variants of Robert comprise short names for Berto (Spanish), Berty meaning (Czech), Bobek name (Czech), Lopaka definition (Hawaiian), Raibeart pronounciation (Gaelic and Scottish), what does the name Riobard mean (Irish), what does the name Robbert mean (Dutch), Robbin pronounciation (Dutch), short names for Rober (Spanish), name Robers (French), Robertas pronounciation (Russian), what does the name Roberts mean (Latvian), short names for Robi (Hungarian), nicknames for Robinet (French), Robrecht meaning (Dutch), Roibéard name variations (Irish), Rosertas pronounciation (Lithuanian), Rubert meaning and origin (Czech), meaning of Ruberto (Italian), Rudbert name popularity (German), meaning of Ruperto (Italian and Spanish), Rupprecht pronounciation (German), Ruprecht name variations (German), and short names for Tito (Spanish). Another foreign variant is the pet form Roban name variations (Irish and Scottish). See also the related forms, Hopkin name popularity (English and Welsh) and John-Robert name popularity. Robert is a classic favorite. Today it is still popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. At the height of its usage in 1931, 5.659% of baby boys were given the name Robert. Its ranking then was #1. The baby name has since experienced a substantial loss in popularity, and is currently of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.367% and its ranking #54, but it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2010, Robert was more commonly used than the next most popular name, name Roberto, by 6 times. The name Robert has predominantly been a baby boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1988, Robert as a baby boy name outnumbered its use as a girl name by 160 times.

The following famous people share the name Robert:

• Actor Robert Blake, born Michael James Vijencio Gubitosi, 18 September 1933, Nutley, New Jersey
• Actor Robert Conrad, born Conrad Robert Falk, 1 March 1935, Chicago, Illinois
• Actor Robert De Niro, born 17 August 1943, New York, New York
• Actor Robert (Jr) Downey, born 4 April 1965, New York, New York
• Actor Robert Duvall, born 5 January 1931, San Diego, California
• Actor Robert Mitchum, born 6 August 1917 - 1 July 1997, Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Actor Robert Pattinson, born 14 May 1986, London, England
• Actor Robert Redford, born Charles Robert Redford, Jr., 18 August 1937, Santa Monica, California
• Actor Robert Wagner, born 10 February 1930, Detroit, Michigan
• Actor Bob Hoskins, born Robert William Hoskins, October 26, 1942, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Robert:

Rafer meaning of name (English and Irish), name Rafertee origin, nicknames for Raffer (English), Raffertee pronounciation, name Raibeart (Gaelic and Scottish), meaning of Rapere, Reaford name popularity, Reeford meaning, River name popularity (English), Rivor meaning, Robart definition, Robbert pronounciation (Dutch), Rober meaning (Spanish), Roberd meaning of name, name Roberte origin, name Roper meaning, Rovar meaning of name, name Rover, Rovere name popularity, and Rovir name.

The baby name Robert fun facts:

The name Robert in reverse order is "Trebor".

The numerological value of the name Robert is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Robert?

Robert is in the top names in USA.