Robert
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɹɒb.ət//
- Canada//ˈɹɑ.bɚt//
- Australia//ˈɹɔb.ət//
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
proper noun
- 1
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
My brother Robert? Old Sir Robert's son? / Colbrand the giant, that same mighty man?
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.
A 2017 yearbook photograph obtained by CNN shows Robert Westman, later known as Robin Westman, then a student at Annunciation Catholic grade school in Minneapolis.
- 2
A French surname originating as a patronymic.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kreH-der. Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s Proto-Germanic *berhtaz Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberhtder. Frankishder. Anglo-Norman Robertder. English 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.
Robert · A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Roberta · A female given name from the Germanic languages, masculine…Roberts · An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from…Robertson · An English surname originating as a patronymic.