Robert
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒb.ət/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑb.ɚt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: Rob‧ert
Proper noun[edit]
Robert
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- c. 1596 (date written), 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, (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.
- (rare compared to given name) A French surname originating as a patronymic.
Usage notes[edit]
- One of the most common English given names since the Norman Conquest.
Derived terms[edit]
- Robert Lee (in Texas)
- Roberts
- Robertson
- sauce Robert
Related terms[edit]
- pet forms: Bob, Bobbie, Bobby, Rabbie (Scotland), Rob, Robbie, Robby, Robb
- variants: Robin, Rupert
- feminine forms: Roberta, Robin, Robyn
- Dabb
- Dabbs
- Dabinett
- Dabson
- Dobb
- Dobbie
- Dobbin
- Dobbing
- Dobbins
- Dobbinson
- Dobbs
- Dobby
- Dobbyn
- Dobie
- Dobing
- Dobinson
- Dobkin
- Dobson
- Dopson
- Hob
- Hobb
- Hobbes
- Hobbins
- Hobbis
- Hobbs
- Hoblyn
- Hobson
- Hopkin
- Hopkins
- Hopkinson
- Hopson
- Nobb
- Nobbs
- Nobes
- Probert
- Probin
- Probyn
- Rab
- Rabb
- Rabbitt
- Rabson
- Rapson
- Rob
- Robarts
- Robb
- Robbens
- Robbie
- Robbin
- Robbins
- Robbs
- Roberson
- Roberts
- Robertson
- Robeson
- Robey
- Robin
- Robins
- Robinson
- Robison
- Roblett
- Roblin
- Robson
- Roby
Translations[edit]
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Azerbaijani[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert
- A transliteration of the English male given name Robert.
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Robert
Derived terms[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz (literally “shining glory”).
Proper noun[edit]
Robert
- a male given name from the Germanic languages
Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Robert, the meaning “male idiot” first appeared in a TVB drama 《老友鬼鬼》 (1991).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Robert
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Robert
Declension[edit]
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Danish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert
- a male given name, equivalent to English Robert
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch robert, from Old French [Term?], from Germanic. Equivalent to a Frenchified form of Robrecht.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈroː.bərt/, /ˈrɔ.bərt/, (French-based pronunciation) /roːˈbɛr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ro‧bert
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m
- a male given name
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Estonian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert
- a male given name, equivalent to English Robert
Related terms[edit]
Faroese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Robert
Usage notes[edit]
Patronymics
- son of Robert: Robertsson
- daughter of Robert: Robertsdóttir
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Robert |
Accusative | Robert |
Dative | Roberti |
Genitive | Roberts |
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Swedish Robert, from Latin Robertus, from Frankish *Hrōþiberht.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert
- a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Robert
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Robert (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Robert | Robertit | ||
genitive | Robertin | Robertien | ||
partitive | Robertia | Roberteja | ||
illative | Robertiin | Roberteihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Robert | Robertit | ||
accusative | nom. | Robert | Robertit | |
gen. | Robertin | |||
genitive | Robertin | Robertien | ||
partitive | Robertia | Roberteja | ||
inessive | Robertissa | Roberteissa | ||
elative | Robertista | Roberteista | ||
illative | Robertiin | Roberteihin | ||
adessive | Robertilla | Roberteilla | ||
ablative | Robertilta | Roberteilta | ||
allative | Robertille | Roberteille | ||
essive | Robertina | Roberteina | ||
translative | Robertiksi | Roberteiksi | ||
abessive | Robertitta | Roberteitta | ||
instructive | — | Robertein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- Robert is the 201st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,968 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,356 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m
- a male given name, feminine equivalent Roberte, equivalent to English Robert
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈʁoːbɛʁt/, /ˈʁoːbɐt/ (with some regional variation, the latter being uncommon in western Germany)
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Roberts)
- a male given name, feminine equivalent Roberta, equivalent to English Robert
Related terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English Robert.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m
- A male given name in English
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m or f by sense
- A male given name and surname in French
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Norwegian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert
- a male given name, equivalent to English Robert
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of Germanic origin, equivalent to Frankish *hrōþi (“fame”) + *berht (“bright”).
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m (nominative singular Roberz)
- a male given name, a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Doublet of Rupert.
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m pers (female equivalent Roberta, diminutive Robercik)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Robert
Proper noun[edit]
Robert m pers
- a male surname
Declension[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun[edit]
Robert f
Further reading[edit]
- Robert in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Robert in PWN's encyclopedia
- “+”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1219.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Robert c (genitive Roberts)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Robert
Related terms[edit]
- (male given names) Robin
- (surnames) Robertsson
References[edit]
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] 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.
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- Rhymes:Finnish/obert
- Rhymes:Finnish/obert/2 syllables
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