Meanings
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
My brother Robert? Old Sir Robert's son? / Colbrand the giant, that same mighty man?
Act I, Scene I2 more examples
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.
1984, John Edgar Wideman, Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir, Mariner Books, published 2005, →ISBN, page 93A 2017 yearbook photograph obtained by CNN shows Robert Westman, later known as Robin Westman, then a student at Annunciation Catholic grade school in Minneapolis.
2025 August 27, Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash, Allison Gordon, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Rob Kuznia, John Miller, “Police examine online videos, writings possibly linked to Minneapolis church shooting suspect”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2025 - rare compared to given nameA French surname originating as a patronymic.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*hrōþiz
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰerHǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s
- Proto-Germanic*berhtaz
- Proto-Germanic*Hrōþiberhtaz
- Proto-West Germanic*Hrōþiberht
- Anglo-NormanRobert
- EnglishRobert
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”). Displaced native Old English Hrōþberht from the same source, which would yield English Rothbert. Doublet of Rupert.
More words from Anglo-Norman, Proto-West Germanic, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رُوبِرْت, رُوبِير
- رُوبِرْت (rōbert)given name
- رُوبِير (robēr)given name
Bengali রবার্ট
- রবার্ট (robarṭo)given name
Bulgarian Ро́бърт
- Ро́бърт (Róbărt)given name
Catalan Robert
- Robertgiven name
Chinese Mandarin 羅伯特 /罗伯特, 羅貝爾 /罗贝尔
- 羅伯特 /罗伯特 (Luóbótè)given name
- 羅貝爾 /罗贝尔 (Luóbèi'ěr)given name
- 羅伯 /罗伯 (Luóbó)given name
Czech Robert
- Robertgiven name
Danish Robert
- Robertgiven name
Esperanto Roberto
- Robertogiven name
Estonian Robert
- Robertgiven name
Finnish Roope
- Roopegiven name
French Robert
- Robertgiven name
German Robert, Rupprecht
- Robertgiven name
- Rupprechtgiven name
Greek Ροβέρτος, Ρόμπερτ
- Ροβέρτος (Rovértos)given name
- Ρόμπερτ (Rómpert)given name
Hawaiian Lopaka
- Lopakagiven name
Hungarian Róbert
- Róbertgiven name
Icelandic Hróbjartur, Róbert
- Hróbjarturgiven name
- Róbertgiven name
Irish Riobard
- Riobardgiven name
Italian Roberto
- Robertogiven name
Japanese ロバート
- ロバート (Robāto)given name
Korean 로베르트
- 로베르트 (Robereuteu)given name
Latin Rupertus, Robertus
- Rupertusgiven name
- Robertusgiven name
Latvian Roberts
- Robertsgiven name
Lithuanian Ròbertas
- Ròbertasgiven name
Māori Rāpata, Rōpata
- Rāpatagiven name
- Rōpatagiven name
Norwegian Robert
- Robertgiven name
Persian رابرت
- رابرت (râbert)given name
Polish Robert
- Robertgiven name
Portuguese Roberto
- Robertogiven name
Romanian Robert
- Robertgiven name
Russian Ро́берт
- Ро́берт (Róbert)given name
Scottish Gaelic Raibeart
- Raibeartgiven name
Spanish Roberto
- Robertogiven name
Swedish Robert
- Robertgiven name
Welsh Robat
- Robatgiven name
Cite this entry
Robert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robert
“Robert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robert. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Robert,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robert.
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