Roberts

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proper noun

An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Robert.

CommonScrabble 9

Meanings

Roberts1

proper nounRoberts (countable and uncountable, plural Robertses)

plural Robertses · alternative Robards

  1. countableAn English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Robert.

    At a subsequent meeting on Oct. 24, Wei Wai Kum Elected Chief Coun. Chris Roberts appeared as part of a delegation alongside We Wai Kai Elected Chief Coun. Ronnie Chickite, and said the comments were "worrisome."

    2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”, in CBC News
    1 more example

    Owain Roberts, from Anglesey, was sent a bill for £4,300 by Vodafone. Roberts had logged on to his Vodafone account to report his phone as stolen, but was later told he had only managed to order a replacement phone as an upgrade.

    2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA minor city in Jefferson County, Idaho.
    2. countableuncountableA village in Ford County, Illinois.
    3. countableuncountableA village in the town of Warren, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
  3. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Roberts County.

Roberts2

proper noun

alternative Robards

  1. pluralplural of Robert

Origin

Roberts · proper noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*hrōþiz
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerHǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s
  4. Proto-Germanic*berhtaz
  5. Proto-Germanic*Hrōþiberhtaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*Hrōþiberht
  7. Anglo-NormanRobert
  8. EnglishRobert
  9. EnglishRoberts

From Robert + -s.

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Roberts · proper noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

Roberts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roberts

MLA

“Roberts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roberts. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roberts,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roberts.

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