Robert
\ʁɔ.bɛʁ\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \ʁɔ.bɛʁ\ |
| Compound names | Jean-Robert, Paul-Robert |
Origin and meaning
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”). Displaced native Old English Hrōþberht from the same source, which would yield English Rothbert. Doublet of Rupert.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
Around the world
- BretonRoperzh
- SpanishRoberto
- FinnishRoope
- GreekΡοβέρτος
- HungarianRóbert
- ItalianRoberto
- LatinRobertus, Rupertus
- LatvianRoberts
- LithuanianRobertas
- PortugueseRoberto
In literature
« En découvrant le texte final, Robert Charlebois s’exclame: « Avec cette chanson, on a une chance d’atteindre Paris ! » »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Sartus85 (Vendée (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).