Name: Robert
Gender: Male
Usage: Robert, of german origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Robert are in general originating from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Rwanda, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela.
Variants: For another variant of the name Robert across the world, see Bobby.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Robert is: Bright fame, Famed.
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Numerology of the first name Robert: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Robert is ranked on the 7th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 14731300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.202% of the population. The name Robert has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Robert for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Robert is 19 January.
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History and Origin
The name Robert is a Germanic given name, from Old High German Hrodebert "bright with glory" (a compound of hruod "fame, glory" and berht "bright"). It is also in use as a surname.
After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form (Hrēodbēorht, Hrodberht, Hrēodbēorð, Hrœdbœrð, Hrœdberð) had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto.
English, Scottish, and French (also Scandinavian): one of the many French names of Germanic origin that were introduced into Britain by the Normans. This one is composed of the nearly synonymous elements hrod fame + berht bright, famous. It had a native Old English predecessor of similar form (Hreodbeorht), which was supplanted by the Norman name. It was the name of two dukes of Normandy in the 11th century: the father of William the Conqueror (sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil), and his eldest son. It was borne by three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce (1274–1329), who freed Scotland from English domination. The altered short form Bob is very common, but Hob and Dob, which were common in the Middle Ages and gave rise to surnames, are extinct. See also Rupert.
Cognates: Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart. Irish Gaelic Roibéard. Italian, Spanish, Portuguese: Roberto. German: Rupprecht. Low German (also English): Rupert.
Short forms: English: Bob, Rob. Scottish: Rob, Rab.
Pet forms: English: Bobby, Robbie, Robin.
Scottish: Robbie, Rabbie; Roban (Gaelic).
Feminine form: English: Roberta.
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