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What is the history of the name Robert?In: Name Origins |
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The name Robert is derived from Germanic roots meaning "Bright Fame". After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England, where an Anglo-Saxon cognate of the name also already existed, with the Normans.
- Proto-Germanic hrôdberxtas
- Old German Hrodebert, Rodbert
- Old English language Hrēodbēorht, Hrodberht, Hrēodbēorð, Hrœdbœrð, Hrœdberð
- Old French Rodbert, Robert
- Modern English Robert, Roberta(feminine)
- Modern French Robert, Rober, Roper, Roberta(feminine)
- New High German Robert, Rodebrecht, Rodeberht, Roberta(feminine)
- (Medieval) Latin Rotberti
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