Robert
/ˈrɒb.ət/noun
A male given name of Germanic origin, widely used in English and many European languages.
Did you know?Robert comes from a Germanic name built on *hrod* (“fame”) + *beraht* (“bright”), the same ancient name-pattern that also gave English names like Rupert and Robert’s continental cousins.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*Hrōþiberhtaz
“a compound personal name meaning “fame-bright” or “bright fame””
Old High German
OHG
Hrodebert
“a Germanic personal name”
Old French
OF
Robert
“a Norman/French form of the name”
Middle English
ME
Robert
“a common male given name introduced and popularized in England after the Norman Conquest”
Modern English
EN
Robert
“a male given name”