Robert

The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright". Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert. It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert.
After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto.
Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be used as a French, Polish, Irish, Finnish, Romanian, and Estonian name as well.

Variations

Bert, Bertie, Berto, Bertus

Beto
Betinho
Bo, Bob, Bobbie, Bobby
Beau
Chrodobert, Chrodobrecht
Dobbie, Dobby
Boris
Hob, Hopkin
Hopcyn
Hrodberaht, Hrodebert, Hrodpreht
Rab, Rabbie
Raibeart
Rhobert
Roibeárd, Riobárd
Rob, Robb, Robbie, Robby
Rod
Robbe
Roban
Robban
Robbert
Robbi, Hrobbi, Hrobjartur, Bjartur, Art
Robertus, Robert
Robercik or Robuś
Robere
Ροβῆρος, Rovēros
Róbert
Robertas
Roberto
Robertino
Robertinho
Роберт, Роман
Ροβέρτος, Rovértos
Raivo
Roberts
Raivis
Robertson
Robertus
Robetus
Robi
Röbi
Robin
Robo
Robrecht
Rochbert
Rodbeard, Rodbeart
Rodbert, Rodebert, Rotbert, Roteberht, Rotebert
Rodbertus, Rodepertus
Rodebrecht
Röpke
Rotbryht
Rothbert
Roopertti, Pertti, Roope
Robertukka, Roopertukka, Tuukka
Ropars, Ropartz, Roparzh
Ruben, Rupen, Roupen
Reuben
Rutbert, Rubert, Ruby
Rudebet, Rudbert, Rudpert, Rudbrecht, Rudprecht
Rupert
Ruperto
Rupertus, Rvpertvs
Rutpert, Ruppert, Rupprecht, Ruprecht
Trebor
Feminine forms:
Bobbi, Bobbie
Robbi, Robbie
Roberta
Robertina, Robertine
Robina
Robyn, Robynne
Ruprette, Rupretta
Surnames:
Robert, Roberts, Robertson, Roberson, Robinson, Robero, Romero, Bertson, Bertke, Robertsen, Robertov, ''Robright''
Popularity and trivia

The name Robert was a royal name in France, Germany, Scotland and England during the medieval period, and was the name of several kings, dukes, and other rulers and noblemen. It was one of the most popular male names in medieval Europe, likely due to its frequent usage amongst royalty and nobility. To this day, Robert remains one of the most frequently given male names.
Robert was in the top 10 most given boys' names in the United States for 47 years, from 1925 to 1972. While some names become less frequently used due to negative associations, Robert is still widely used despite its connection to many negatively evaluated historical figures.
It is the fourth most common name in the United States, according to 100 years of Social Security Administration naming and mortality data. There are 3,085,000 males and 13,571 females with this name, for a total of 3,098,571 people with this name.
In Italy during the Second World War, the form Roberto briefly acquired a new meaning derived from, and referring to the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis.
The name's second component, *berhta-, is the original root for the modern English word "bright".

People named Robert

Royalty

;Kings of Scotland

Robert the Bruce , king and national hero of Scotland, legendary for his victory at the Battle of Bannockburn, one of the most prominent and skilled warriors of his time who freed Scotland from the English rule during the Wars of Scottish Independence
Robert II of Scotland , one of the principal commanders at the Battle of Halidon Hill
Robert III of Scotland

;Kings of France

;King of Naples