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The Name Robert - Origin and Meaning of Robert
  



The Name Robert - Origin and Meaning of Robert


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Robert

Old High German

Usage of the Name Robert

English, German, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Romanian

Meaning of the Name Robert

The name Robert is derived from the Germanic elements "hrod" - "fame" and "beraht" - "bright, famous".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691), an Anglo-Irish chemist, physicist, and inventor; Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), a Scottish writer and poet; Robert Redford (born 1936), an American actor, director, and producer; Robert De Niro (born 1943), an American actor, director, and producer.

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