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What does Robert mean?
Robert 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced RAH-bert. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Robert is "bright fame". A favorite name for boys since the Middle Ages. Especially favored by the Scots due to 14th-century King Robert the Bruce and to poet Robert Burns. Name of an 11th-century Duke of Normandy who was also a Crusader. Senator Robert Kennedy; poet Robert Burns; actors Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall, Rob Schneider; author Robert Lawson; General Robert E. Lee; author Robert Ludlum; baseball players Roberto Alomar, Roberto Clemente.
STARTS WITH Ro-
Variations
VARIANTS Bert▼, Bertie, Bob▼, Bobbie▼, Bobby▼, Rab, Rabbie, Riobard, Rip, Rob▼, Roban, Robb, Robben, Robbie▼, Robbin, Robbins, Robbinson, Robby▼, Robers, Roberto, Robertson, Robi, Robin▼, Robinson, Robson, Robyn, Robynson, Rupert▼, Ruperto, Ruprecht
SEE ALSO Bo, Dobbs, Hobbes, Hopkin
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Robert Alistair (R.A.), ..
How popular is Robert?
Robert is a very popular first name for men (#3 out of 1220, Top 1%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#2730 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Robert reached its highest rank of #1 in the U.S. in the 1930s, and is at #71 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Robert (#71 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Roberto (#443), Bruce (#478), Bo (#575), Bobby (#824), Robin (#1015), Bert, Robby, Robyn, Robinson, Robbie, Robbin, Bertie, Robb, Rob, Bobbie, Bob and Rupert. Adoption of these relations of Robert was at its highest in the 1930s (USAGE OF 6.84%) and has become much reduced since (USAGE 0.41%, ▼94%). Robert is a perennial favorite, although Bo appears to be gaining popularity too, while versions such as Bob are now less common.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Abert, Albert▼, Aubert, Colbert, Covert, Ebert, Ecbert (see Egbert), Edbert, Egbert, Elbert▼, Fabert, Hobart▼, Hobert▼, Hubert▼, Norbert▼, Obert, Osbert, Radbert, Raferty, Rigobert, Roger▼, Rogers▼, Roper, Rover, Roxbert, Royer, Sebert and Torbert. These names tend to be less commonly used than Robert.
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