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Robert
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Robert
Robert
English
Proper noun
Robert
- A male given name.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John: Act I, Scene I:
- My brother Robert? Old Sir Robert's son? / Colbrand the giant, that same mighty man?
- 1984 John Edgar Wideman, Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir, Mariner Books, 2005, ISBN 0618509631, page 93
- I hadn't even considered names for a girl. Robby it would be. Robert Douglas. Where the Douglas came from is another story, but the Robert came from me because I liked the sound. Robert was formal, dignified, important. Robert. And that was nearly as nice as as the chance I'd have to call my little brother Rob and Robby.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John: Act I, Scene I:
- (rare compared to given name) A patronymic surname.
Usage notes
- One of the most common English given names since the Norman Conquest.
Related terms
- pet forms: Bob, Bobbie, Bobby, Rabbie (Scotland), Rob, Robbie, Robby
- variants: Robin, Rupert
- feminine forms: Roberta, Robin, Robyn
surnames
Translations
given name
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Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruˈβɛɾt/
Proper noun
Robert m
- A male given name, equivalent to English Robert
Faroese
Proper noun
Robert m
- A male given name.
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Robert: Robertsson
- daughter of Robert: Robertsdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Robert |
| Accusative | Robert |
| Dative | Roberti |
| Genitive | Roberts |
Finnish
Proper noun
Robert
- A male given name.
Declension
| Inflection of Robert (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Robert | Robertit | |
| genitive | Robertin | Robertien | |
| partitive | Robertia | Roberteja | |
| illative | Robertiin | Roberteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Robert | Robertit | |
| accusative | nom. | Robert | Robertit |
| gen. | Robertin | ||
| genitive | Robertin | Robertien | |
| partitive | Robertia | Roberteja | |
| inessive | Robertissa | Roberteissa | |
| elative | Robertista | Roberteista | |
| illative | Robertiin | Roberteihin | |
| adessive | Robertilla | Roberteilla | |
| ablative | Robertilta | Roberteilta | |
| allative | Robertille | Roberteille | |
| essive | Robertina | Roberteina | |
| translative | Robertiksi | Roberteiksi | |
| instructive | — | Robertein | |
| abessive | Robertitta | Roberteitta | |
| comitative | — | Roberteineen | |
German
Etymology
Equivalent to English Robert. Partly borrowed from French Robert. Other German forms are Rupert and Ruprecht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁoːbɛʁt/, /ˈʁoːbɐt/ (with some regional variation, the latter being uncommon in western Germany)
Proper noun
Robert m (genitive Roberts)
- A male given name
Related terms
Derived terms
Old French
Proper noun
Robert m (nominative singular Roberz)
- A male given name, a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing.
Swedish
Etymology
Equivalent with English Robert. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1219.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ært
Proper noun
Robert
- A male given name.
Related terms
- (male given names) Robin
- (surnames) Robertsson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 55 692 males with the given name Robert living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.