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Robert

Pronunciation: RAH-bert (key)

Names related to Robert: Bob, Bobby, Robbie, Roberto, Robin, Rupert, Bobbie

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Origin of the name Robert:

Introduced to England by the Normans, Robert is derived from the Old High German Hruodperht, a compound name composed of the elements hruod (fame) and perht (bright). The name was borne by Robert I (d. 1035), duke of Normandy and father of William the Conqueror, and by three kings of Scotland.

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Comments and insights on the name Robert: | Edit

Roberto in Brasilian Portuguese is a common name in Brasil.
nickname can be: Beto

Personal experiences with the name Robert: | Edit

My boyfriend Jesse's identical twin is named Robert. We call him Robbie.

My husband's name is Robert and he loves it, because it is classic and doesn't stand out in a strange way.

My Dad and my Older brother are both named Robert, but we call my brother Bobby for short.

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Bob/Bobby, Rob/Robbie/Robby, Robin, Bert, Berto, Roberto, Bobert, Ert, Rocky, Rock, Rocco

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Famous real-life people named Robert: | Edit

Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate army in the American Civil War
Robert Nesta Marley "Bob Marley," Music legend
Robert Redford, actor
J. Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter (The Band)
Robert Downey, Sr., American film director
Robert Downey, Jr., American actor
Robert Palmer, singer
Bob Dylan, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, born Robert Zimmerman
Sir Robert Peel, British Prime Minister (1834-35, 1841-46), started the Metropolitan Police force (which is why policemen are called "bobbies" in the UK)
Robert Browning, British Victorian poet
Bob Dole, American Senator
Robert Pattinson, actor
Robert Preston, American actor ("Music Man," "Victor/Victoria")
Robert Cormier, young adult author
Robert De Niro, actor
Robert "Bobby" Kennedy, American politician
Robert Frost, American poet
Robert Louis Stevenson, author
Robert Smith, singer/guitarist of UK alternative rock/goth band The Cure
Robert Clary, actor

Robert in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Doctor Robert", a song by the Beatles
Robert Kennedy, brother of protagonist Holly Kennedy in Cecilia Ahern's novel "P.S. I Love You" (set in Ireland)