Robert
/ˈɹɒb.ət/ name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from the Germanic languages.
"My brother Robert? Old Sir Robert's son? / Colbrand the giant, that same mighty man?"
- 2 A French surname originating as a patronymic.
Example
More examples"Here comes our teacher, Robert Brown."
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz (literally “shining glory”). Doublet of Rupert.