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Robert

See also: robert, Róbert, and Robèrt

English edit

Etymology edit

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.

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Robert

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
    • c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
      : 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, published 2005, →ISBN, 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 the chance I'd have to call my little brother Rob and Robby.
  2. (rare compared to given name) A French surname originating as a patronymic.

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Robert

  1. A transliteration of the English male given name Robert.

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Robert m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

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Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

From English Robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz (literally “shining glory”).

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Robert

  1. a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]

Chinese edit

Etymology edit

From English Robert, the meaning “male idiot” first appeared in a TVB drama 《老友鬼鬼》 (1991).

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Robert

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, dated) male idiot
    你咪當我Robert喎！ [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
    你咪当我Robert㖞！ [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 mai5 dong3 ngo5 lo1 bat4 wo3! [Jyutping]
    Don't treat me as an idiot!

Synonyms edit

Dialectal synonyms of 傻子 (“fool; idiot”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 傻子, 傻瓜
Mandarin Beijing 傻狗兒, 傻蛋, 傻屄 pejorative
Taiwan 傻子, 傻瓜, 凱子
Harbin 傻子, 傻狍子, 傻錛兒錛兒, 傻蛋, 傻屄 pejorative
Jinan 傻瓜, 傻子, 呆子
Luoyang 傻瓜, 傻屌, 傻膀
Yinchuan 傻子
Chengdu 哈巴兒, 哈娃兒, 嘻瓜娃兒, 吞兒寶
Guilin 哈崽, 哈卵 vulgar
Liuzhou 傻崽, 哈崽
Luzhai 傻崽, 哈崽, 憨崽
Nanning (Wuming) 痴崽, 癲崽
Xuzhou 傻子
Nanjing 傻子
Singapore 傻瓜
Dagudi (Maliba) 楞人
Reshuitang (Longling) 傻瓜, 憨包
Mae Salong (Lancang) 傻瓜, 笨蛋, 憨包, 包人
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 傻瓜, 憨人
Cantonese Guangzhou 傻瓜, 阿傻, 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman, 傻仔 boy, 戇居仔 boy
Hong Kong 傻瓜, 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman, 傻仔 boy, 傻女 girl, 傻妹 girl, 死蠢, kai子 dated slang, Lulu female, dated slang, Robert male, dated slang
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 懵佬
Macau 傻佬
Guangzhou (Panyu) 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman, 傻仔 boy
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman, 傻仔 boy
Foshan 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman, 傻仔 boy
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman, 傻仔 boy
Foshan (Shunde) 傻佬, 傻仔
Foshan (Sanshui) 傻仔, 蠢仔
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 傻仔
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 傻仔
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 傻佬
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 傻仔, 傻佬
Zhuhai (Doumen) 傻仔, 傻佬
Jiangmen (Baisha) 傻佬
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 傻佬
Taishan 吽仔
Kaiping (Chikan) 吽仔
Enping (Niujiang) 傻仔
Heshan (Yayao) 傻仔
Dongguan 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman, 傻仔 boy, 傻女 girl, 懵佬 man, 懵婆 woman, 懵仔 boy, 懵女 girl
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman, 傻仔 boy
Beihai 傻瓜
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 傻仔, 傻佬
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 傻佬, 傻婆, 廢佬
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 傻仔, 傻佬
Penang (Guangfu) 傻仔
Singapore (Guangfu) 傻仔
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 傻佬
Móng Cái 傻仔, 傻佬
Gan Nanchang 蟬頭
Hakka Meixian 傻瓜, 戇牯, 傻貨, 傻仔
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 懵佬 man, 懵婆 woman, 懵仔 boy
Dongguan (Qingxi) 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman, 傻仔 boy
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman, 傻仔 boy
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 傻佬
Jin Taiyuan 傻子, 傻屄 pejorative
Xinzhou 傻瓜子
Northern Min Jian'ou 賴仔, 賴撇仔
Southern Min Xiamen 戇儂, 歁囝
Taipei 戇儂 GT, 戇猴 GT, 宋盼的 GT, 盼仔 GT
Tainan 戇儂, 戇虎的
Penang (Hokkien) 戇儂, 戇居, 柴頭, 戇囝, 傻仔
Singapore (Hokkien) 戇囝
Manila (Hokkien) 山猴, 戇戇鬼, 洽洽仔, 三八儂, ka-mú-tī, 大番薯
Shantou 傻瓜, 㦙囝, 傻哥
Leizhou 妃松, 老松, 山邁
Haikou 傻囝
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 傻佬
Sanxiang 傻佬
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 傻崽
Wu Shanghai 戇人, 阿戇, 踱頭, 壽頭, 戇浮屍 vulgar
Xiang Changsha 哈寶, 苕它, 蠢人子, 蠢寶, 痴呆子, 哈卵 vulgar
Loudi 哈寶, 哈聖, 哈子
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

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Czech edit

 
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Robert m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

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Robert

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch robert, from Old French [Term?], from Germanic. Equivalent to a Frenchified form of Robrecht.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈroː.bərt/, /ˈrɔ.bərt/, (French-based pronunciation) /roːˈbɛr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ro‧bert

Proper noun edit

Robert m

  1. a male given name

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Estonian edit

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Robert

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

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Robert m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

Usage notes edit

Patronymics

  • son of Robert: Robertsson
  • daughter of Robert: Robertsdóttir

Declension edit

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Robert
Accusative Robert
Dative Roberti
Genitive Roberts

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Swedish Robert, from Latin Robertus, from Frankish *Hrōþiberht.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrobert/, [ˈro̞be̞rt̪]
  • Rhymes: -obert
  • Syllabification(key): Ro‧bert

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Robert

  1. a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Robert

Declension edit

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
abessive Robertitta Roberteitta
instructive — Robertein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Robert (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Robertini Robertini
accusative nom. Robertini Robertini
gen. Robertini
genitive Robertini Robertieni
partitive Robertiani Robertejani
inessive Robertissani Roberteissani
elative Robertistani Roberteistani
illative Robertiini Roberteihini
adessive Robertillani Roberteillani
ablative Robertiltani Roberteiltani
allative Robertilleni Roberteilleni
essive Robertinani Roberteinani
translative Robertikseni Roberteikseni
abessive Robertittani Roberteittani
instructive — —
comitative — Roberteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Robertisi Robertisi
accusative nom. Robertisi Robertisi
gen. Robertisi
genitive Robertisi Robertiesi
partitive Robertiasi Robertejasi
inessive Robertissasi Roberteissasi
elative Robertistasi Roberteistasi
illative Robertiisi Roberteihisi
adessive Robertillasi Roberteillasi
ablative Robertiltasi Roberteiltasi
allative Robertillesi Roberteillesi
essive Robertinasi Roberteinasi
translative Robertiksesi Roberteiksesi
abessive Robertittasi Roberteittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Roberteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Robertimme Robertimme
accusative nom. Robertimme Robertimme
gen. Robertimme
genitive Robertimme Robertiemme
partitive Robertiamme Robertejamme
inessive Robertissamme Roberteissamme
elative Robertistamme Roberteistamme
illative Robertiimme Roberteihimme
adessive Robertillamme Roberteillamme
ablative Robertiltamme Roberteiltamme
allative Robertillemme Roberteillemme
essive Robertinamme Roberteinamme
translative Robertiksemme Roberteiksemme
abessive Robertittamme Roberteittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Roberteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Robertinne Robertinne
accusative nom. Robertinne Robertinne
gen. Robertinne
genitive Robertinne Robertienne
partitive Robertianne Robertejanne
inessive Robertissanne Roberteissanne
elative Robertistanne Roberteistanne
illative Robertiinne Roberteihinne
adessive Robertillanne Roberteillanne
ablative Robertiltanne Roberteiltanne
allative Robertillenne Roberteillenne
essive Robertinanne Roberteinanne
translative Robertiksenne Roberteiksenne
abessive Robertittanne Roberteittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Roberteinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Robertinsa Robertinsa
accusative nom. Robertinsa Robertinsa
gen. Robertinsa
genitive Robertinsa Robertiensa
partitive Robertiaan
Robertiansa 		Robertejaan
Robertejansa
inessive Robertissaan
Robertissansa 		Roberteissaan
Roberteissansa
elative Robertistaan
Robertistansa 		Roberteistaan
Roberteistansa
illative Robertiinsa Roberteihinsa
adessive Robertillaan
Robertillansa 		Roberteillaan
Roberteillansa
ablative Robertiltaan
Robertiltansa 		Roberteiltaan
Roberteiltansa
allative Robertilleen
Robertillensa 		Roberteilleen
Roberteillensa
essive Robertinaan
Robertinansa 		Roberteinaan
Roberteinansa
translative Robertikseen
Robertiksensa 		Roberteikseen
Roberteiksensa
abessive Robertittaan
Robertittansa 		Roberteittaan
Roberteittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Roberteineen
Roberteinensa

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Statistics edit

  • Robert is the 201st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,968 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,356 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Robert m

  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Roberte, equivalent to English Robert
  2. a surname originating as a patronymic

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German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German Robert, from Latin Robertus, from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz. Reinforced since the 18th century by French Robert. Other (chiefly southern) German forms are Rupert and Ruprecht.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁoːbɛʁt/, /ˈʁoːbɐt/ (with some regional variation, the latter being uncommon in western Germany)
  • Audio(file)

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Robert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Roberts)

  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Roberta, equivalent to English Robert

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Italian edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

Unadapted borrowing from English Robert.

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Robert m

  1. A male given name in English

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from French Robert.

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Robert m or f by sense

  1. A male given name and surname in French

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Norwegian edit

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Robert

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

Old French edit

Etymology edit

Of Germanic origin, equivalent to Frankish *hrōþi (“fame”) + *berht (“bright”).

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Robert m (nominative singular Roberz)

  1. a male given name, a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing

Polish edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Doublet of Rupert.

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Robert m pers (female equivalent Roberta, diminutive Robercik)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

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Robert m pers

  1. a male surname
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Declension of Robert
singular plural
nominative Robert Robertowie
genitive Roberta Robertów
dative Robertowi Robertom
accusative Roberta Robertów
instrumental Robertem Robertami
locative Robercie Robertach
vocative Robercie Robertowie

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Robert f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Robert f

  1. genitive plural of Roberta

Further reading edit

  • Robert in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Robert in PWN's encyclopedia
  • The template Template:R:pl:ISNP does not use the parameter(s): 
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    Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.    “+”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1219.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /¹roːbɛʈ/, /¹roːbæʈ/

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Robert c (genitive Roberts)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Robert

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References edit

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.
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