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Robert Olson or Olsen may refer to: * Robert A. Olson (1917–1987), American soil scientist and educator * Robert E. Olson (1919–2011), American nutrition scientist and physician *Robert W. Olson (1920–2013), Seventh-day Adventist theologian * Robert S. Olson (born 1969), Republican member of the Kansas Senate * Lute Olson (Robert Luther Olson, born 1934), American basketball coach See also *Robert Olsson Carl Robert "Slägga" Olsson (14 March 1883 – 21 July 1954) was a Swedish hammer thrower. He competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen ...

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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ...
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