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Robert
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert The Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent kingdom and is now revered in Scotland as a national hero. Robert was a fourth great-grandson of King David I, and his grandfather, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during the "Great Cause". As Earl of Carrick, Robert the Bruce supported his family's claim to the Scottish throne and took part in William Wallace's revolt against Edward I of England. Appointed in 1298 as a Guardian of Scotland alongside his chief rival for the throne, John Comyn of Badenoch, and William Lamberton, Bishop of St Andrews, Robert resigned in 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberta (given Name)
Roberta is a feminine version of the given name Robert. People with the name *Roberta Achtenberg (born 1950), American attorney * Roberta Alaimo, Italian politician * Roberta Alenius (born 1978), Swedish politician * Roberta Alexander (born 1949), American operatic soprano * Roberta Allen (born 1945), American conceptual artist * Roberta Anastase (born 1976), Romanian politician * Roberta Joan Anderson (born 1943), birth name of Canadian–American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell * Roberta Angelilli (born 1965), Italian politician * Roberta Annan (born 1982), Ghanaian investor and philanthropist * Roberta Arnold (1896–1966), American stage and silent film actress * Roberta A. Ballard, American pediatrician *Roberta Baskin, American journalist and non-profit director * Roberta Bayley, American photographer * Roberta Bianconi (born 1989), Italian water polo player * Roberta Bitgood (1908–2007), American organist, choir director and classical composer * Roberta Bonanomi (born 1966) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto (given Name)
Roberto is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian given name which originated from old Germanic Robert. Its related female name is Roberta. Notable people with the name include: Saint * Roberto Bellarmino (1542–1621), Catholic bishop Sportsmen * Robertino Pietri, Venezuelan motorcyclist * Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentinian footballer * Roberto Acuña, Paraguayan footballer * Roberto Alomar, Puerto Rican baseball player * Roberto Amadio, Italian cyclist * Roberto Ayala, Argentinian footballer * Roberto Badiani, Italian footballer * Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer * Roberto Ballini, Italian footballer * Roberto Baronio, Italian footballer * Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer * Roberto Boninsegna, Italian footballer * Roberto Brunamonti, Italian basketballer * Roberto Cammarelle, Italian boxer * Roberto Carlos da Silva, Brazilian footballer * Roberto Chiacig, Italian basketballer * Roberto Chiappa, Italian cyclist * Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberts (given Name)
Roberts is a Latvian masculine given name, cognate of the English given name Robert and may refer to: * Roberts Akmens (1996), Latvian sportsman and canoeist * Roberts Ancāns (1919–1962), Latvian Obersturmführer in the Waffen SS during World War II *Roberts Blossom (1924–2011), American theater, film and television actor and poet * Roberts Žanis Briesma-Briesme (1891–1941), Latvian military officer and army commander * Roberts Bukarts (born 1990), Latvian professional ice hockey forward *Roberts Dambītis (1881–1957), Latvian soldier and politician, Latvian rifleman, founder of the National Soldiers' Union, one of the principal commanders of Latvian War of Independence * Roberts Dunstan (1922–1989), Australian soldier and airman of the Second World War * Roberts Gaigals (1913–1982), Latvian Waffen-Obersturmführer in the Latvian Legion during World War II * Roberts Gobziņš (born 1964), Latvian musician, DJ, MC, radio personality * Roberts Jekimovs (born 1989), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert (surname)
Robert is an ancient Germanic French surname. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic elements *Hrōþi- ("fame, glory, honour") and *berhta- ("bright, shining"). Despite being used as a surname, it is most commonly used as a given name (see Robert). Geographical distribution As of 2014, 27.0% of all known bearers of the surname ''Robert'' were residents of France (frequency 1:472), 22.8% of Tanzania (1:434), 10.6% of Nigeria (1:3,177), 6.0% of the United States (1:11,438), 3.7% of Canada (1:1,926), 2.9% of Papua New Guinea (1:534), 2.5% of Malawi (1:1,335), 2.2% of Kenya (1:3,929), 2.1% of Rwanda (1:1,018), 1.9% of Togo (1:721), 1.3% Haiti (1:1,631), 1.2% of Belgium (1:1,822), 1.2% of Liberia (1:722), 1.1% of Sudan (1:6,756) and 1.1% of South Africa (1:9,780). In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:472) in the following regions: * 1. Réunion (1:56) * 2. Collectivity of Saint Martin (1:119) * 3. Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1:337) * 4. Pays d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror. William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William's hopes for the throne. Edward died in January 1066 and was succeeded by his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson. The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September 1066 and was victorious at the Battle of Fulford on 20 September, but Godwinson's army defeated and killed Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September. Three days later on 28 September, William's invasion force of thousands of men and hundreds of ships landed at Pevensey in Sussex in southern England. Harold marched south to oppose him, leaving a significant portion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indo-European Languages
The Indo-European languages are a language family native to the overwhelming majority of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and the northern Indian subcontinent. Some European languages of this family, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, and Spanish, have expanded through colonialism in the modern period and are now spoken across several continents. The Indo-European family is divided into several branches or sub-families, of which there are eight groups with languages still alive today: Albanian, Armenian, Balto-Slavic, Celtic, Germanic, Hellenic, Indo-Iranian, and Italic; and another nine subdivisions that are now extinct. Today, the individual Indo-European languages with the most native speakers are English, Hindi–Urdu, Spanish, Bengali, French, Russian, Portuguese, German, and Punjabi, each with over 100 million native speakers; many others are small and in danger of extinction. In total, 46% of the world's population (3.2 billion people) speaks an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin (name)
Robin is a unisex given name and a surname. It was originally a diminutive masculine given name or nickname of Robert, derived from the prefix ''Ro''- (''hrod'', Old Germanic, meaning "fame" and ''berht'', meaning "bright"), and the suffix ''-in'' (Old French diminutive). In Europe, although it is sometimes regarded as a feminine name, it is generally given to boys. In 2014, 88% of babies named Robin in England were boys. In United States, it used to be more popular as a feminine name—during the 1990s, for example, it was the 325th most popular name for girls and the 693rd most popular name for boys. However the gap has been narrowing and recently the number of baby boys and baby girls named Robin in United States has been roughly similar (as visualized in the adjacent chart). In 2014 46% of babies named Robin in United States were boys, which is about three times that figure in 1990. There are several common variations, including ''Robyn'', ''Robbin'', ''Robine'', ''Robyne' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolph (name)
Rudolph or Rudolf (french: Rodolphe, Italian language, Italian, Portuguese language, Portuguese and es, Rodolfo) or Rodolphe is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is an ancient Germanic languages, Germanic name deriving from two stems: ''Hrōþi'', ''Hruod'', ''Hróðr'' or ''Hrōð'', meaning "fame", "glory" "honour", "renown", and ''olf'' meaning "wolf"(Hrōþiwulfaz). In other languages *Afrikaans: Roelof, Rudolf *Albanian language, Albanian: Rudolf * *Armenian language, Armenian: Ռուդոլֆ (Rudolf) *Catalan language, Catalan: Rodolf *Croatian language, Croatian: Rudolf *Czech language, Czech: Rudolf *Danish language, Danish: Rudolf *Dutch language, Dutch: Roelof, Rudolf, Ruud *English language, English: Rudolph, Rodolph, Rolph *Estonian language, Estonian: Rudo, Ruudo, Ruudolf *Finnish language, Finnish: Ruuto, Ruutolffi *Flemish language, Flemish: Roel *French language, French: Rodolphe, Raoul *Georgian language, Georgian: რუდოლფ (Rudolp) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert (name)
Rupert or Ruppert is an English truncation of Latin ''Rupertus'', which derives from Old High German ''Hruodoperht/Hruodoberht'' ('p' and 'b' are the voiceless and voiced cognates of the same consonant); which is also the source of the name Robert. Thus, "Rupert" and "Robert" are different modern forms of the same name. The Old High German form of the name evolved from Germanic Hrothi, "fame, glory" + Berht, "bright"; thus, Rupert and Robert mean "fame bright". Given name A–P * Saint Rupert of Bingen * Rupert Boneham (born 1964), American multi-time ''Survivor'' contestant * Rupert Brooke (1887–1915), English poet * Rupert Bunny (1864–1947), Australian painter * Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon (1907–1928), great-grandson of Queen Victoria * Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington (1852–1929), English Liberal MP and soldier * Rupert Carington, 5th Baron Carrington (1891–1938), English peer, father of Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, former UK Foreign Secr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berht
Bert is a hypocoristic form of a number of various Germanic male given names, such as Robert, Albert, Elbert, Herbert, Hilbert, Hubert, Gilbert, Wilbert, Filbert, Norbert, Osbert, Bertram, Berthold, Bertrand, Umberto, Humbert, Cuthbert, Delbert, Dilbert, Dagobert, Rimbert, Egbert, Siegbert, Gualbert, Gerbert, Lambert, Engelbert, Friedbert, Gombert, Calbert, Leebert and Colbert. There is a large number of Germanic names ending in ''-bert'', second in number only to those ending in ''-wolf'' (''-olf'', ''-ulf''). Most of these names are early medieval and only a comparatively small fraction remains in modern use. The element ''-berht'' has the meaning of " bright", Old English ''beorht/berht'', Old High German ''beraht/bereht'', ultimately from a Common Germanic *''berhtaz'', from a PIE root *''bhereg-'' "white, bright". The female hypocoristic of names containing the same element is Berta. Modern English bright itself has the same etymology, but it has suff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
