Roibeárd (or Roibéard) is an Irish masculine given name. It is the Irish equivalent of
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 ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ...
. Roibeárd used to be a common name among medieval early
Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland, but it has greatly declined in popularity, becoming "rather rare" by 1923. Roibín is a diminutive of Roibeárd.
People
People with the name Roibeárd include:
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Roibeárd Mac Ádhaimh (Robert Shipboy MacAdam, 1808–1895), Irish antiquary, folklorist and linguist
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Roibeárd Mac Artúir (Robert Chamberlain, 1572–1636), Irish Franciscan theologian
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Roibeárd Ó Faracháin (Robert Farren, 1909–1984), Irish poet
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Roibéard Ó Floinn (Robert Wilson Lynd, 1879–1949), Irish writer, editor, socialist and Irish nationalist
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Roibeárd Ó hUadhaigh
Roibeárd (or Roibéard) is an Irish masculine given name. It is the Irish equivalent of Robert. Roibeárd used to be a common name among medieval early Normans in Ireland, Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland, but it has greatly declined in popularit ...
(Robert/Bob, 1914–1995), Irish lawyer and judge
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Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh (born 1966), Irish linguist and Professor of Gaelic
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Roibeárd Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh (Bobby Sands, 1954–1981), member of the Provisional IRA who died on hunger strike in prison
See also
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List of Irish-language given names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicisations and/or English language equivalents.
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an angl ...
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Irish-language masculine given names
Masculine given names