| Robert Jun 26th 2012, 09:40 | | | | Line 3: | Line 3: | | | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | − | From {{etyl|xno}} {{term|Robert||lang=xno}}, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German {{term|Hrodperht||lang=gho}} (normalised form: {{term|Ruodberht||lang=gho}}), from {{proto|Germanic|hrōþiz|fame|lang=en}} + {{proto|Germanic|berhtaz|bright, shining|lang=en}}.<!-- <ref>{{R:VDSchaar|year=1994|hw=Robrecht}}</ref> --> | + | From {{etyl|xno}} {{term|Robert||lang=xno}}, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German {{term|Hrodperht||lang=goh}} (normalised form: {{term|Ruodberht||lang=gho}}), from {{proto|Germanic|hrōþiz|fame|lang=en}} + {{proto|Germanic|berhtaz|bright, shining|lang=en}}.<!-- <ref>{{R:VDSchaar|year=1994|hw=Robrecht}}</ref> --> | | | | | | | | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== | | Line 128: | Line 128: | | | ---- | | ---- | | | | | | | − | == Finnish == | + | ==Finnish== | | | | | | | | ===Proper noun=== | | ===Proper noun=== | | Line 135: | Line 135: | | | # {{given name|male|from=Germanic}}. | | # {{given name|male|from=Germanic}}. | | | | | | | − | ==== Declension ==== | + | ====Declension==== | | | {{fi-decl-paperi|Robert}} | | {{fi-decl-paperi|Robert}} | | | | | |
Revision as of 09:40, 26 June 2012 English Etymology From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz ("fame") + Proto-Germanic *berhtaz ("bright, shining"). Pronunciation - (UK) IPA: /ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)t/, X-SAMPA: /"rQb.@(r\)t/
- Hyphenation: Rob‧ert
Proper noun Robert - A male given name.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John: 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, 2005, ISBN 0618509631, 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 as the chance I'd have to call my little brother Rob and Robby.
- (rare compared to given name) A patronymic surname.
Usage notes Related terms Translations
Finnish Proper noun Robert - A male given name.
Declension Declension of Robert (type paperi) |
Anglo-Norman Proper noun Robert m. (nominative singular Roberz) - A male given name, a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing.
Catalan Pronunciation Proper noun Robert m. - A male given name, equivalent to English Robert
Czech Wikipedia cs Proper noun Robert m. - A male given name, equivalent to Robert.
Danish Proper noun Robert - A male given name, equivalent to English Robert.
Estonian Proper noun Robert - A male given name, equivalent to English Robert.
Related terms
French Proper noun Robert - A male given name, equivalent to English Robert.
- A patronymic surname.
German Proper noun Robert - A male given name, equivalent to English Robert. Borrowed from French Robert. The genuine German forms are Rupert and Ruprecht.
Related terms
Norwegian Proper noun Robert - A male given name, equivalent to English Robert.
Old French Proper noun Robert m. (nominative singular Roberz) - A male given name, a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing.
Polish Proper noun Robert m. - A male given name.
Declension
Swedish Etymology Equivalent with English Robert. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1219. Proper noun Robert - A male given name.
Related terms References - Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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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