THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Robert
Robert is recorded as a male given name in Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Robert. Quoted root glosses describe elements in the etymology, not an automatic translation of the complete personal name.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
English
- /ˈɹɑ.bɚt/Canada · General-American
- /ˈɹɒb.ət/UK
- /ˈɹɔb.ət/Australia
Rob · ert2 source divisions
Ro · bert2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
From English Robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz (literally “shining glory”).
a male given name from English
Wiktionary: Robert (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
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”). Displaced native Old English Hrōþberht from the same source, which would yield English Rothbert. Doublet of Rupert.
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Wiktionary: Robert (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Robert
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Robert Jaworski
Filipino politician, basketball coach and basketball player
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Robert Barbers
Filipino politician (1944-2005)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
27
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
19
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Robert Jaworski, Robert Barbers
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Robert in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Robert
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Roberto♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Albert♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Bert♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Elbert♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Hubert♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Leobert·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Norbert♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Robell·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Robert?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Robert
8 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Emelio Robert·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Robert Ace·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Robert Luis·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Robert Lyndon·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Robert Martin·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Robert Pons·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Robert Pul·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Robert Raymund·Recorded Philippine given-name form
Explore Robert further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q4927937 — Robert (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Robert Jaworski (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q4927937 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Robert Barbers (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q4927937 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Robert (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Robert (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.