Meaning & Origin
Robert is a English boys name. The meaning of the name is `Brilliant, Illuminated Fame`.

Where is it used?

The name Robert is mainly used in English, French, Scandinavian and in Romanian.

How do they say it elsewhere?

Raibeart (In Scottish)
Roberto (In Italian, Spanish and in Portuguese)
Róbert (In Hungarian)
Rupert (In German, Dutch and in English)
Roope (In Finnish)

Extra info:

Robert comes from the Old German Hrodebert. It is derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain. It belonged to three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from England in the 14th century.

Statistics

The name Robert was given to 11234 boys in the USA in 2003. Robert was the number 49 name that year. In 2004, the name was given to 10485 boys making it the number 36 name that year. .

Biblical name

Robert is considered to be a Biblical boys name. A number of saints were of this name