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Robert |
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| Pronunciation | rɑbɚrt, rɒbɚt, rɒbɚrt |
| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | Bright Fame |
| Region of Origin | Germanic |
| Related names | Rob, Dick, Dickey, Robbie, Robin, Rupert and Bert |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Robert |
The name Robert[1][2] is derived from Germanic roots hrod and beraht or berht meaning "fame" and "bright".[3] After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England, where an Old English cognate form also already existed before the Norman Conquest.
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In Italy during the Second World War, the form of the name, Roberto, briefly acquired a new meaning derived from, and referring to the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis[5].
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