Robert

Robert is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, formed from elements meaning “bright” and “fame.”

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Proto-Germanic: The reconstructed ancestor of the Germanic languages. Robert descends from a Germanic name built from elements reconstructed in this language.
Germanic names: Personal names originating in the Germanic languages and naming traditions. Robert belongs to this broad family of inherited personal names.
Bob: A familiar English diminutive of the masculine given name Robert. It is one of Robert’s most established informal forms.
Robert the Bruce: King of Scots from 1306 to 1329 and a leader in the Wars of Scottish Independence. His kingship made Robert a lasting name in Scottish history.
Rudolf: A masculine given name of Germanic origin, formed from elements meaning “fame” and “wolf.” It shares a fame element with Robert but has a different second element.
Old High German: The earliest attested form of the High German language, spoken from about 500 to 1050. The name’s Germanic elements are also recorded in Old High German.
Old French: The Romance language spoken in northern France from roughly the ninth to fourteenth centuries. The Norman French form Robert helped carry the name into English.
Rob: A short form of the masculine given name Robert. It preserves the opening sound and spelling of the full name.
Robert I of Normandy: Duke of Normandy from 1027 to 1035 and father of William the Conqueror. His early Norman prominence helped carry Robert into English royal history.
Albert: A masculine given name formed from Germanic elements meaning “noble” and “bright.” Its bright element matches Robert’s, but its first element differs.