Robert ▼ as a boys' name is pronounced RAH-bert. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Robert is "bright fame". A favorite name for boys since the Middle Ages. Especially favored by the Scots due to 14th-century King Robert the Bruce and to poet Robert Burns. Name of an 11th-century Duke of Normandy who was also a Crusader.
VARIANTS Bert ▼, Bertie, Bob ▼, Bobbie ▼, Bobby ▼, Rab, Rabbie, Riobard, Rip, Rob ▼, Roban, Robb, Robben, Robbie ▼, Robbin, Robbins, Robbinson, Robby ▼, Robers, Roberto, Robertson, Robi, Robin ▼, Robinson, Robson, Robyn, Robynson, Rupert ▼, Ruperto, Ruprecht
Robert is a very popular first name for men (#3 out of 1220, Top 1%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#2730 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Popular alternative forms of Robert (#71 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Roberto (#443), Bruce (#478), Bo (#575), Bobby (#824), Robin (#1015), Bert, Robby, Robyn, Robinson, Robbie, Robbin, Bertie, Robb, Rob, Bobbie, Bob and Rupert.
Recommended sound-alike names are Abert, Albert▼, Aubert, Colbert, Covert, Ebert, Ecbert (see Egbert ), Edbert, Egbert, Elbert▼, Fabert, Hobart▼, Hobert ▼, Hubert▼, Norbert▼, Obert, Osbert, Radbert, Raferty, Rigobert, Roger▼, Rogers ▼, Roper, Rover, Roxbert, Royer, Sebert and Torbert. These names tend to be less commonly used than Robert.