The first name Robert

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About the first name Robert

Meaning

The name Robert traditionally means “bright fame” or “shining renown”.

Historical origin

The name Robert comes from Germanic Hrodebert, formed from elements meaning “fame” and “bright”.

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The long history of Robert among European dynasties helps explain its durable place in French and French-Canadian families.

Pronunciation:ro-bertʁɔb.ɛʁ

Frequency of the first name Robert by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Robert by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name RobertLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Robert in baptisms by year.10075502501605168317611839191719951605–1609 2 baptisms1615–1619 4 baptisms1620–1624 2 baptisms1625–1629 3 baptisms1630–1634 3 baptisms1635–1639 7 baptisms1640–1644 12 baptisms1645–1649 6 baptisms1650–1654 2 baptisms1655–1659 1 baptisms1660–1664 3 baptisms1665–1669 6 baptisms1670–1674 13 baptisms1675–1679 12 baptisms1680–1684 3 baptisms1700–1704 3 baptisms1705–1709 1 baptisms1710–1714 1 baptisms1715–1719 3 baptisms1720–1724 1 baptisms1730–1734 3 baptisms1735–1739 3 baptisms1760–1764 3 baptisms1765–1769 1 baptisms1780–1784 2 baptisms1785–1789 1 baptisms1790–1794 5 baptisms1795–1799 6 baptisms1800–1804 7 baptisms1810–1814 5 baptisms1815–1819 15 baptisms1820–1824 14 baptisms1825–1829 22 baptisms1830–1834 41 baptisms1835–1839 80 baptisms1840–1844 84 baptisms1845–1849 57 baptisms1850–1854 59 baptisms1855–1859 58 baptisms1860–1864 63 baptisms1865–1869 46 baptisms1870–1874 35 baptisms1875–1879 32 baptisms1880–1884 17 baptisms1885–1889 14 baptisms1890–1894 12 baptisms1895–1899 10 baptisms1900–1904 18 baptisms1905–1909 14 baptisms1910–1914 20 baptisms1915–1919 32 baptisms1920–1924 43 baptisms1925–1929 48 baptisms1930–1934 46 baptisms1935–1939 34 baptisms1940–1944 38 baptisms1945–1949 39 baptisms1950–1954 43 baptisms1955–1959 52 baptisms1960–1964 24 baptisms1965–1969 16 baptisms1970–1974 18 baptisms1975–1979 11 baptisms1980–1984 5 baptisms1985–1989 4 baptisms1990–1994 3 baptisms1995–1999 1 baptisms

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