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Robert

in Rhode Island

There are 16,706 people with the first name "Robert" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Robert 2
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  1. is 1st most common John
  2. is 2nd most common Robert
  3. is 3rd most common Michael
  4. is 4th most common David
  5. is 5th most common Joseph
  6. is 6th most common James
  7. is 7th most common Richard
  8. is 8th most common William
  9. is 9th most common Mary

Similar Names and Nicknames

Rob, Robbie, Roberto, Bob, Bobby, Bobbie, Robb, Robbert, Robby, Robbi

Most Common Last Names for Robert

Smith, Brown, Johnson, Clark, Martin, Sullivan, Anderson, Murphy, Taylor, Jones

Meaning & History

(male) One of the many French names of Germanic origin that were introduced into Britain by the Normans; it has since remained in continuous use. It is derived from the nearly synonymous elements hrōd ‘fame’ + berht ‘bright, famous’, and had a native Old English predecessor of similar form (Hreodbeorht), which was supplanted by the Norman name. Two dukes of Normandy in the 11th century bore the name: the father of William the Conqueror (sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil), and his eldest son. It was borne also by three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce (1274–1329), who freed Scotland from English domination. The altered short form Bob is very common, but Hob and Dob, which were common in the Middle Ages and gave rise to surnames, are extinct. See also Rupert.

Short forms: Bob, Rob.

Pet forms: Bobby, Robbie, Robin.

Cognates: Irish: Roibéard. Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart. German: Robert, Rupprecht. Dutch: Robrecht, Rob(b)ert. Scandinavian: Robert. French: Robert. Spanish, Portuguese, Italian: Roberto. Czech: Robert. Finnish: Roopertti. Hungarian: Róbert. Latvian: Roberts.

Recent Searches for "Robert" in Rhode Island

Since June 2009
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Robert Smith, RI (99 searches)
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