Roberts is a surname of English and Welsh origin, deriving from the given name
Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
, meaning "bright renown" – from the
Germanic elements "hrod" meaning renown and "beraht" meaning bright. The surname, meaning "son of Robert", is common in North Wales
[Cottle, Basil. ''Penguin Dictionary of Surnames.'' Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967. No ISBN.][Hanks, Patricia and Hodges, Flavia. 1990. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, Oxford.] and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. It may also be an Anglicization of the French surname
Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
, commonly adopted by Quebec emigrants.
People
Fictional characters
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Alf Roberts
Alfred Sidney "Alf" Roberts, OBE is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by Bryan Mosley. He ran a grocery shop at No. 15 and was involved in local politics, including two spells as mayor of ...
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Audrey Roberts and
Renee Roberts, from British soap opera ''Coronation Street''
* Barbara Millicent Roberts, doll known as
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched on March 9, 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. ...
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Dread Pirate Roberts
The Dread Pirate Roberts is the identity assumed by several fictional characters in the novel ''The Princess Bride'' (1973) and its 1987 film adaptation. Various pirates (including Westley, the main protagonist) take on the role of Roberts and us ...
, a character in ''The Princess Bride''
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Irene Roberts, from Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''
* Skipper Roberts, doll known as
Skipper
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Summer Roberts
Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit ...
, from American television series ''The O.C.''
* Tutti and Todd Roberts, dolls known as
Tutti and Todd
* Renée Roberts, English dubbed name for Zakuro Fujiwara in ''
Tokyo Mew Mew
is a Japanese manga series created and written by Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Mia Ikumi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from September 2000 to February 2003, with its chapters co ...
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See also
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Robert (surname) Robert is an ancient Germanic French surname. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic elements *Hrōþi- ("fame, glory, honour") and *berhta- ("bright, shining"). Despite being used as a surname, it is most commonly used as a given name (see Rober ...
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Robertson (disambiguation)
Robertson may refer to:
People
* Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name)
* Robertson (given name)
* Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan
* Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837)
Places ...
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Roberts (disambiguation)
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Robarts (disambiguation)
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Robards
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English-language surnames
Welsh-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names