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Roberta Cuneo
Roberta is a feminine version of the given names Robert and Roberto. It is a Germanic name derived from the stems *hrod meaning "famous", "glorious", "godlike" and *berht meaning "bright", "shining", "light". People with the name * Roberta Achtenberg (born 1950), American attorney * Roberta Alaimo (born 1979), Italian politician *Roberta Alenius (born 1978), Swedish politician *Roberta Alexander (born 1949), American operatic soprano * Roberta Allen (born 1945), American conceptual artist *Roberta Amadeo (born 1970), Italian para-cyclist *Roberta Anastase (born 1976), Romanian politician * Roberta Joan Anderson (born 1943), birth name of Canadian–American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell * Roberta Angelilli (born 1965), Italian politician * Roberta Annan (born 1982), Ghanaian investor and philanthropist *Roberta Arnold (1896–1966), American stage and silent film actress * Roberta A. Ballard, American pediatrician * Roberta Baskin, American journalist and non-profit director *Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
