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Robbert
Pronounced ROB-ert /ˈrɑb.ɚt/Medium
Meaning: Robbert is the Dutch spelling of Robert, a Germanic name from hrod ('fame') and beraht ('bright'), so 'bright fame.' The doubled b marks the Dutch form of a name carried worldwide, keeping the same proud meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Robbert is simply Robert in its Dutch dress, from the Germanic elements meaning 'bright' and 'fame,' together 'bright fame.' The extra b marks the Netherlands spelling of a name that has crowned kings and commoners alike. In the United States it appears only rarely, chiefly among families with Dutch ties.
American records show it thinly through the twentieth century, given to about twenty boys a year at its high in the mid-nineteen-fifties. A boy named Robbert then is in his late sixties today.
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What does the name Robbert mean?
It is the Dutch spelling of Robert, from Germanic elements meaning 'bright fame.'
How do you pronounce Robbert?
It is said ROB-ert /ˈrɑb.ɚt/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Robbert a boy or girl name?
Robbert is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Robbert?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its high in the mid-nineteen-fifties.