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Robena
How to Pronounce Robena
Pronounced roh-BEE-nah /roʊˈbiːnə/Medium
Meaning: Robena is a variant of Robina, a Scottish feminine of Robert built from the Germanic 'hrod', fame, and 'beraht', bright. It works as a female counterpart to Robert and Robin, and the '-ena' ending gives it the same shape as Rowena and Wilhelmina.Medium
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
Robena springs from Robina, a Scottish feminine of Robert rooted in Germanic words for brightness and fame. Feminizing a father's or grandfather's name this way was a familiar practice, and Robena sat quietly among Roberta and Rowena.
It was always scarce in American records, a few dozen girls a year around its faint high near 1920, thinning out across the century. Its gentle three-beat sound feels of a piece with the elaborate feminine names of the early nineteen-hundreds.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Robena mean?
It is a form of Robina, the feminine of Robert, meaning 'bright fame'.
How do you pronounce Robena?
It's said roh-BEE-nah /roʊˈbiːnə/, three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Robena a boy or girl name?
Robena is used as a girl's name.
Is Robena a popular name?
No, it was always rare and faded through the twentieth century.