Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Germanic word meaning "fame, glory" [1].
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureshroð(Anglo-Saxon) hroþi(Frankish) hroþs(Gothic) hruod(Old High German) hróðr(Old Norse) hroth(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsRobert, Roland(Albanian) Hroðgar, Hrothgar, Hroðulf, Hrothulf(Anglo-Saxon) Rudolf(Armenian) Roparzh(Breton) Orlando, Roland, Rolant, Rollant, Ruggiero(Carolingian Cycle) Robert, Roger, Rosa, Roderic(Catalan) Robert(Croatian) Robert, Rudolf, Klotylda(Czech) Robert, Rolf, Rosa(Danish) Robert, Roeland, Roelof, Roger, Rogier, Roland, Rosa, Rudolf, Rutger, Robbert, Robrecht, Rodolf(Dutch) Robert, Roberta, Roderick, Roger, Roland, Rolf, Rolland, Rollo, Rudolph, Rupert, Clotilda, Rodger, Rodolph, Rolo, Rolph, Rowland(English) Robert(Estonian) Rósa(Faroese) Robert, Roosa, Rosa, Roopertti(Finnish) Clothilde, Clotilde, Robert, Roberte, Rodolphe, Rodrigue, Roger, Roland, Rolande, Rolland, Rose, Rodolph(French) Rodrigo(Galician) Roland(Georgian) Robert, Roger, Roland, Rolf, Rosa, Rüdiger, Rudolf, Rupert, Ruprecht, Klothilde, Rodolf(German) Chrodechildis, Clothildis, Hrodebert, Hroderich, Hrodger, Hrodland, Hrodperht, Hrodulf, Hrolf, Robert, Robertus, Rosa, Roza(Germanic) Hroþireiks, Rudericus(Gothic) Loránd, Lóránt, Rezső, Róbert, Roland, Róza, Rózsa, Rudolf, Klotild(Hungarian) Róbert, Rósa(Icelandic) Roibeárd, Ruarc(Irish) Clotilde, Orlando, Roberta, Roberto, Rodolfo, Rodrigo, Rolando, Rosa, Ruggero, Orlanda, Ruggiero(Italian) Roberts, Rūdolfs(Latvian) Robertas, Rolandas, Rožė(Lithuanian) Roul(Medieval English) Rolant, Rollant, Roul(Medieval French) Roar, Robert, Roger, Rolf, Rosa(Norwegian) Hrōþiberhtaz, Hrōþigaizaz, Hrōþihildiz, Hrōþilandaz, Hrōþirīks, Hrōþiwulfaz(Old Germanic) Ruarcc(Old Irish) Hróarr, Hrœrekr, Hrólfr, Hrǿríkr, Hróðgeirr, Hróðulfr(Old Norse) Robert, Roland, Róża, Klotylda(Polish) Clotilde, Orlando, Roberta, Roberto, Rodolfo, Rodrigo, Rogério, Rolando, Rosa, Roldão(Portuguese) Robert(Romanian) Robert, Rolan, Rudolf, Rurik(Russian) Raibeart(Scottish Gaelic) Róbert, Roland, Rudolf(Slovak) Robert(Slovene) Clotilde, Orlando, Roberta, Roberto, Rodolfo, Rodrigo, Rogelio, Rolando, Roldán, Rosa, Ruperta, Ruperto(Spanish) Robert, Roger, Roland, Rolf, Rosa(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsRobertsen(Danish) Rutgers(Dutch) Robert, Roberts, Robertson, Roderick, Rogers, Rogerson, Rowe, Ruff, Rodgers, Rowland(English) Robert, Roger, Rolland(French) Ruf, Ruff(German) Rózsa, Ruzsa(Hungarian) Róbertsson(Icelandic) Orlando, Ruggeri, Ruggiero, Ruzzier(Italian) Rolvsson(Norwegian) Rodrigo, Rodrigues(Portuguese) Rodrigo, Rodríguez, Rodriguez, Rodriquez, Roldán(Spanish) Robertsson(Swedish) Probert(Welsh)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 249.
