Roberta

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, Italian politician
 * Roberta Alenius (born 1978), Swedish politician
 * Roberta Alexander (born 1949), American operatic soprano
 * Roberta Allen (born 1945), American conceptual artist
 * 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
 * Roberta Bayley, American photographer
 * Roberta Bianconi (born 1989), Italian water polo player
 * Roberta Bitgood (1908–2007), American organist, choir director and classical composer
 * Roberta Bonanomi (born 1966), Italian road racing cyclist
 * Roberta Bondar (born 1945), Canadian astronaut
 * Roberta Brunet (born 1965), Italian athlete
 * Roberta Bruni (born 1994), Italian pole vaulter
 * Roberta Byrd Barr (1919–1993), American civil rights activist, educator and librarian
 * Roberta Capua (born 1968), Italian television host, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
 * Roberta Close (born 1964), Brazilian fashion model
 * Roberta Colindrez, Mexican–American actress and playwright
 * Roberta Collins (1944–2008), American actress
 * Roberta F. Colman (1938–2019), American biochemist
 * Roberta Cordano (born 1963), American lawyer
 * Roberta Cowing (1860–1924), American artist and scientific illustrator
 * Roberta Crenshaw (1914–2005), American civic leader and philanthropist
 * Roberta Dapunt (born 1970), Italian poet
 * Roberta Del Core (born 1964), Italian rower
 * Roberta Degnore (born 1946), American author, filmmaker and psychologist
 * Roberta Dodd Crawford (1897–1954), American lyric soprano
 * Roberta Donnay (born 1966), American jazz singer
 * Roberta Dunbar, American clubwoman and peace activist
 * Roberta Eike, American oceanographer and marine geologist
 * Roberta Einer, Estonian fashion designer
 * Roberta Faccani (born 1968), Italian singer and actress
 * Roberta Faccin (born 1957), Italian basketball player
 * Roberta Farinelli (born 1975), Italian swimmer
 * Roberta Farrell, American–New Zealand biotechnologist
 * Roberta M. Feldman, American architect and professor
 * Roberta Felotti (born 1964), Italian swimmer
 * Roberta Fernández, Tejana novelist
 * Roberta Fiandino (born 1985), Italian biathlete
 * Roberta Findlay (born 1948), American filmmaker
 * Roberta Flack (born 1937), American jazz and folk singer
 * Roberta Foster, Barbadian dressage rider
 * Roberta Fox (1943–2009), American attorney and politician
 * Roberta Fulbright (1874–1953), American businesswoman
 * Roberta Freeman, American singer
 * Roberta Gale (1914–2008), American actress
 * Roberta Gambarini, Italian jazz singer
 * Roberta Geddes-Harvey (1849–1930), Canadian choirmaster, composer and organist
 * Roberta Gellis (1927–2016), American writer
 * Roberta Gemma (born 1980), Italian pornographic actress
 * Roberta Gentini (born 1973), Italian equestrian
 * Roberta Geremicca (born 1984), Italian actress
 * Roberta Gilchrist (born 1965), Canadian archaeologist
 * Roberta González, French painter
 * Roberta Gottlieb, American academic and oncologist
 * Roberta Gregory (born 1953), American comic book writer and artist
 * Roberta Groner (born 1978), American long distance runner
 * Roberta Gropper (1897–1993), German political activist
 * Roberta Grossman (born 1959), American filmmaker
 * Roberta Guaspari (born 1947), American violinist and music educator
 * Roberta Guerrina, English political scientist
 * Roberta Hamme, Canadian chemical oceanographer
 * Roberta Hanley, American actress and director
 * Roberta Haynes (1927–2019), American actress
 * Roberta L. Hazard (1934–2017), American Navy officer
 * Roberta Helmer (1950–2018), American romance author
 * Roberta Hill Whiteman (born 1947), Oneida poet
 * Roberta Hodes (1927–2021), American film producer and script supervisor
 * Roberta Hoskie, American real estate broker
 * Roberta Howett (born 1981), Irish singer
 * Roberta Hubley (born 1941), Canadian politician
 * Roberta M. Humphreys (born 1944), American observational stellar astrophysicist
 * Roberta Hyson, American actress and dancer
 * Roberta Invernizzi (born 1966), Italian soprano and music teacher
 * Roberta Jamieson, Canadian First Nations activist and lawyer
 * Roberta Jull (1872–1961), Scottish–Australian medical doctor
 * Roberta Kalechofsky (1931–2022), American feminist, writer and animal rights activist
 * Roberta Kaplan (born 1966), American lawyer and co-founder of Time's Up Legal Defense Fund
 * Roberta Karmel (born 1937), American attorney
 * Roberta Kelly (born 1942), American gospel singer
 * Roberta Kerr (born 1952), English actress
 * Roberta Kevelson (1931–1998), American academic and semiotician
 * Roberta Klatzky (born 1947), American psychology professor
 * Roberta Knie (1938–2017), American dramatic soprano
 * Roberta Lange (born 1957), American politician
 * Roberta Langtry (1916–2005), Canadian elementary school teacher and philanthropist
 * Roberta Lannes (born 1948), American horror writer
 * Roberta Lanzarotti (born 1968), Italian swimmer
 * Roberta Latow (1931–2003), American erotic author, gallery owner and interior designer
 * Roberta Lawson (1878–1940), Lenape activist, musician and community organizer
 * Roberta Leigh (1926–2014), English author, composer and television producer
 * Roberta Lepper (born 1978), Fijian sailor
 * Roberta Lima (born 1974), Brazilian–Austrian video and performance artist
 * Roberta Linn (born 1931), American singer
 * Roberta Lobeira Alanís (born 1979), Mexican painter and visual artist
 * Roberta Lombardi (born 1973), Italian politician
 * Roberta Lucca (born 1978), Brazilian–English entrepreneur and co-founder of Bossa Studios
 * Roberta MacAdams (1880–1959), Canadian politician and military dietician
 * Roberta MacGlashan, American politician
 * Roberta Mancino (born 1980), Italian skydiver and wingsuit flyer
 * Roberta Marques (born 1968), Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter
 * Roberta Marquez, Brazilian ballet dancer
 * Roberta Marrero (born 1972), Spanish actress and singer
 * Roberta Marinelli, American oceanographer
 * Roberta Martin (1907–1969), American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger, and choral organizer
 * Roberta Marzani (born 1996), Italian fencer
 * Roberta Materi (born 1975), Canadian curler
 * Roberta Maxwell (born 1941), Canadian actress
 * Roberta McCain (1912–2020), American socialite and oil heiress
 * Roberta McCallum (born 1958), American tennis player
 * Roberta McRae (born 1948), Italian–Australian politician
 * Roberta Metsola (born 1979), Maltese politician
 * Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, American academic and author
 * Roberta Millstein, American philosophy professor
 * Roberta Miranda (born 1956), Brazilian singer
 * Roberta Monaldini, Sammarinese road cyclist
 * Roberta Moretti Avery (born 1985), Brazilian cricketer
 * Roberta Morris Purdee, American documentarian and film producer
 * Roberta Naas (born 1958), American author and journalist
 * Roberta J. Nichols (1931–2005), American engineer
 * Roberta O'Brien, Irish Navy officer
 * Roberta Panara (born 1984), Italian swimmer
 * Roberta Pedranzini (born 1971), Italian ski mountaineer
 * Roberta Pelosi (born 1960), Italian sport shooter
 * Roberta Peters (1930–2017), American coloratura soprano
 * Roberta Piket (born 1965), American jazz pianist, organist, arranger and composer
 * Roberta Pinotti (born 1961), Italian politician
 * Roberta Rabellotti, Italian economics professor
 * Roberta Ratzke (born 1990), Brazilian volleyball player
 * Roberta L. Raymond (1938–2019), American actress and sociologist
 * Roberta Rees (born 1954), Canadian poet and writer
 * Roberta Richman (born 1941), American painter, printmaker and corrections administrator
 * Roberta Rodeghiero (born 1990), Italian figure skater
 * Roberta Rodrigues (born 1982), Brazilian actress and singer
 * Roberta Rogow (born 1942), American fanfiction writer
 * Roberta Romano, American law professor
 * Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, American law professor
 * Roberta Rudnick (born 1958), American geologist and professor
 * Roberta Sá, Brazilian singer
 * Roberta Seelinger Trites (born 1962), American English Literature professor
 * Roberta Serra (born 1970), Italian alpine skier
 * Roberta Sessoli (born 1963), Italian chemistry professor
 * Roberta Semple Salter (1910–2007), American evangelist, daughter of Aimee Semple McPherson
 * Roberta I. Shaffer (born 1953), American attorney and librarian
 * Roberta Shepherd (born 1934), Australian physiotherapist
 * Roberta Sheridan (1864–1918), American teacher
 * Roberta Sherwood (1913–1999), American singer
 * Roberta Shore (born 1943), American actress
 * Roberta Sigel (1916–2008), American political scientist
 * Roberta Silva (born 1971), Trinidadian artist
 * Roberta Sinatra, Italian professor and scientist
 * Roberta Sklar, American activist and theater director
 * Roberta Smith (born 1948), American art critic
 * Roberta Tamondong (born 2002), Filipino actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
 * Roberta Taylor (born 1948), English actress and author
 * Roberta Teale Swartz (1903–1993), American academic, poet and co-founder of the Kenyon Review
 * Roberta Temes, American author and psychotherapist
 * Roberta Thornley (born 1985), New Zealand photographer
 * Roberta Tomber (1954–2022), English archaeologist
 * Roberta Torre (born 1962), Italian director and screenwriter
 * Roberta Tovey (born 1953), English actress
 * Roberta Valderrama (born 1977), Peruvian actress
 * Roberta Vinci (born 1983), Italian tennis player
 * Roberta Voss (born 1965), American politician
 * Roberta Washington, American architect
 * Roberta Weiss (born 1961), Canadian actress
 * Roberta Williams (born 1953), American video game designer and writer
 * Roberta Wilson (1896–1977), American silent film actress
 * Roberta Whyte (1897–1979), English Royal Air Force nursing administrator
 * Roberta Wohlstetter (1912–2007), American military historian
 * Roberta Woodgate (born 1956), Canadian nurse
 * Roberta Zambrano (born 1971), Ecuadorian politician

Fictional characters

 * Roberta "Bobby" Bruna, from the fantasy novel book series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A. F. Steadman
 * Rosarita "Roberta" Cisneros, from the anime and manga series Black Lagoon
 * Roberta Tubbs, from the animated series The Cleveland Show