Talk:Robert

Interwiki
Please add Роберт, thank you 178.176.74.182 (talk) 17:57, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Meaning
I've read that "Robert" means "shining [in] honor"...I'm not able to confirm this, though, so I don't know if I should add that. --83.177.107.217 12:59, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Bob
Does anyone know how the name Robert became associated with Bob? Jdotpitts 07:19, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Two stages: Rob is short for Robert. Bob is childspeak for Rob.Hglundahl (talk) 08:12, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Slovak form
In Slovakia, the more common form is Róbert — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.102.97.120 (talk) 20:42, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Copyvio
I have removed material which violates copyright of behindthename.com. See [[]].

Vandalism
"Though it may say Rome, berlin, and tokyo, ancient phiolosophers believe this to be a load of crap." <--- Someone better than me at wikipedia can remove that? It's not there on the edit page?

WikiProject
I proposed a wikiproject for all name articles, check it out here if you are interested. Remember 18:17, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Pending changes
This article is one of a number (about 100) selected for the early stage of the trial of the Pending Changes system on the English language Wikipedia. All the articles listed at Pending changes/Queue  are being considered for level 1 pending changes protection.

The following request appears on that page:

Comments on the suitability of theis page for "Penfding changes" would be appreciated.

Please update the Queue page as appropriate.

Note that I am not involved in this project any much more than any other editor, just posting these notes since it is quite a big change, potentially

Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 23:45, 16 June 2010 (UTC).

Link to Czech
Please add a link to the Czech version of the article, http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert, I can't edit the article. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.103.45.234 (talk) 22:11, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Done. Keith D (talk) 22:50, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 3 September 2012
In the section: In Different Languages And after the line:
 * French: Robert

Please insert the line:
 * Gaelic (Scottish): Raibeart

If this would be better suited down the list (after Russian) and listed as the line below, then that's fine as well.


 * Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart

The "Scottish" needs to be in there so it stands out from Irish Gaelic.

Thanks.

Rmckenzi (talk) 03:22, 3 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done under section "Variations". A boat   that can float!   (watch me float!)  05:44, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Add Robert Bellarmine
Among saints, St Robert Bellarmine is sorely overlooked. Please insert!Hglundahl (talk) 08:14, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done thank you for the suggestion. Elizium23 (talk) 18:49, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 March 2014
Please change Roberta to Roberta.

Procrat (talk) 12:53, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Cannolis (talk) 15:02, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 June 2014
The old Norse form of the name "Robert" is not "Hruodberht" how this article suggests, but "Hrodebert", and it is derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright".

There are several sources for this, for example, and nowhere in the literature is the version "Hruodberht" mentioned.

Robi28 (talk) 12:47, 9 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done Thanks, Older and ... well older (talk) 17:49, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Feminine forms of Robert in English
The most common feminine form of Robert in English is Bobbie, yet it is not listed... (The 288 most common female name out of 4276 female names in the top 7%) [2000 US Census] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.121.67.180 (talk) 18:23, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

French surname
Robert is a French surname too. Please add Category:French-language surnames. Thanks.--176.147.199.5 (talk) 12:02, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅. Deli nk (talk) 12:28, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Estonian
please change ((Estonian)) to ((Estonian language|Estonian))
 * In what section ? - FlightTime Public  ( open channel ) 16:36, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Kpgj  hpjm  16:53, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 April 2019
The British Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel should be listed under 'Politicians': he has a very full Wikipedia page to himself, and is important for founding the Metropolitan Police, but doesn't appear to be on the 'Robert' page. Apologies if I've just missed his entry! Les Buissonets (talk) 17:19, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 18:37, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

Lack of sources and likely incorrect info in the "In different languages" section
All of the information in the "In different languages" section are unsourced. Also, many of the names for extinct languages seem to be rough transliterations or the same name of a nearby language's word for the name. Specific names that stand out as unlikely to me are:
 * 1) "Ancient Macedonian: Ροβέρτος (Rovértos)" which includes the b > v sound change (Betacism), a Koine Greek sound change, which happened 4 centuries after the language fell out of use (and in a seperate branch of Ancient Greek).
 * 2) "Dacian: Ροβέρτος (Rovértos)", "Thracian: Ροβέρτος (Rovértos)", "Minoan: Ροβέρτος (Rovértos)", "Iberian: Ροβέρτος (Rovértos)" and many others which seems to have the Modern Greek name and are also unlikely for the same reason as Ancient Macedonian (as well as Minoan not even using the Greek writing system).
 * 3) "Illyrian: Robert", "Messapic: Robert", and "Philistine: Robert" which seem to just have the Modern English name.
 * 4) "Hittite: 𒊒𒁁𒊑𒀾 (Ruberitàš, Ruberetàš)", "Sumerian: 𒊒𒁁𒊑𒀾 (Ruberitàš, Ruberetàš)" and "Akkadian: 𒊒𒁁𒊑𒀾 (Ruberitàš, Ruberetàš)" which seem to have the same name, which while possible, is highly unlikely (as well as Sumerian being effectively extinct prior to Proto-Germanic).
 * 5) "Proto-Indo-European (PIE): kreHbʰerHǵ" which seems to contradict the etymology proposed earlier in the article (Proto-Germanic evolved from Proto-Indo-European and thus would not be able to loan the word into Proto-Indo-European).
 * 6) "Ge'ez: ሮበርት (Roberiti)" which seems to use the modern Amharic name.
 * 7) "Phoenician: 𐤓𐤏𐤁𐤄𐤓𐤈 (Robhert)" which seems to just be a transliteration into the Phoenician Alphabet.
 * 8) "Egyptian: 𓁶𓁹𓉐𓃾𓁶𓏴 (Robaert)" which seems to use Hieroglyphics incorrectly.

I am not a historical linguist, but because these are all both uncited and highly unlikely, as well as many of these being poorly attested and/or being written by a single user, RandomGuy2018, whom I suspect to be either misinformed or malicious (at least within this respect), I am inclined to believe that these names (as well as several others that I did not list) are incorrect and should either be removed (or cited, assuming they are correct).

The list also includes several "languages" which do not actually have any true common language (Notably the "Indo-European mixed languages") and many seperate dialects which have the same spelling conventions and are highly mutually intelligible (Notably many of the English and Spanish dialects). While these are technically correct, I believe they are unnecessary and can be inferred or are assumed from other entries within the section.

Woakey (talk) 02:55, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Indeed, this list adds little value to the article although much work has gone into building it. Listing dialects such as New York English is of no benefit. --Wire723 (talk) 17:06, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes completely unsourced, unnecssary and WP:OR. I've removed it. DeCausa (talk) 23:07, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Please add under sportsmen
2603:7000:2143:8500:A8A7:5C44:9079:7AA2 (talk) 20:13, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Robert Fein (1907–1975), Austrian Olympic champion weightlifter


 * Wire723 (talk) 14:18, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wire723 (talk) 14:18, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Organization shows political bias
why do Nazis and Communists share a section? An incomprehensible and patently biased choice with no regard for reason. Besides,there's only one communist there.... Robert Eihke can either have his own section or be lumped in with a different section of Roberts-I really don't care-but don't defame decent bolsheviks like this. It's unprofessional and absurd.@ MademoiselleGuillotine (talk) 13:41, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Robert the Doll
I don't think this entry belongs under "People named Robert", but I'm not sure where else to put it. BD2412 T 00:28, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
 * That made me laugh :)...I don't think he's a "people" and under "paranormal" there might be an NPOV issue around presuming that that's what it is. Given that he's already in a sub-section on his own, is there a reason why he can't be in a top level section on his own eg "Toys" after "folklore"? Or maybe more broadly "Artifacts" in case there are other 3-d "things" out there called Robert ...although I can't think of any. DeCausa (talk) 08:36, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'm on it. There is also a set index article at Robert (robot name) to reference in that context. BD2412  T 00:19, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

"Robear" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robear&redirect=no Robear] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 01:41, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2024
the name Reuben in Hebrew is completely unrelated to the germanic name Robert, and it is very not the Hebrew variation of the name Robert DroViz (talk) 19:28, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 22:00, 21 June 2024 (UTC)