Robertとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒb.ət/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑb.ɚt/
• ハイフネーション: Rob‧ert

固有名詞

Robert

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • c. 1596, William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, かつ the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     : Act I, Scene I:

     My brother Robert? Old Sir Robert's son? / Colbrand the giant, that same mighty man?

   • 1984, John Edgar Wideman, Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir, Mariner Books, published 2005, →ISBN, page 93:

     I hadn't even considered names for a girl. Robby it would be. Robert Douglas. Where the Douglas came from is another story, but the Robert came from me because I liked the sound. Robert was formal, dignified, important. Robert. And that was nearly as nice as the chance I'd have to call my little brother Rob and Robby.

2. (rare compared to given name) A French surname originating as a patronymic.

使用する際の注意点

• One of the most common English given names since the Norman Conquest.

派生語

関連する語

• pet forms: Bob, Bobbie, Bobby, Rabbie (Scotland), Rob, Robbie, Robby, Robb
• variants: Robin, Rupert
• feminine forms: Roberta, Robin, Robyn