The Name Robert
Predominately a muscular name

In the US, 4,784,951 Male, 10,200, Female and 12,500 Surnames are recorded under the name Robert, apart from at least eight other countries throughout the world.
These countries range from the UK to Russia where it is pronounced as; Ro-Byet, in contrast to the English Rah-Burt.

Although it is believed that the name has its origin from Germany, it has been around since the 14th century, recorded in Scottish Norman, history Ref; King Robert Bruce and become more popular in the UK, towards the 18th century.

The Surname Robert has its origin in Old English, French, and Scandinavian.
The meaning of the name Robert is; Famous in counsel or Bright Fame and has more than twenty variations raging from Rupert to the more often used, Bob.

Robert is regarded as a famous name, looking at the Poet Robert Burns, Senator Kennedy and more recent actors like Robert Redford and DeNiro

However the most popular three male names used today are, Henry, Miller and Paul, but don't be put off by that.

The following men have contributed to the fame of been named Robert:
Robert M. Metcalfe / 1946 / Brooklyn NY / Inventor of Ethernet in 1973 Linking computers together to communicate / LAN
Robert Fulton / 1756/ US / Inventor of the first steam powered Boat
Robert Moog / 1964-1971 / US / Inventor of the music Synthesizer
Robert Hope-Jones 1859 1914 / UK / Inventor of the Wurlitzer organ
Robert E Fischell / US / 2000 Inventor of biomedical devices, has a place in the wall of fame, to name a few.

As for authors; named Robert, you will find; Robert J Aley, Robert Barclay,
Robert Michael, Robert Bloomfield, Robert Brown, Robert Browning, Robert Burns,
Robert William Chambers, Robert Dale, Robert Gauss, Robert L Dickson,
Robert Emmet, and Robert Frost, to name a few.

As for Musicians, named Robert, Robert Leroy Johnson, Born May 8th 1911, and the most famous of delta Blues, rated the godfather of rock and Roll.
Robert earned his place in the wall of fame as well and rated best of 100 with the Rolling Stones

Robert Johnson USA / Mississippi, Born 1911, also made history with his band called The Delta Blues.
Robert junior Lockwood / Blues Guitarist and vocalist, 1915 to 2006 US
Robert Resnik, Host the weekly folk and world music show on Vermont Public Radio, and the director of the Fletcher Free Library.

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