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 [ 3 syll. ro-ber-ta, rob-e-rta ] The girl name Roberta is pronounced RahBERTah KEY. Roberta has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in English, German, and Italian. The meaning of Roberta is 'bright famous one; famously famous'. Two-element name derived from hruod and berht with the meanings 'fame' and 'bright, famous' respectively. Roberta is the feminine version of the English, French, German, Scandinavian, and Scottish Robert. The name Roberta is used to a great extent; it has 43 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Berta (used in Czech, Polish, Spanish, German, Hungarian, Italian, and Slavic too), Bobbet, Bobbette, Robbin, Robbyn, Robena, Robernetta, Robertine, Roberto, Robina, Robinette, Robinn, Robonia, Robyn, Robynn, and Robynne. Other English forms include the pet forms Baubie, Berdie, Bertie, Birdie, Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby, Bobette, Bobi, Bobie, Robbi, Robbie, Robby, Robi, Robin, and Rupa, and the spelling variants Roberda and Ruberta. Forms of Roberta used in foreign languages include the French and Spanish Bertha, the Spanish Bertunga, the Czech Bobina, the Polish Erta, the Czech Roba, the German Roberte, the Scottish Robertina, the French Robine, and the Spanish Ruperta. Roberta is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1937, 0.324% of baby girls were named Roberta. It was #66 in rank then. The baby name has seen a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a very light scale. Within all girl names in its family, Roberta was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Roberta include the English Roberda, the English Roberto, the Spanish Ruperta, the German Roberte, and the English Ruberta. Details of famous persons named Roberta: KEY: Pronunciation for Roberta: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
