Meaning and background
The story behind Robert
Robert comes from Germanic Hrodebert, combining fame and bright elements. Behind the Name records the Norman introduction of the name to Britain and distinguishes it from an older English cognate. It also identifies several royal and literary bearers. The bright-fame interpretation has direct linguistic support; a tribute to a particular Robert is an additional namesake choice rather than evidence that every dog receiving the name is destined for renown.
- Origin
- Robert comes from Germanic Hrodebert, combining fame and bright elements. Source
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About Robert
Recorded as a dog’s name
Robert appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹɑbɚt/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɹɑbɚt/ · primary stress on syllable 1R AA1 B ER0 T
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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