Robert

The name Robert is a Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic *χrōþi- "fame" and *berχta- "bright". Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert (a compound of hruod "fame, glory" and berht "bright"). It is also in use as a surname.

After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form (Hrēodbēorht, Hrodberht, Hrēodbēorð, Hrœdbœrð, Hrœdberð) had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto.

Similar to the name, Richard, "Robert" is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be used as a French, Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian name as well.

Variations

Trivia

Robert, and also the name Joseph, were in the top 10 most given boys' names in the US for 47 years, from 1925 to 1972.

In Italy during the Second World War, the form of the name, Roberto, briefly acquired a new meaning derived from, and referring to the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis.

Robert (Archdeacon of Totnes)

Robert was the Archdeacon of Totnes during 1184.

References

Robert (footballer)

Robert may refer to:

Froid, Montana

Froid is a town in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. The population was 185 at the 2010 census. Froid was named for the French word for "cold".

History

Froid was incorporated in 1910. The town made headlines in 2007, when Governor Brian Schweitzer gave the commencement address to the high school graduating class, which consisted entirely of one student, Roxie Britton. The act received considerable soft news coverage for this distinction.

Froid was homesteaded by James and Alice Baker when they built a dry goods store, livery stable, and meat house all in the same building. They still have relatives in Froid (the Johnsons).

Geography

Froid is located at 48°20′9″N 104°29′25″W / 48.33583°N 104.49028°W / 48.33583; -104.49028 (48.335950, -104.490264), near the North Dakota border and north of Culbertson, Montana, on Highway 16.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.28 square miles (0.73 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 185 people, 92 households, and 49 families residing in the town. The population density was 660.7 inhabitants per square mile (255.1/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 417.9 per square mile (161.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% White, 0.5% Native American, and 2.2% from two or more races.