Robert
Americannoun
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Henry Martyn 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
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a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “bright.”
Example Sentences
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Court papers said Robert Daniel and others were there at the time.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The choreographer asked her costume designer, Robert Perdziola, to dress her dancers in a variety of looks, with flouncy tutus for the women in her first movement and limp, longer skirts in the others.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Toxicologist Robert Garnier said reducing exposure was key as there was no medication to help eliminate it from the body.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Robert S. Lasnik is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
One day, late last year, in Sister Robert Marie’s sixth grade, I was able to move up a reading level because some of the books my mother kept pushing on me finally helped.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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