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Robert

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
Germanic 'fame' + 'bright', both about renown Well attested

The 'bright' here means famous; it isn't a name about light.

Origin
Germanic, via French
Popularity

US 2025: #92 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #164

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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