Roberts (surname) explained

Roberts
Language:	Welsh, English
Meaning:	"Robert's son"
Region:	Wales, England

Roberts is a surname of English and Welsh origin, deriving from the given name Robert, meaning "bright renown" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning renown and "beraht" meaning bright. The surname, meaning "son of Robert", is common in North Wales^{[1] [2] [3]} and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

People

See main article: List of people with surname Roberts.

Fictional characters

• Alf Roberts, Audrey Roberts and Renee Roberts, from British soap opera Coronation Street
• Barbara Millicent Roberts, doll known as Barbie
• Chelsea Roberts (formerly known as Kelly Roberts), sister to Barbie
• Dread Pirate Roberts, a character in The Princess Bride
• Irene Roberts, from Australian soap opera Home and Away
• Moose Roberts, supporting character in Fireman Sam
• Renée Roberts, English dubbed name for Zakuro Fujiwara in Tokyo Mew Mew
• Skipper Roberts, doll known as Skipper
• Summer Roberts, from American television series The O.C.
• Tutti and Todd Roberts, dolls known as Tutti and Todd

See also

• Roberts family (Liberia)
• Robert (surname)
• Robertson (disambiguation)
• Roberts (disambiguation)
• Robarts (disambiguation)
• Robards

Notes

1. Web site: Vanderpool Gormley, C.G. . Myra. 2007 . How Green Was My Valley? The Welsh: Surnames and Migrations . GenealogyMagazine.com . Datatrace Systems . Stephenville, Texas, USA . 2018-04-08 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080919032617/https://www.genealogymagazine.com/welsh.html . 2008-09-19 .
2. Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967. No ISBN.
3. Hanks, Patricia and Hodges, Flavia. 1990. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, Oxford.