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Robert Digby may refer to: Robert Digby (courtier) (1574–1618) Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby (c. 1599–1642) Robert Digby, 3rd Baron Digby (1654–1677)
Robert_Digby
Town in Nova Scotia, Canada
Admiral Robert Digby, the town has a scallop fishing fleet. The MV Fundy Rose ferry service connects the town to Saint John, New Brunswick. Digby is called
Digby,_Nova_Scotia
Anglo-Irish peer
article: Lord Digby's speech against the attainder of Strafford Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby (died 6 June 1642), was an Anglo-Irish peer. Digby was the son
Robert_Digby,_1st_Baron_Digby
16th- and 17th-century English conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Sir Everard Digby (c. 1578 – 30 January 1606) was a member of the group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Everard_Digby
Barony in the Peerage of Great Britain
Great Britain, for members of the same family. Robert Digby, Governor of King's County, was created Baron Digby, of Geashill in the King's County, in the Peerage
Baron_Digby
Royal Navy officer and politician (1732–1815)
of Digby, Nova Scotia. Robert Digby was born in was the third son of Charlotte Fox and Edward Digby, the eldest son of William Digby, 5th Baron Digby. He
Robert Digby (Royal Navy officer)
Robert_Digby_(Royal_Navy_officer)
County in Nova Scotia, Canada
Admiral Robert Digby, who dispatched HMS Atalanta to convey Loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby, as
Digby_County
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Robert James Thomas Digby-Jones (27 September 1876 – 6 January 1900) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious
Robert_Digby-Jones
Irish nobleman
Hon. Mary Digby, died young Robert Digby, 3rd Baron Digby (1654–1677) Simon Digby, 4th Baron Digby (1657–1685) William Digby, 5th Baron Digby (1661–1752)
Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby
Kildare_Digby,_2nd_Baron_Digby
English courtier (1574–1618)
Sir Robert Digby PC(I) (1574 – 24 May 1618) was an English courtier who owned an estate at Coleshill, Warwickshire. His marriage to Lettice FitzGerald
Robert_Digby_(courtier)
Irish peer and English Member of Parliament
Robert Digby, 3rd Baron Digby (30 April 1654 – 29 December 1677), was an Irish peer and English Member of Parliament. Digby was the son of Kildare Digby
Robert_Digby,_3rd_Baron_Digby
Royal Navy officer (1770–1842)
Born into a long-established naval family, his uncle was Admiral Robert Digby. Digby went to sea at the end of the American Revolutionary War at the age
Henry Digby (Royal Navy officer)
Henry_Digby_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Name list
Lettice Digby (disambiguation), multiple people Margaret Digby (1902–1985), British writer Marié Digby (born 1983), American musician Robert Digby (disambiguation)
Digby_(name)
Frederick Roberts, the son of Lord Roberts, and to Francis Parsons. In 1900 and 1901, three memoranda were issued for Herman Albrecht, Robert Digby-Jones
List of Second Boer War Victoria Cross recipients
List_of_Second_Boer_War_Victoria_Cross_recipients
2024 American Netflix comedy special
Original language English Production Executive producers Barry Bernardi Robert Digby John Irwin Producers Josh Safdie Ronald Bronstein Eli Bush Dan Bulla
Adam_Sandler:_Love_You
Irish noble
Baroness Offaly by King James I of England. She was the wife of Sir Robert Digby, a landed English aristocrat by whom she had ten children. They were
Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly
Lettice_Digby,_1st_Baroness_Offaly
Earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of England. Digby was the brother of Sir Robert Digby of Coleshill, Warwickshire, whose son Robert Digby became 1st Baron Digby of Geashill in the
Earl_of_Bristol
Extinct baronies
predeceased his father) and the wife of Sir Robert Digby. Her eldest son, Robert, was created Baron Digby on the same day. The patent of the barony stipulated
Baron_Offaly
British peer and MP (1731–1793)
Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby (21 July 1731 – 25 September 1793), was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Digby was the younger son of Charlotte Fox
Henry_Digby,_1st_Earl_Digby
Village in Dorset, England
Admiral Robert Digby in 1768. Robert Digby's brother was Henry, 7th Baron Digby; Henry, who owned Sherborne Castle, was later created the 1st Earl Digby, in
Minterne_Magna
17th-century Irish viscountess
son of Sir Gerald FitzGerald, Lord of the Decies (died 1643) and Mabel Digby. Katherine's mother had died shortly after her birth; and her stepmother
Katherine FitzGerald, Viscountess Grandison
Katherine_FitzGerald,_Viscountess_Grandison
English Anglican priest
11th Earl of Kildare. John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol, was his uncle, Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby, his brother and Simon Digby his son. He was educated
Essex_Digby
Digby (c. 1693 – 2 October 1746) was the third son of William Digby, 5th Baron Digby. He represented Warwickshire as a Tory from his brother Robert's
Edward_Digby_(died_1746)
British arts administrator
Marian Digby, Baroness Digby, DBE, DL (née Sherbrooke; born 23 February 1934) is a British arts administrator. She is the daughter of Rear-Adm. Robert St
Dione_Digby,_Baroness_Digby
British peer, soldier and politician
Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby, KG, DSO, MC & Bar, TD, JP (1 August 1894 – 29 January 1964), also 5th Baron Digby in the Peerage of Great Britain
Edward Digby, 11th Baron Digby
Edward_Digby,_11th_Baron_Digby
Anglo-Irish noblewoman
Mabel Digby, Lady of Dromana and Decies (dates of birth and death unknown) was an Anglo-Irish noblewoman being the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Digby and
Mabel_Digby
Highest military decoration for valour in the UK
Captain David Younger, action near Krugersdorp, 11 July 1900 Lieutenant Robert Digby-Jones and Trooper Herman Albrecht, Battle of Wagon Hill, 6 January 1900
Victoria_Cross
English politician (1661–1752)
William Digby, 5th Baron Digby (20 February 1661 – 27 November 1752) was an English politician. Digby was a younger son of Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby, and
William Digby, 5th Baron Digby
William_Digby,_5th_Baron_Digby
Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator (1725–1802)
Arbuthnot Commander-in-Chief, North American Station 1781 Succeeded by Robert Digby Preceded by Mark Milbanke Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1786–1790 Succeeded by
Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves
Thomas_Graves,_1st_Baron_Graves
British peer and British Army (Coldstream Guards) officer
Edward Henry Kenelm Digby, 12th Baron Digby (24 July 1924 – 1 April 2018), also 6th Baron Digby in the Peerage of Great Britain, was a British peer and
Edward Digby, 12th Baron Digby
Edward_Digby,_12th_Baron_Digby
King of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1837
age of thirteen, he joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman, in Admiral Robert Digby's squadron. For four years the lieutenant of his watch was Richard Goodwin
William_IV
American actor (1954–2026)
Page 14 Deihl, Digby, Getting Personal With Keith Carradine. Boca Raton News. November 4, 1984, g. 99. Scott, Vernon. Young Robert May Top All Carradines
Robert_Carradine
Robert Digby (c. 1692 – 19 April 1726) was the second son of William Digby, 5th Baron Digby, and represented Warwickshire in the British House of Commons
Robert_Digby_(died_1726)
Village in County Offaly, Ireland
England, who was a brother of John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol and whose son was created Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby, of Geashill in the King's County
Geashill
Calendar year
(deist), English deist and philosopher (d. 1693) April 30 – Robert Digby, 3rd Baron Digby, English peer and Member of Parliament (d. 1677) May 4 – Kangxi
1654
English courtier and diplomat
Sir Kenelm Digby (11 July 1603 – 11 June 1665) was an English courtier and diplomat. He was also a highly reputed natural philosopher, astrologer and
Kenelm_Digby
Irish peer and English Member of Parliament
Digby, 4th Baron Digby (18 July 1657 – 19 January 1686), was an Irish peer and English Member of Parliament. Digby was a younger son of Kildare Digby
Simon_Digby,_4th_Baron_Digby
English television presenter and director
Scott Kristian Edwin Digby (24 June 1977 – 1 March 2010) was an English television presenter and director best known for presenting To Buy or Not to Buy
Kristian_Digby
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1) Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London:
Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Warwickshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator (1757–1834)
lieutenant under Captain Robert Digby in HMS Ramillies in which he took part in the First Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778. As one of Digby's followers he was
Richard_Goodwin_Keats
High-speed rail project in England
Warwickshire, the remains of large manor and ornamental gardens, laid out by Robert Digby in the 16th century, were excavated. In September 2021, archaeologists
High_Speed_2
Irish magnate (died 1662 or 1664)
as appanage. His mother was the second daughter of Sir Robert Digby and his wife Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly. Her family was English and Protestant
John_FitzGerald_of_Dromana
Cross William Dick-Cunyngham (1851–1900), recipient of Victoria Cross Robert Digby-Jones (1876–1900), recipient of Victoria Cross James Dundas (1842–1879)
List_of_people_from_Edinburgh
Part of the American Revolutionary War
attack the next six ships in the French line. As the British van under Robert Harland passed the end of the French line, Harland ordered his ships about
Battle_of_Ushant_(1778)
Honor awarded to television specials
Schaff, line producer Netflix Adam Sandler: Love You Barry Bernardi, Robert Digby and John Irwin, executive producers; Kathy Welch, line producer; Josh
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Variety_Special_(Pre-Recorded)
Town in County Kildare, Ireland
anti-slavery campaigner and colleague of William Wilberforce Robert Digby, courtier Robert Dillon Eric Donovan, Irish boxer and European championships
Athy
Edward Digby, 6th Baron Digby (5 July 1730 – 30 November 1757), was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Digby was the son of Hon. Edward Digby, son
Edward_Digby,_6th_Baron_Digby
Country house in Kent, England
possibly used as an ice house The Captain Digby public house, named after Lord Holland’s nephew Admiral Robert Digby Whitfield Tower, built by Lord Holland
Holland_House,_Kingsgate
1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War
accurate accounting of the ships in Rodney's fleet at the time of the action. Robert Beatson lists the composition of the fleet at its departure from England
Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)
Battle_of_Cape_St._Vincent_(1780)
British military historian (1935–2024)
Digby George Smith (1 January 1935 – 9 January 2024), who also used the pseudonym Otto von Pivka, was a British military historian. The son of a British
Digby_Smith
Royal Navy Admiral (c.1763–1834)
young age, probably using the patronage of a relation, Captain the Hon. Robert Digby. After service at sea, Murray was serving as a lieutenant during the
Robert Murray (Royal Navy officer)
Robert_Murray_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada
The Admiral Digby Museum is a museum in Digby, Nova Scotia, that explores the history of Digby and the surrounding communities of Digby County. It is
Admiral_Digby_Museum
English poet, dramatist, and statesman (1554–1628)
and Elizabeth Willoughby (buried 15 November 1562), eldest daughter of Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke, the only other child of the marriage
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
Fulke_Greville,_1st_Baron_Brooke
Historic Victorian cemetery in Edinburgh
accessed twentieth-century section to the north of the main cemetery. Robert Digby-Jones VC is memorialised on his parents' grave in the north extension
Dean_Cemetery
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–2024
coalition. Robert Sanders was Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons, 1918–1919, and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1922–1924. Robert Boscawen
Wells_(constituency)
British peer (1809–1889)
Vincent Digby, 9th Baron Digby (21 June 1809 – 16 October 1889), also 3rd Baron Digby in the Peerage of Great Britain, was a British peer. Digby was the
Edward_Digby,_9th_Baron_Digby
of Negroes Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Francis Rawdon-Hastings Digby, Nova Scotia, Admiral Robert Digby (Royal Navy officer) Abercrombie, Nova Scotia, General
Nova Scotia in the American Revolution
Nova_Scotia_in_the_American_Revolution
Irish peer
Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly who married Sir Robert Digby. These were the direct ancestors of the celebrated 19th-century adventuress Jane Digby. Lord
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
Gerald_FitzGerald,_11th_Earl_of_Kildare
Holiday in New York City on November 25
detachment under Captain James Duncan, under orders of Rear Admiral Robert Digby, evacuated Governors Island, the last of part of the-then City of New
Evacuation_Day_(New_York)
1759 battle of the Seven Years' War
Hawke's blockade were forced to run for Torbay on the south coast of England. Robert Duff was left behind in Quiberon Bay, with a squadron of five 'fifties'
Battle_of_Quiberon_Bay
Part of the Second Boer War (1899–1900)
siege: Trooper Herman Albrecht (Imperial Light Horse) and Lieutenant Robert Digby-Jones (Royal Engineers) jointly led the assault on Wagon Hill, and repelled
Siege_of_Ladysmith
Provincial military history
famous commanders of the station was Robert Digby (1781–1783). After the surrender of New York city in 1783, Digby helped to organise the evacuation of
Military history of Nova Scotia
Military_history_of_Nova_Scotia
English politician (1566–1643)
(1609–1633), married Sir Thomas Moore, then after his death married Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby. Lady Lettice Boyle (1610–1657), married Colonel George Goring
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
Richard_Boyle,_1st_Earl_of_Cork
British merchant (1728–1797)
York General Assembly, in 1773. After his death, she married Admiral Robert Digby, MP for Wells, in 1784. After the death of his first wife, he married
Andrew_Elliot
Victoria Cross recipient
Robert was the son of John Aitken and Jane Christie, of Cupar, Fife, Scotland. He came from a long line of army personnel. His cousin Robert Digby-Jones
Robert_Hope_Moncrieff_Aitken
Historic house in the Bronx, New York
Royal Navy admiral Robert Digby occasionally invited the future British King William IV to the mansion during the war, and Digby gifted Augustus Van
Van_Cortlandt_House
English lawyer and politician
Brampton property as his brother Robert's heir-at-law. Samuel liked both Bernard and his second wife Elizabeth Digby, and he later became friendly with
Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet
Sir_Robert_Bernard,_1st_Baronet
Irish judge and politician
have been forged or tampered with by his widow. She and her husband Sir Robert Digby then sued both the present Earl and the aged Dowager Countess. The case
Henry_Burnell
British politician (1675–1722)
of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Digby, daughter of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol. On the death of his elder brother Robert in Paris
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Charles_Spencer,_3rd_Earl_of_Sunderland
Military unit
Arbuthnot (1779–81) Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Graves (1781) Rear Admiral Robert Digby (1781–83) Rear Admiral Sir Charles Douglas (1783–85) Vice Admiral Sir
North America and West Indies Station
North_America_and_West_Indies_Station
British naval officer
Military offices Preceded by Robert Digby Commander-in-Chief, North American Station 1783–1785 Succeeded by Sir Herbert Sawyer Baronetage of Great Britain
Sir Charles Douglas, 1st Baronet
Sir_Charles_Douglas,_1st_Baronet
1780 naval battle
Brydges Rodney, Captain Walter Young HMS Prince George (98) Rear-Admiral Robert Digby, Captain Philip Patton HMS Royal George (100) Rear-Admiral John Lockhart
Action_of_8_January_1780
Sherpur Pass, Afghanistan Robert Digby-Jones – 1900; Ladysmith, South Africa Angus Douglas-Hamilton – 1915; Hill 70, France Robert Downie – 1916; Lesboeufs
List of Scottish Victoria Cross recipients
List_of_Scottish_Victoria_Cross_recipients
Irish noble
Lettice who married Sir Robert Digby. These were the direct ancestors of the celebrated 19th-century adventuress Jane Digby. Lord Henry Na Tuagh FitzGerald
Mabel Browne, Countess of Kildare
Mabel_Browne,_Countess_of_Kildare
Gorges of Dundalk 1650 1712 Baron Digby (1620) Robert Digby, 3rd Baron Digby 1661 1677 Died Simon Digby, 4th Baron Digby 1677 1685 Baron Fitzwilliam (1620)
List_of_peers_1670–1679
Royal Navy Admiral (1734–1808)
the line HMS Dreadnought under Robert Digby, who was impressed enough with the young officer to bring him along when Digby was transferred to HMS Bideford
Sir Thomas Pasley, 1st Baronet
Sir_Thomas_Pasley,_1st_Baronet
Civil governor of the Province of New York from 1779 to 1782
he met with General Guy Carleton, General Henry Clinton, and Admiral Robert Digby, about the planning for the evacuation of New York City. Leaving for
James Robertson (British Army officer)
James_Robertson_(British_Army_officer)
1605 failed attempt to kill King James I of England
Christopher Wright, Robert and Thomas Wintour, Thomas Percy, Guy Fawkes, Robert Keyes, Thomas Bates, John Grant, Ambrose Rookwood, Sir Everard Digby and Francis
Gunpowder_Plot
Scottish lawyer and politician
Eleanor Elliot (c. 1756–1830), who married James Jauncey Jr. and Admiral Robert Digby, Agnes Murray Elliot (1763–1860), who married Sir David Carnegie, 4th
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet, of Minto
Sir_Gilbert_Elliot,_2nd_Baronet,_of_Minto
Hospital in Devon, England
designed by Robert Stark Wilkinson using a Linear Corridor Plan layout, opened as City of Exeter Lunatic Asylum in September 1886. Digby & Sowton railway
Digby_Hospital
Press
of Farm Research and editor was Robert J. Coe, who wrote for the Political Affairs under the pseudonym Robert Digby. Congress View was published monthly
English-language press of the Communist Party USA
English-language_press_of_the_Communist_Party_USA
British politician
(1826–1877), da. of General Sir Robert Bartley (1789–1843). George Hamson Denniss was born in Jamaica, one of 12 children of Digby Denniss (d.1779), of Marley
Edmund_Bartley-Denniss
American medical television drama series
episode. Three other songs were featured in the first season: "Baby" by Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, "Funky Music Sho' 'Nuff Turns Me On" by Edwin
The_Pitt
received the Victoria Cross for Australia on 16 January 2009; and Ben Roberts-Smith was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia on 23 January 2011.
List of Victoria Cross recipients (A–F)
List_of_Victoria_Cross_recipients_(A–F)
Royal Navy officer and politician (1744–1819)
England in 1759, Cornwallis was taken aboard the 60-gun Dunkirk by Captain Robert Digby. During the planned French invasion of Britain in 1759, Dunkirk was with
William_Cornwallis
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
William Taillard 1372 John Berkeley William de Burgh 1373 John Talbot Robert Digby 1376 Sir William Flamville Ralph Bellers 1377 (Jan) Sir William Flamville
Leicestershire_(constituency)
Fifth-rate of the Royal Navy
Rear-Admiral Robert Digby. During this period Assurance captured three other ships; the brig Adventure, schooner Salisbury, and sloop Phoenix. Digby also used
HMS_Assurance_(1780)
December 1765 Wells c(*) The Lord Digby Robert Child Became a British Peer (Two Returns Made) Peter Taylor Robert Child Robert Child Child Declared elected
List of Great Britain by-elections (1754–1774)
List_of_Great_Britain_by-elections_(1754–1774)
Royal Navy sixth-rate frigate
This cost a total of £3,644, and Solebay was recommissioned by Captain Robert Digby on 5 August. He was translated into a new ship in the next year and in
HMS_Solebay_(1742)
British politician (1859–1904)
John Kenelm Digby Wingfield Digby (2 September 1859 – 25 December 1904) was an English landowner and Conservative member of parliament. His name is often
John_Wingfield_Digby
Position in the monarch's household
1603–1625 Henry Goodyer, 1603–1626 Sir Oliver Cromwell, 1603–1636 Sir Robert Mansell, by 1604–>1615 Sir Walter Cope, by 1607–1614 Sir John Kay, by 1608–>1615
Groom_of_the_Chamber
Warwickshire (seat 1/2) William Peyto Warwickshire (seat 2/2) Robert Digby - died Replaced by Edward Digby 1726 Wells (seat 1/2) Thomas Edwards Wells (seat 2/2)
List of MPs elected in the 1722 British general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1722_British_general_election
Lieutenant Governor of Chelsea Hospital 11 May 1726 Warwickshire u* Robert Digby Edward Digby Death 13 May 1726 Helston u Sir Clement Wearg Exton Sayer Death
List of Great Britain by-elections (1715–1734)
List_of_Great_Britain_by-elections_(1715–1734)
squadron under Admiral Robert Digby and ordered to escort a convoy to Menorca. While returning to Britain from Gibraltar, Digby's squadron came across the
Joseph_Spear
Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly 1620 1658 Baron Digby (1620) Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby 1620 1642 Died Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby 1642 1661
List_of_peers_1640–1649
British politician, an ancestor of the Earls Spencer (1708–1746)
His paternal grandparents were Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, and Lady Anne Digby, daughter of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol. His mother
John Spencer (British politician)
John_Spencer_(British_politician)
American political strategist (born 1974)
Island Shooting. Retrieved February 24, 2026 – via YouTube. Parton, Heather Digby (March 31, 2026). "Viktor Orban's problems undercut Trump's new world order"
Kevin Roberts (political strategist)
Kevin_Roberts_(political_strategist)
Member of the Parliament of England
Melton Constable, knight; secondly, Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby (c. 1599–1642) (Irish peerage); and lastly, Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet, serjeant-at-law
James_Altham
1998 film by Joel and Ethan Coen
teenager named Larry Sellers. Walter learns that Larry is the son of Arthur Digby Sellers, a writer for the television show Branded, which Walter reveres
The_Big_Lebowski
namesake of Vashon Island, Washington. Henry Digby – Senior Royal Navy officer, nephew of Admiral Robert Digby, notably saved the crew of HMS Boyne when
HMS_Europa_(1783)
ROBERT DIGBY
ROBERT DIGBY
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Robert. This surname is very frequent in Wales and west central England. It is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of a like-sounding Jewish surname.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of German Hrodebert, RHOBERT means "bright fame."Â
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrÅd
‘renown’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This is found occasionally
in England before the Conquest, but in the main it was introduced into
England by the Normans and quickly became popular among all classes of
society. The surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, as an
Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.A Robert from La Rochelle, France is documented in Trois-Rivières,
Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, Danish, German, Swedish
Famous Brilliance from Robert; Bright Famous One
Male
English
English variant spelling of French Albert, ELBERT means "bright nobility."
Male
Czechoslovakian
, bright fame.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Robart.
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTO means "bright fame."
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Male
French
 French name derived from Latin Albertus, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Male
English
 Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Boy/Male
German American Shakespearean Teutonic English French Scottish
Famed, bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys' name since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers:...
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Robert.
Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Wide Fame; Spanish Form of Robert Shining Fame
Female
Italian
 Feminine form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTA means "bright fame." In use by the Italians, Portuguese and Spanish. Compare with another form of Roberta.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Netherlands, Polish, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Famed; Bright; Shining; An All-time Favorite Boys Name Since the Middle Ages; A; 14th-century King Robert the Bruce; Robert Burns the Poet
ROBERT DIGBY
ROBERT DIGBY
Girl/Female
Indian
Always Smilling
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Old English lang ‘long’ + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘glade’; or a topographic name with the same meaning.English : from the Old Norse female personal name LanglÃf, composed of the elements lang ‘long’ + lÃf ‘life’.English : Americanized spelling of French Langlais.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Raaga or patience
Girl/Female
Indian
Heaven
Girl/Female
Tamil
Speech
Girl/Female
African, American, Australian, English, Hebrew, Irish
Peaceful; Seeker; Wild
Girl/Female
Tamil
Desired
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Sword Player; Swordsman
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
A Holy Saint
Male
English
Scottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Fionnghall, FINGAL means "white valor."
ROBERT DIGBY
ROBERT DIGBY
ROBERT DIGBY
ROBERT DIGBY
ROBERT DIGBY
a.
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
v. i.
To become sober; -- often with down.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
n.
A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.
n.
One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.
a.
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
superl.
Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
v. t.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
imp. & p. p.
of Robe
v. t.
Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.
n.
See Herb Robert, under Herb.
a.
Having a disposition or temper habitually sober.
n.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
superl.
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
superl.
Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
v. i.
One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
v. t.
To make sober.
v. t.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.