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English philanthropist and Anglican layman
the Rev. Robert Napier Raikes, was the father of General Robert Napier Raikes of the Indian Army, while another son, William Henley Raikes, was a colonel
Robert_Raikes
Pub in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Robert Raikes' House is an historic 16th century timber-framed town house at 36–38 Southgate Street, Gloucester. It is now used as a public house called
Robert_Raikes'_House
Topics referred to by the same term
Robert Raikes (1736–1811) was an English pioneer of Sunday schools, Gloucester newspaper publisher, and philanthropist. Robert Raikes may also refer to:
Robert Raikes (disambiguation)
Robert_Raikes_(disambiguation)
Religious educational institution
latter had been touched by articles of Raikes, on the problems of youth crime. Pastor Thomas Stock and Raikes have thus registered a hundred children
Sunday_school
City and non-metropolitan district in England
Mary de Crypt Robert Raikes (1735–1811), English philanthropist and Anglican layman, noted for his promotion of Sunday schools Thomas Raikes (1741–1813)
Gloucester
Sculpture in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A statue of Robert Raikes is installed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Statue of Robert Raikes, London Brown, Jodee (2013-11-02). "Collision in Queen's Park
Statue of Robert Raikes (Toronto)
Statue_of_Robert_Raikes_(Toronto)
British printer and newspaper proprietor
in bringing printing out of London and to the provinces. Raikes was the son of Timothy Raikes, vicar of Hessle, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and his
Robert_Raikes_the_Elder
British banker and builder of a notable mausoleum
William Raikes, who had built a mausoleum in the Churchyard of St Mary, Woodford, London. Robert Raikes was the second son of merchant William Raikes (1737-1800)
Robert_Raikes_(1765–1837)
Irish brewer (1725–1803)
Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Another religious inspiration for Guinness was Robert Raikes, who promoted Sunday school as a method of eliminating crime by introducing
Arthur_Guinness
Residence in Gloucestershire, England
Treberfydd in Brecknockshire for Robert Raikes (1818–1901), Hippisley's brother-in-law and grandson of Robert Raikes, a wealthy Anglican minister who
Quarwood
Surname list
philanthropist, eldest son of the above Robert Napier Raikes (1813–1909), British soldier in India, grandson of the above Cyril Raikes (1875–1963), British soldier
Raikes
English lawyer and Member of Parliament
Parliament of England for Northallerton 1710 to 1713. "RAIKES (afterwards RAIKES FULTHORPE), Robert (1683-1753), of Northallerton, Yorks". History of Parliament
Robert_Raikes_(1683–1753)
Architectural plan for church buildings
school occurred in 1780 in Gloucester, England, when philanthropist Robert Raikes arranged for the teaching of a measure of literacy and religious instruction
Akron_Plan
British Indian Army officer
General Robert Napier Raikes (13 October 1813 – 23 March 1909) joined the British Indian Army aged 16 in 1829. He first returned home to England "on furlough"
Robert_Napier_Raikes
Robert Raikes, founder of the Sunday School movement Scott Redding, British Superbike Champion 2019 William Reynolds, footballer Frederick C. Roberts
List of people from Gloucestershire
List_of_people_from_Gloucestershire
Town on the banks of the Ghaggar River in India
, but no corpse. Some pits were not filled ASI official website :. Robert Raikes has argued that Kalibangan was abandoned because the river dried up
Kalibangan
British army officer in the East India Company
in Worcestershire. On 2 May 1838 Roberts married Julia Maria Raikes (1815–1887), daughter of the Rev. Robert Raikes of Longhope, Gloucestershire (1783-1851)
Henry_Gee_Roberts
Toronto park home to the Ontario Legislature
community made to Ontario. In addition to these monuments, a statue of Robert Raikes and Norman Bethune are also situated southwest of the park. The statue
Queen's_Park_(Toronto)
British merchant and banker (1741–1813)
founder and promoter of Sunday schools, and William Raikes, a director of the South Sea Company. Raikes was Governor of the Bank of England from 1797 to
Thomas_Raikes
Ancient street in Gloucester, England
Southgate Street 24, 24A and 26 Southgate Street 28 Southgate Street Robert Raikes' House 40 Southgate Street 42 Southgate Street New County Hotel Black
Southgate_Street
Church in Gloucester, England
of Methodism, gave his first sermon at the church in 1736. In 1811, Robert Raikes, the founder of Sunday Schools, was buried beneath the South Chapel
St Mary de Crypt Church, Gloucester
St_Mary_de_Crypt_Church,_Gloucester
education. The Society also was an early provider of teacher education. Robert Raikes, a newspaper publisher and Anglican layman was one of the early pioneers
History of education in England
History_of_education_in_England
British artist (1847–1922)
Web. 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2020. Historic England. "Statue of Robert Raikes (1066179)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September
Thomas_Brock
of Robert Raikes Victoria Embankment Gardens, Main Garden 51°30′34″N 0°07′11″W / 51.5095°N 0.1197°W / 51.5095; -0.1197 (Statue of Robert Raikes) 1880
List of public art on the Victoria Embankment
List_of_public_art_on_the_Victoria_Embankment
British theatre producer, director and broadcaster (1910–1998)
and The Anger of Achilles by Robert Graves. Raikes was born at Putney, London, son of Charles Stanley Montgomery Raikes (1879–1945), of Northlands, College
Raymond_Raikes
British naval officer
Raikes's uncle was Admiral Sir Robert Raikes. His cousins were Vice Admiral Sir Iwan Raikes who became Flag Officer Submarines and Raymond Raikes the
Dick_Raikes
Groups using advocacy in order to influence public opinion and policy
Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2020. "Robert Raikes and the Sunday School Movement". Grace Magazine. Archived from the original
Advocacy_group
House in Powys, Wales
already done some work for Raikes in the Hull area, including a chapel for his grandmother. Pearson was also asked by Raikes to modernise the church at
Treberfydd
American businesswoman and philanthropist
Tricia Raikes is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the co-founder and co-president of the Raikes Foundation, and has held this position
Tricia_Raikes
Public holiday
New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Newspaper publisher Robert Raikes established the first Sunday school to help children living in the slums
Brooklyn–Queens_Day
Public sculpture by Thomas Brock
A statue of Robert Raikes, often regarded as being the founder of Sunday schools, executed by the sculptor Thomas Brock, stands in Victoria Embankment
Statue of Robert Raikes, London
Statue_of_Robert_Raikes,_London
1916 Revenge-class battleship of the Royal Navy
was Admiral Reginald Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, assisted by Admiral Robert Raikes and Captain Gerard Muirhead-Gould. Their official report into the disaster
HMS_Royal_Oak_(08)
1957 British crime film by Peter Graham Scott
Langford Philip Gilbert as John Langford John Van Eyssen as Clive Franklyn Robert Raikes as Detective Sergeant Berry Gordon Phillott as Rigby Doris Yorke as
Account_Rendered_(1957_film)
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
Anne Raikes, was the daughter of William Raikes and granddaughter of Robert Raikes, printer and newspaper proprietor. Her uncles included Thomas Raikes, Governor
Raikes_Currie
RNLI lifeboat station in East Sussex, England
from money raised by Sunday School children, the lifeboat was named Robert Raikes after the philanthropist and Anglican layman. 24,000 children were present
Brighton_Lifeboat_Station
News Portal
April 1722. In September 1725, Raikes and Dicey divided their partnership, Dicey retaining the Northampton press, and Raikes taking sole ownership of the
Gloucester_Journal
American novelist
each capacity. What he did, he always did well." Raymond's father, Robert Raikes Raymond (1817-1888), was a native of New York City, a graduate of Union
Rossiter_W._Raymond
Park in London, England
The main section has memorials Sir Arthur Sullivan, Robert Burns, Sir Wilfred Lawson, Robert Raikes and the Imperial Camel Corps. The southern section
Victoria_Embankment_Gardens
Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Hannah was refloated and taken into Aalborg. Robert Raikes United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Memel, Prussia
List of shipwrecks in May 1840
List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1840
Sculpture depicting Jesus as a homeless person
John Sandfield Macdonald William Lyon Mackenzie Oliver Mowat Al Purdy Robert Raikes Edward S. Rogers Jr. Egerton Ryerson John Graves Simcoe Sun Yat-sen
Homeless_Jesus
Grammar school in Podsmead, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
John Paddock (8 August 1951 - 5 June 2023), Dean of Gibraltar (2008-) Robert Raikes (1736–1811), publisher and founder of Sunday School Movement George
The_Crypt_School
and General Intelligence (in Assamese). Amer. Bapt. Miss. in Asam. 1847. Robert Jackson Baumgardner (1996). South Asian English: Structure, Use, and Users
List_of_the_oldest_newspapers
Archaeological site in Pakistan
approximately 12 acres (4.9 ha). The site of Pirak was first reported by Robert Raikes in 1963. It was excavated, between 1968 and 1974, before the well known
Pirak
1959 British film by Max Varnel
film directed by Max Varnel and starring Kay Callard, Neil Hallett and Robert Raikes. It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard and produced by The
Top_Floor_Girl
the imposition of a religion by government officials is impious" 1780 Robert Raikes begins Sunday schools to reach poor and uneducated children in England
Timeline_of_Christianity
English writer (born 1949)
Winnie-the-Pooh, Alice in Wonderland and the life and work of Ambrose Bierce, Robert Raikes, Harry Houdini, Terry Pratchett, George Orwell, Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury
Brian_Sibley
1957 British film by Val Guest
girlfriend Howard Williams as Michaels Philip Baird as lab. assistant Robert Raikes as lab. assistant John Fabian as intern George Merritt as Superintendent
Quatermass_2
Private day school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
(b. 1990), English rugby player Simon Pegg (b. 1970), English actor Robert Raikes (1736−1811), English philanthropist and Sunday school pioneer Gordon
The_King's_School,_Gloucester
Church in Nottingham, England
generally acknowledged first Sunday School was founded in Gloucester by Robert Raikes. 1822: St Paul's Church, George Street, Nottingham, built as a chapel
St_Mary's_Church,_Nottingham
List of events
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, statesman (died 1763) (baptised) – Robert Raikes the Elder, printer (died 1757) 29 October – Martin Folkes, English antiquarian
1690_in_England
Calendar year
April 22 John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, British statesman (d. 1763) Robert Raikes the Elder, English printer (d. 1757) April 25 – Gottlieb Muffat, Austrian
1690
British Royal Navy officer
Geoffrey Raikes (21 April 1921 – 27 December 2011) was a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary. Born the son of Admiral Sir Robert Raikes and
Iwan_Raikes
British Royal Navy operations in First and Second World Wars
AMCs were being replaced by aircraft and cruisers but the AMCs remained. Raikes was replaced by Rear-Admiral Ernest Spooner on 16 July and for the rest
Northern_Patrol
1958 British film by Max Varnel
comes forward. Jack Watling as Edgar Mills Sarah Lawson as Clare Mills Robert Raikes as Mr Averill QC, defence counsel Denis Shaw as Mr Heth QC, prosecuting
Links_of_Justice
Public school in Tennessee, United States
School building was the previous home of Smyrna High. In June 2011, Robert Raikes retired as principal of Smyrna High School after 37 years at the position
Smyrna High School (Tennessee)
Smyrna_High_School_(Tennessee)
Northrop Frye Statue of Oliver Mowat Statue of Queen Victoria Statue of Robert Raikes Statue of Sun Yat-sen Chinatown Statue of Winston Churchill Still Dancing
List_of_public_art_in_Toronto
British clergyman (1750-1803)
He was also vicar of Glasbury-on-Wye. At Gloucester, jointly with Robert Raikes, proprietor of the Gloucester Journal, Stock became co-founder of the
Thomas_Stock_(founder)
1957 British film by Compton Bennett
Goron Margaret Withers as Lady Helena Lawes Tita Dane as Marie Latour Robert Raikes as Bill André Charisse as Gaston Jacques Cey as Busson Irene Moore as
That_Woman_Opposite
English author (1848–1920)
Gee Roberts KCB (1800–1860), and Julia Maria Raikes (1815–1887), daughter of Rev. Robert Napier Raikes (1783-1851). Alice's great-grandfather Robert Raikes
Alice_Elgar
Day of the year
Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 1807) 1736 – Robert Raikes, English philanthropist, founded Sunday school (died 1811) 1737 – Michael
September_14
British admiral
Admiral Sir Robert Henry Taunton Raikes KCB CVO DSO (23 August 1885 – 24 May 1953) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South
Robert Raikes (Royal Navy officer)
Robert_Raikes_(Royal_Navy_officer)
and around 450 arrested, of whom around 25 will be executed. July – Robert Raikes initiates a Sunday school movement, in Gloucester. 10 July – American
1780_in_Great_Britain
1638 William Popple 1639 Robert Morton (2) 1640 John Barnard (2) 1641 Henry Barnard (2) 1642 Thomas Raikes (2) 1643 Thomas Raikes (3) 1644 Nicholas Denman
List of mayors of Kingston upon Hull
List_of_mayors_of_Kingston_upon_Hull
British educator
fee-paying), charity schools, Sunday schools (such as those set up by Robert Raikes around Gloucester) and the Mendip Hills schools run by the evangelical
Joseph_Lancaster
Bandini is appointed librarian of the Laurentian Library in Florence. Robert Raikes becomes proprietor of the Gloucester Journal. Horace Walpole begins
1757_in_literature
British politician (1794–1863)
Street, London, England. In 1825 he married Caroline Raikes, a cousin of General Robert Raikes, but they had no children. His father was John Tunno (1746–1819)
Edward_Rose_Tunno
RNLI lifeboat station in Denbighshire, Wales
established at Abergele. At 01:17 on 17 September 1962, Rhyl Lifeboat Anthony Robert Marshall (ON 869) was launched on service, to the first lifeboat service
Rhyl_Lifeboat_Station
Ceremonial officer of the English county of Essex
February 1801: John Archer-Houblon, of Hallingbury Place 3 February 1802: Robert Raikes, of Great Ilford 3 February 1803: Stephen Fryer Gillum, of Shenfield
High_Sheriff_of_Essex
Patent medicine
manner of their operation, printed by Raikes and Dicey. In 1726 the patent was re-issued to Okell, Dicey, Raikes and Cluer. Cluer published An abstract
Dr._Bateman's_Pectoral_Drops
English writer and critic (1741–1810)
teacher that initially sparked her interest in education. Inspired by Robert Raikes, Trimmer also became active in the Sunday school movement, founding
Sarah_Trimmer
Railway line between Kingston upon Hull and Selby, England
was begun in late 1834. The proposed line passed through the land of Robert Raikes (of Welton) who opposed the plan in both the House of Commons, and the
Hull_and_Selby_Railway
language, the book will be translated into English in 1788. 1780 - Robert Raikes begins Sunday schools to reach poor and uneducated children in England
Christianity in the 18th century
Christianity_in_the_18th_century
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1889–1976)
Military offices Preceded by Sir Robert Raikes Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station 1941–1942 Succeeded by Sir Campbell Tait Preceded by Sir John
Algernon_Willis
British hymnwriter
1920 Day-dawn: the Story of a Noble Venture: the Sunday School and Robert Raikes (sacred cantata) 1930 Greatheart: The Story of John Pounds (sacred cantata)
Carey_Bonner
Post in the Royal Navy
Laurence (1932–1934) Rear-Admiral Cecil Talbot (1934–1936) Rear-Admiral Robert Raikes (1936–1938) Rear-Admiral Bertram Watson (1938–1940) Vice-Admiral Sir
Commodore_Submarine_Service
English cleric (1782–1854)
Henry Raikes (1782–1854) was an English cleric, chancellor of the diocese of Chester from 1830 to 1854. Henry Raikes was born on 24 September 1782 at 12
Henry_Raikes
Building in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
children on their one-day off from the factory. It was proposed by Robert Raikes, editor of the Gloucester Journal in an article in his paper and supported
Macclesfield_Sunday_School
Musical artist
Apostle, David, A Grain of Mustard Seed about the Sunday School pioneer Robert Raikes, Saints Alive and Greater than Gold. Up to 2025, Roger Jones had composed
Roger_Jones_(composer)
Village in Oxfordshire, England
the curate Thomas Stock in 1777 in collaboration with his colleague Robert Raikes.[citation needed] Monuments to Thomas Stock are in the medieval-founded
Ashbury,_Oxfordshire
Town in Greater Manchester, England
House was claimed to have established a Sunday school some years before Robert Raikes, the usually accredited founder of the system. In recruiting for Stockport
Bredbury
Three-volume work designed for religious education by Joseph Priestley
the Scriptures only". Unlike the later Sunday schools established by Robert Raikes, Priestley aimed his classes at middle-class Rational Dissenters; he
Institutes of Natural and Revealed Religion
Institutes_of_Natural_and_Revealed_Religion
East Riding of the County of York respectively, late the Property of Robert Raikes Esquire, deceased, in Trustees, upon Trust to be sold, and for laying
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1839
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1839
Royal Navy admiral and sportsman (1883–1947)
Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station 1939–1940 Succeeded by Sir Robert Raikes Preceded by Sir Studholme Brownrigg Commander-in-Chief, The Nore 1941–1943
George_Hamilton_D'Oyly_Lyon
Scottish Presbyterian minister
an ally of the Anti-Slavery Society and the Bible Society. Although Robert Raikes is usually credited with establishing the first Sunday school in the
John_Burns_(minister)
Welsh Whig peer and member of the House of Lords
(1845–1907), who died unmarried. Hon. Mary Anna Morgan (d. 1924), who married Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford, in 1863. Lord Tredegar died on 16 April
Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar
Charles_Morgan,_1st_Baron_Tredegar
17th and 18th-century English Member of Parliament and antiquarian
a commissioner of excise. He remained in that position until 1735, when Robert Walpole had him removed to free the post for one of Walpole's friends. Gale
Roger_Gale_(antiquary)
(1878), Richard Belt's Lord Byron at Hyde Park (1880), Thomas Brock's Robert Raikes in the Victoria Embankment Gardens (1880) and Daniel O’Connell in Dublin
Thames_Ditton_Foundry
2021 local election in England
Democrats Shaun Ennis 1,028 30.2 10.8 Labour Will Jones 901 26.5 12.2 Green Robert Raikes 168 4.9 1.2 Majority 265 7.8 3.7 Registered electors 7,972 Turnout 3
2021 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
2021_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
Margaret MacDonald Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst Sylvia Pankhurst Robert Raikes Raoul Wallenberg Sport Harry Kane Bobby Moore Upton Park—with Geoff
Shrouds_of_the_Somme
Welsh Nonconformist clergyman
salary had been increased to £12; in 1801 it was £14. He had learned of Robert Raikes's Sunday Schools before he left the Establishment, but he preferred his
Thomas_Charles
Welsh county ceremonial officer
William Pearce, of Ffrwdgrech 1850: Sir Charles Morgan, 3rd Baronet 1851: Robert Raikes, of Treberfydd 1852: Paul Mildmay Pell, of Tymawr 1853: Wyndham William
High Sheriff of Brecknockshire
High_Sheriff_of_Brecknockshire
UK parliamentary by-election
Kenyon had connected on Facebook with neo-fascist campaigners such as Gary Raikes. Reform UK said that it "fully back[ed]" Kenyon and was aware of his accounts
2026_Makerfield_by-election
Aspect of Joseph Priestley's thought
the Scriptures only." Unlike the later Sunday schools established by Robert Raikes, Priestley aimed his classes at middle-class Rational Dissenters; he
Joseph Priestley and education
Joseph_Priestley_and_education
British radio children's programme (1943–1965)
episodes. Peter Mullins played Henry Bones in the first two episodes, with Robert Raikes taking over in the third. Patricia Hayes played Henry for the remainder
Norman and Henry Bones, the Boy Detectives
Norman_and_Henry_Bones,_the_Boy_Detectives
Robert Raikes' House
Grade II* listed buildings in Gloucester
Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_Gloucester
American politician (1821–1904)
published "Wickedness in High Places: A Review of the Beecher Case" Robert Raikes Raymond, brother of Vassar professor John Howard Raymond, published
Edmund_Burke_Fairfield
House in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
is notable for its fine Rococo plasterwork and carved oak staircase. Robert Raikes junior, founder of Sunday Schools, was born at Ladybellegate House in
Ladybellegate_House
Denman 1629 Robert Raikes 1630 Henry Barnard 1631 Alexander Swann 1632 John Chambers 1633 Leonard Barnard 1634 William Peck 1635 Robert Cartwright 1636
List of sheriffs of Kingston upon Hull
List_of_sheriffs_of_Kingston_upon_Hull
Street in Gloucester, England
of Ladybellegate Street, is Ladybellegate House, the former home of Robert Raikes junior, the founder of Sunday Schools. Blackfriars from Ladybellegate
Ladybellegate_Street
British soldier (1821–1858)
William Stephen Raikes Hodson (19 March 1821 – 11 March 1858) was a British leader of irregular light cavalry during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, commonly
William_Stephen_Raikes_Hodson
ROBERT RAIKES
ROBERT RAIKES
Male
Czechoslovakian
, bright fame.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
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
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.
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Robart.
Male
French
 French name derived from Latin Albertus, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Male
English
English variant spelling of French Albert, ELBERT means "bright nobility."
Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of German Hrodebert, RHOBERT means "bright fame."Â
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, Danish, German, Swedish
Famous Brilliance from Robert; Bright Famous One
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
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.
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTO means "bright fame."
Male
English
 Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
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
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
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
ROBERT RAIKES
ROBERT RAIKES
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dronacharya | தà¯à®°à¯‹à®£à®¾à®šà®¾à®°à¯à®¯
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
The Holly Bush
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Daughter of Bharadwaj
Male
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Brian, BRION means "high hill."
Boy/Male
Indian
Radiant
Boy/Male
Aramaic
Praise.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
A Woman who Weans her Child; The Name of Mohammad's Daughter
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire and Derbyshire)
English (Staffordshire and Derbyshire) : habitational name from Blurton in Staffordshire, so named with an Old English word blÅr, possibly ‘hill’, + Old English tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish and Manx
Irish and Manx : reduced form of McNee.English (Wiltshire) : nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the knee(s), Middle English kne (Old English cnēow).German : altered spelling of knie ‘knee’, a topographic name for an odd-shaped piece of land, or a nickname for someone with an unusual or injured knee.
ROBERT RAIKES
ROBERT RAIKES
ROBERT RAIKES
ROBERT RAIKES
ROBERT RAIKES
superl.
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
imp. & p. p.
of Robe
v. t.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
a.
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
v. t.
To make sober.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
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.
n.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
n.
A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
v. i.
One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
superl.
Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
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.
v. i.
To become sober; -- often with down.
a.
Having a disposition or temper habitually sober.
n.
One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.