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English writer (1881–1975)
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (/ˈwʊdhaʊs/ WUUD-howss; 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists
P._G._Wodehouse
English administrator
Robert Wodehouse (died 1346) was a medieval English administrator. He was probably born of common stock in Norwell Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire and found
Robert_Wodehouse
Lead minister of His Majesty's Treasury
that person has not also been the prime minister. A previous chancellor, Robert Lowe, described the office in the following terms in the House of Commons
Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer
Robert Wodehouse, Archdeacon of Richmond (10 March – 31 December 1338) William de la Zouche, Dean of York (31 December 1338 – 2 May 1340) Sir Robert Sadington
List of lord high treasurers of England and Great Britain
List_of_lord_high_treasurers_of_England_and_Great_Britain
13th-century Bishop of London, Chancellor of England, and Treasurer of England
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
John_Chishull
English government position
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Lord_High_Treasurer
English bishop and Treasurer of England (died 1326)
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Walter_Stapledon
English admiral (1325–1381)
Sir Robert Hales (c. 1325 – 14 June 1381) was an English knight who served as Grand Prior (commander) of the Knights Hospitaller of England, Lord High
Robert_Hales_(knight)
Archbishop of York (1342–1352) and Treasurer of England (1337–1340)
1337–1338 Succeeded by Robert Wodehouse Preceded by Robert Wodehouse Lord High Treasurer 1338–1340 Succeeded by Robert Sadington Catholic Church titles
William_Zouche
English archbishop of York and royal official (died 1340)
1972. pp. 87–89. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Barrow, Geoffrey W.S. (1988). Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh
William_Melton
13th-century Bishop of London and Treasurer of England
Robert Wodehouse (1330–1331) Robert de Stratford (1331–1334) John Hildesle (c. 1338–?) William de Everdon (c. 1341–?) William Askeby (1363–?) Robert de
Eustace_of_Fauconberg
English bishop of Winchester and administrator (died 1366)
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
William_Edington
14th-century Bishop of Norwich-elect and Chancellor of England
Robert Baldock (or de Baldock; died 28 May 1327) was the Lord Privy Seal and Lord Chancellor of England, during the reign of King Edward II of England
Robert_Baldock
Department of the king's household in medieval and early modern England
Wigton 1320–1323 Robert Baldock (Archdeacon of Middlesex) 1323 Robert Wodehouse (afterwards Keeper of the Wardrobe) 1323–1326 Robert Holden 1326–1328
Wardrobe_(government)
Former office in the English and British Royal Household
Office (volume II). London: H. M. Stationery Office. 1963. p. 211. Bucholz, Robert (1782). "Household Below Stairs: Cofferer of the Household 1660" (PDF).
Cofferer_of_the_Household
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1366 to 1368
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Simon_Langham
Bishop, Chancellor and Treasurer of England (died 1337)
Robert Wodehouse (1330–1331) Robert de Stratford (1331–1334) John Hildesle (c. 1338–?) William de Everdon (c. 1341–?) William Askeby (1363–?) Robert de
John_Hotham_(bishop)
English soldier, courtier and statesman (1327–1403)
regard to his armorial bearings, the most celebrated of which was with Sir Robert Grosvenor for the right to the shield blazoned "Azure, a bend Or," which
Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton
Richard_Scrope,_1st_Baron_Scrope_of_Bolton
British journalist, author, media personality, and satirist (1903–1990)
ISBN 0-551-01059-2 Malcolm Muggeridge's Conversion Story McCrum, Robert, Wodehouse, A Life, London, New York: W. W. Norton, 2004. Kuhne, Cecil, Malcolm
Malcolm_Muggeridge
14th-century English nobleman and military officer
Sir Robert de Ashton (died 1385), also called Robert Assheton or Robert de Assheton, was a civil, military, and naval officer under Edward III of England
Robert_de_Ashton
Earl of Wiltshire
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
William Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
William_Scrope,_1st_Earl_of_Wiltshire
British politician
Edmond Robert Wodehouse PC (3 June 1835 – 14 December 1914) was an English Liberal and Liberal Unionist politician who served in the House of Commons from
Edmond_Wodehouse_(Bath_MP)
14th-century Bishop of Bath and Wells and Treasurer of England
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
John_Droxford
Sir Robert Sadington (fl. 1340) was Lord Chancellor of England. He is assumed to be a native of Saddington in Leicestershire, and perhaps a son of John
Robert_Sadington
Sinecure office of state in the UK
1312 1316 Thomas Charlton 1316 1320 Robert Baldock Archdeacon of Middlesex 1320 1323 Robert Wodehouse 1323 1323 Robert Ayleston 1323 1324 William Ayermin
Lord_Privy_Seal
14th-century Bishop of Norwich, Chancellor of England, and Treasurer of England
known intention of Edward II to bestow the bishopric on his chancellor, Robert Baldock. But there seems little doubt that William was living in France
William_Ayermin
14th-century English bishop and court official
Robert Wodehouse (1330–1331) Robert de Stratford (1331–1334) John Hildesle (c. 1338–?) William de Everdon (c. 1341–?) William Askeby (1363–?) Robert de
John_Sandale
English archbishop and official (died 1327)
future Edward III when the prince was christened on 17 November 1312. When Robert Winchelsea, Archbishop of Canterbury, died in May 1313 Edward II convinced
Walter_Reynolds
English statesman (died 1319)
Their daughter, Margaret, married firstly to Sir Thomas Cailey and then to Robert Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk. Walter de Norwich died in 1329 and was buried
Walter_de_Norwich
Bishop of Ely and Treasurer of England (died 1290)
vice-chancellor, because he often had custody of the Great Seal when the Chancellor, Robert Burnell, was absent from England. Often considered Burnell's protégé, Edward
John_Kirkby_(bishop_of_Ely)
14C Crown official and judge
Robert Wodehouse (1330–1331) Robert de Stratford (1331–1334) John Hildesle (c. 1338–?) William de Everdon (c. 1341–?) William Askeby (1363–?) Robert de
Adam_de_Harvington
Church of England ecclesiastical office
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Archdeacon_of_Coventry
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Abbot_of_Peterborough
15th-century Bishop of London, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Treasurer of England
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Roger_Walden
14th-century Bishop of Durham, Chancellor of England, Treasurer of England
choice of the monks, who had elected and actually installed their sub-prior, Robert de Graystanes. In February 1334 de Bury was made Lord Treasurer, an appointment
Richard_de_Bury
Chancellor of the Exchequer of England
Robert Wodehouse (1330–1331) Robert de Stratford (1331–1334) John Hildesle (c. 1338–?) William de Everdon (c. 1341–?) William Askeby (1363–?) Robert de
Hervey_de_Stanton
1946 novel by P. G. Wodehouse
Joy in the Morning is a novel by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 22 August 1946 by Doubleday & Co., New York
Joy in the Morning (Wodehouse novel)
Joy_in_the_Morning_(Wodehouse_novel)
Bishop of Chichester and Chancellor of England (c. 1292–1362)
Robert de Stratford (c. 1292 – 9 April 1362) was an English bishop and was one of Edward III's principal ministers. Stratford was born into the landed
Robert_de_Stratford
Small country house in Staffordshire, England
The Wodehouse is a Grade II* listed English country house near Wombourne, Staffordshire, notable as the family seat of the Georgian landscape designer
The_Wodehouse
Bishop and Treasurer of England (died 1425)
His executors, listed in 1430, were Robert Wetheryngsete, John Bernard, William Derby, Thomas Reynald and Robert Crowe. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British
John_Fordham_(bishop)
Anglo-American playwright (1884–1979)
working in collaboration with others, principally the English writers P. G. Wodehouse and Fred Thompson, with whom he wrote 21 and 14 shows respectively, and
Guy_Bolton
14th-century Bishop of Exeter and Treasurer of England
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Thomas_de_Brantingham
British politician
John Wodehouse, 2nd Baron Wodehouse (11 January 1771 – 31 May 1846), styled The Honourable John Wodehouse from 1797 to 1834, was a British peer and Member
John Wodehouse, 2nd Baron Wodehouse
John_Wodehouse,_2nd_Baron_Wodehouse
English bishop (1296–1321)
influenced by his uncle William Langton (d. 1279), Archbishop of York-elect, by Robert Burnell, Lord Chancellor of England and then by the years in which he served
Walter_Langton
13th-century English clergyman and Treasurer of England
an executor of his estate in June 1233. Hugh died in February 1235, and Robert Grosseteste was elected as bishop by the end of March 1235. Crakehell served
John_Crakehall
13th-century Bishop of Carlisle
brother who was prior of Reading Abbey. Another kinsman, possibly a nephew, Robert Barri was named prior of Carlisle Cathedral while Walter was bishop. He
Walter_Mauclerk
English writer and editor (born 1953)
co-author of The Story of English with William Cran and Robert MacNeil and wrote P. G. Wodehouse: A Life. McCrum's novel Suspicion was published in 1997
Robert_McCrum
Fictional character in P. G. Wodehouse stories
series of comedic short stories and novels by the English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner
Jeeves
Royal Navy admiral and rugby union player (1887-1941)
Vice-Admiral Norman Atherton Wodehouse CB (18 May 1887 – 4 July 1941) was a Royal Navy officer killed in the Second World War. He had gained 14 caps for
Norman_Wodehouse
Poitevin courtier at the court of Henry III of England
of several counties), Henry of Bath (high sheriff of Gloucestershire), Robert Papelew and Brian de Lisle, and achieved a centralisation under his hand
Peter_de_Rivaux
13th-century English religious knight
Eleanor of Castile, by his mother Eleanor of Provence, and by his chancellor Robert Burnell. Chauncy himself acted as a moneylender to Christians on a small
Joseph_of_Chauncy
Robert Wodehouse (1330–1331) Robert de Stratford (1331–1334) John Hildesle (c. 1338–?) William de Everdon (c. 1341–?) William Askeby (1363–?) Robert de
Philip_de_Willoughby
British comedy-drama television series (1990–1993)
a British comedy television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20
Jeeves_and_Wooster
14th-century Bishop of Lincoln, Treasurer of England, and Chancellor of England
served as Lord Chancellor of England (1328–1330). He was a younger son of Robert de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh (died 1306), and a nephew of Bartholomew
Henry_Burghersh
13th-century bishop, and Treasurer of England
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Nicholas_of_Ely
In 1318, he acted as one of the envoys empowered to treat for peace with Robert Bruce, and in the following year was placed on a special commission to assess
John_de_Benstede
14th-century English Bishop and Treasurer of England
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
John Gilbert (bishop of St Davids)
John_Gilbert_(bishop_of_St_Davids)
14th-century Bishop of Salisbury and Treasurer of England
the commissioners at the trial of Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York, Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford and duke of Ireland, Michael de la Pole, Earl of
John_Waltham
Archdiaconal post in the Church of England
West Yorkshire and the Dales (Accessed 9 July 2013) Kirkby, J. L. "Wodehouse, Robert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University
Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven
Archdeacon_of_Richmond_and_Craven
13th and 14th-century Bishop of Bath and Wells
chapter house at Wells. His will named a brother, John March, and a nephew, Robert Urry, to whom William left monies to go on crusade in William's name. Clanchy
William_of_March
Member of the Parliament of England
Sir Robert Parning (or Parving; died 26 August 1343) was an English lawyer and administrator. The son of Robert Parning of Cumberland, he was five times
Robert_Parning
British novelist and comedy writer (born 1973)
Radio 4 over Christmas 2016. He co-wrote a new version of the Gershwin/Wodehouse musical A Damsel in Distress with Jeremy Sams which was directed by Rob
Robert_Hudson_(novelist)
14th-century Bishop of Worcester, Bath and Wells, and Ely
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
John_Barnet
English politician and bishop (died 1407)
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Guy_Mone
13th-century Bishop of Coventry and Treasurer of England
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Hugh_de_Pateshull
Fictional character in P. G. Wodehouse humorous stories
character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears
Bertie_Wooster
14th-century Bishop of Hereford and Chancellor of England
England. Charlton was born near Wellington, Shropshire, younger son of Robert de Charleton of Apley, a small landowner. Thomas' eldest brother was John
Thomas_Charlton_(bishop)
National awards given by Queen Victoria
MP James William Lowther, Esq., MP Edmond Robert Wodehouse, Esq., MP Thomas Andros de La Rue, Esq. Robert Dundas, of Arniston James Rankin, Esq., MP
1898_Birthday_Honours
Archbishop of York from 1266 to 1279
Archbishop as first Lord of the Council in order for him, Roger Mortimer and Robert Burnell to be appointed to govern the Kingdom until the return of the new
Walter_Giffard
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Richard_of_Ware
Fictional character in P. G. Wodehouse stories
recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories by humorist P. G. Wodehouse. Tuppy is a member of the Drones Club, a friend of Bertie Wooster, and
Tuppy_Glossop
13th-century Bishop of Worcester and Chancellor of England
Robert Wodehouse (1330–1331) Robert de Stratford (1331–1334) John Hildesle (c. 1338–?) William de Everdon (c. 1341–?) William Askeby (1363–?) Robert de
Godfrey_Giffard
English actor (born 1940)
is best known for his roles in Upstairs, Downstairs, Thomas & Sarah, Wodehouse Playhouse, Little Miss (original television series), Please Sir!, No -
John_Alderton
14th-century Bishop of Worcester and Treasurer of England
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Henry Wakefield (bishop of Worcester)
Henry_Wakefield_(bishop_of_Worcester)
British politician
Conservative Charles Wyndham Murray 3,445 Liberal Unionist Edmond Robert Wodehouse 3,358 Liberal Sir William Martin Conway 2,917 Liberal John Michael
Sir_John_Fuller,_1st_Baronet
14th-century Bishop of Rochester and Treasurer of England
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
John_Sheppey
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
Hugh_Segrave
stories of P. G. Wodehouse, by series, in alphabetical order by series name. Due to overlap between the various classifications of Wodehouse's work, some characters
List of P. G. Wodehouse characters
List_of_P._G._Wodehouse_characters
British judge
Mother's racehorse trainer Peter Cazalet and Leonora Wodehouse, the stepdaughter of P. G. Wodehouse. The Cazalet family descended from French Huguenots
Edward_Cazalet
English musician, ballet dancer and actor (1913–1989)
Half Hour (1959–60), Bootsie and Snudge (1960), Steptoe and Son (1965), Wodehouse Playhouse (1978), Rising Damp (1978), Mind Your Language (1979) as Mr
Robert_Dorning
English politician and scientist
Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth, FRS (29 May 1631 – 8 March 1683) was an English scientist and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660
Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth
Robert_Paston,_1st_Earl_of_Yarmouth
Anglican church in Yorkshire, England
of the Archbishop of York. By 1315, the church had been gifted to Robert Wodehouse by Edward II. The church used to be dedicated as the Church of All
Church of All Saints, Terrington
Church_of_All_Saints,_Terrington
Annual British literary prize
Everyman Wodehouse Prize is the United Kingdom's first literary award for comic literature. Established in 2000 and named in honour of P. G. Wodehouse, past
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
Bollinger_Everyman_Wodehouse_Prize
Surname list
Kimberley, the current Baron Wodehouse being John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley (born 1951). The earliest references to Wodehouse as a surname are in the
Wodehouse_(surname)
English administrator
(1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de
William_Cusance
1785 Scots-language poem by Robert Burns
thy breastie!" The first line of the poem is frequently used by P. G. Wodehouse in his Jeeves stories and novels. Typically, a woman who has broken off
To_a_Mouse
English actor, comedian, and musician (born 1959)
including the BBC sketch comedy series A Bit of Fry & Laurie and the P. G. Wodehouse adaptation Jeeves and Wooster. From 1986 to 1989, Laurie appeared in three
Hugh_Laurie
13th-century English clergyman and Chancellor of England
Robert Wodehouse (1330–1331) Robert de Stratford (1331–1334) John Hildesle (c. 1338–?) William de Everdon (c. 1341–?) William Askeby (1363–?) Robert de
Richard Middleton (Lord Chancellor)
Richard_Middleton_(Lord_Chancellor)
Daughter of Horatio Nelson (1801–1881)
Viscount Nelson 20. Robert Suckling (1641–1706), son of Robert Suckling (1602–1690; 1st cousin of Sir John Suckling) and Anne Wodehouse (1611–1653; daughter
Horatia_Nelson
fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being
List_of_Jeeves_characters
Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and Treasurer of England (died 1358)
for twelve years. The king wrote to the Pope requesting that he provide Robert Baldock, then keeper of the privy seal, to the see. The Coventry chapter
Roger_Northburgh
1909 novel by P. G. Wodehouse
Mike is a school story by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 15 September 1909 by Adam & Charles Black, London. The story first appeared in the magazine
Mike_(novel)
1934 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter
The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Anything_Goes
English writer (1882–1956)
cricket teammate) P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts
A._A._Milne
American composer and pianist (1887–1968)
1912 by pump player piano artist Artis Wodehouse. This Piano roll was arranged and played by Leland Stanford Roberts (1884–1949) (aka Stanford Robar) on
Luckey_Roberts
American film critic and author (1942–2013)
Joseph Conrad and Willa Cather? Know any Yeats by heart? Surely P. G. Wodehouse is as great at what he does as Shakespeare was at what he did." Among
Roger_Ebert
Answer engine
valet inspired by the fictional servant created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. The original software was designed and implemented by Gary Chevsky, while
Ask.com
British TV comedy series (1974–1978)
Wodehouse Playhouse is a British television comedy series based on the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. From 1974 to 1978, a pilot and three series were
Wodehouse_Playhouse
Short story by P. G. Wodehouse
"Extricating Young Gussie" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United States in the 18 September 1915
Extricating_Young_Gussie
Surname list
and healh, 'corner'. According to Plum Lines, the journal of the P. G. Wodehouse Society, The BBC Pronunciation Dictionary of the British Isles (1983)
Featherstonhaugh
ROBERT WODEHOUSE
ROBERT WODEHOUSE
Male
English
 Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, Danish, German, Swedish
Famous Brilliance from Robert; Bright Famous One
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.
Boy/Male
German American Shakespearean Teutonic English French Scottish
Famed, bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys' name since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers:...
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
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTO means "bright fame."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
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
English
English variant spelling of French Albert, ELBERT means "bright nobility."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
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
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
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Robart.
Male
Czechoslovakian
, bright fame.
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Male
French
 French name derived from Latin Albertus, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Robert.
Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
ROBERT WODEHOUSE
ROBERT WODEHOUSE
Boy/Male
Indian
Obeyed, Pure or like a Pearl
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Singer of Natures; Beautiful Veiwer
Boy/Male
Tamil
The Sun
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Forehead
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Come
Girl/Female
Scottish
Name of a prominent Scottish clan spelled to preserve original Scottish pronunciation.
Boy/Male
Native American
Yellow wolf.
Female
Scottish
Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Annag, NANDAG means "favor; grace."
Girl/Female
German
God is My Oath; My God is Bountiful; God of Plenty; Similar to Elizabeth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fettiplace.
ROBERT WODEHOUSE
ROBERT WODEHOUSE
ROBERT WODEHOUSE
ROBERT WODEHOUSE
ROBERT WODEHOUSE
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
v. i.
One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
a.
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
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.
n.
One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.
v. t.
To make sober.
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.
A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.
n.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
superl.
Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
a.
Having a disposition or temper habitually sober.
a.
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
n.
See Herb Robert, under Herb.
imp. & p. p.
of Robe
v. t.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
v. t.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
v. i.
To become sober; -- often with down.