Roberta

English
"bright fame"

Roberta Origin and Meaning

The name Roberta is a girl's name of English origin meaning "bright fame".

Roberta has been one of the most successful feminization names, up at #64 in 1936. It's a name that's found all over children's lit, often nicknamed Bobbie or Robbie, though Bertie is another possibility. Notable bearers have included singers Roberta Flack and Roberta Peters--plus it's the birth name of Joni Mitchell.

# 990 in the US

Roberta Rank in US Top 1000

Roberta Popularity

Famous People Named Roberta

  • Roberta Cleopatra Flack
    American singer
  • Roberta Peters
    American coloratura soprano
  • Roberta Bondar
    first Canadian woman astronaut
  • Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell
    Canadian singer,songwriter
  • Roberta Lee Streeter
    birth name of American singer Bobbie Gentry
  • Roberta Vinci
    Italian tennis player
  • Roberta Smith
    American art critic
  • Roberta "Maisie" Biden
    granddaughter of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden

Roberta in Pop Culture

  • Roberta "Bertie" Robinson
    character in movie "The Swiss Family Robinson"
  • Roberta Quimby
    sister of Ramona Quimby in novels by Beverly Cleary
  • Roberta "Robbie" Stevenson
    character on TV's "The Journey of Allen Strange"
  • Roberta Kittleson
    character on TV's "The Practice"
  • "Gowns by Roberta
    " novel by Alice Duer Miller, basis for 1935 movie "Roberta"
  • Roberta "Bobbie"
    character in E Nesbit's "The Railway Children"
  • Robert "Bobby" Ellis
    character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
  • April Roberta Ludgate
    Dwyer, character on "Parks and Recreation"

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