Roberta

Meaning: Its source is Hreodbeorht, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Shining with fame."

Origin: "Hreodbeorht."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English and Italian.

Nicknames: Baubie, Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby, Bobette, Bobi, Bobie, Robbi, Robbie, Robi, Rupa and Berdie

Alternative Spellings: Ruberta and Roberda

Variant Forms: Robernetta, Robertine, Roberto, Ruperta and Robertina

Popularity: The name Roberta ranked 185th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.

Arts and Music

Roberta Flack (born 1940)
American singer.
- 1973 Grammy winner for best female vocal performance, for ''''Killing Me Softly with His Song'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)

Leadership

Roberta Hazard
American naval officer.
- A rear admiral, at the time of her retirement she was the highest ranking woman in the U.S. military (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)

Miscellaneous

Roberta L. Bondar
Canadian astronaut.
- First Canadian woman in space (see list of Famous Canadians)
Roberta Wohlstetter
- 1985 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)