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BoyPronounced Italian /ro.ˈbɛr.to/; Spanish /ro.ˈβeɾ.to/; European Portuguese /ʁu.ˈbɛɾ.tu/; Brazilian Portuguese /ho.ˈbɛh.tu/Dutch language family

Roberto

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Robert.

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Roberto is a boy name.

Pronunciation: Italian /ro.ˈbɛr.to/; Spanish /ro.ˈβeɾ.to/; European Portuguese /ʁu.ˈbɛɾ.tu/; Brazilian Portuguese /ho.ˈbɛh.tu/.

GenderBoy
PronunciationItalian /ro.ˈbɛr.to/; Spanish /ro.ˈβeɾ.to/; European Portuguese /ʁu.ˈbɛɾ.tu/; Brazilian Portuguese /ho.ˈbɛh.tu/
Language familyDutch

Meaning and history

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Robert. Saint Roberto Bellarmine was a 16th-century cardinal who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church. Another famous bearer was Roberto de Nobili (1577-1656), a Jesuit missionary to India.

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Usage: italian, spanish, portuguese

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