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English navy officer (1525–late 1620s)
1623 to 1624. He was the son of Sir Ferdinando Gorges. After having served in the Venetian wars, Gorges was given a commission as Governor-General of New
Robert_Gorges
Irish Anglican priest
Robert Gorges was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the second half of the 18th century. Gorges was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was the
Robert_Gorges_(priest)
British-Irish politician
Robert Gorges (1624–1699) was an English civil servant who settled in Ireland following his appointment as secretary to Henry Cromwell. Bergin, John.
Robert_Gorges_(1624–1699)
English military commander (d. 1647)
Colonization in North America," even though Gorges himself never set foot in the New World. Ferdinando Gorges was born between 1565 and 1568, probably in
Ferdinando_Gorges
Dam in Yiling District, Hubei, China
The Three Gorges Dam, officially known as Yangtze River Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River
Three_Gorges_Dam
Swedish noblewoman
(b 1582/3, d in or before 1652), Theobald Gorges (1583–1647), Robert Gorges (1588–1648), and Thomas Gorges (b 1589, d after 1624). The couple had their
Helena_Snakenborg
English knight and courtier
Robert Gorges (c.1589–1648), of Redlynch, Somerset, a Member of Parliament; the daughter and heiress of his grandson Poyntz Gorges was Agnes Gorges,
Thomas_Gorges
2025 film by Scott Derrickson
The Gorge is a 2025 American science fiction romantic action horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Zach Dean. The film stars Miles Teller
The_Gorge_(film)
Colony of England in Massachusetts, United States
led by Governor-General Robert Gorges. This colony was rechristened as Weymouth and was also unsuccessful, and Governor Gorges returned to England the
Wessagusset_Colony
English courtier
was also Surveyor of Marine Victuals, and Mary Darrell, who married Robert Gorges of Wraxall, Somerset. Marmaduke Darrell died in March 1631–2 and was
Marmaduke_Darrell
City in Massachusetts, United States
killed by them after Standish had released the women and children. Robert Gorges attempted to form a colony at the site later that year as the center
Weymouth,_Massachusetts
English sea captain, poet, translator and courtier (c. 1569 – 1625)
Arthur Gorges (c. 1569 – 10 October 1625) was an English sea captain, poet, translator and courtier from Somerset. He was the son of Sir William Gorges (d
Arthur_Gorges
English writer, explorer and naval captain
named the Governor of Plymouth in 1623 and a close adviser to Capt. Robert Gorges in his attempt to found an early English colony at Weymouth, Massachusetts
Christopher_Levett
Village in Somerset, England
nephew John FitzJames, who in 1617 sold the estate to Sir Robert Gorges of Bristol. In 1617, Gorges purchased the estate from John FitzJames. Helena Snakenborg
Redlynch,_Somerset
Canyon in Southeastern France
The Verdon Gorge (French: Gorges du Verdon; Occitan: Gòrja de Verdon) is a river canyon located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern
Verdon_Gorge
by the Plymouth council, under the command of Captain Robert Gorges, son of Sir Ferdinando Gorges. He bore a commission from the ecclesiastical court to
William_Morrell_(poet)
Medieval and later English family
The Gorges family was a gentry family established in the southwest of England. Believed to have come from Gorges in Normandy, the first documented member
Gorges_family
Neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
between the Charles and the Mystic. They were given a grant by Sir Robert Gorges, with whom they had settled at Wessagusset (Weymouth) in September 1623
Charlestown,_Boston
English politician
Henry Gorges (c. 1665 – 14 March 1718) was an English politician. He sat as MP for Herefordshire from 1698 till 1708, Weobley from 13 December 1708 till
Henry_Gorges
English colonial venture in America (1620–1691)
returned to New England in 1619, acting as a guide to explorer Capt. Robert Gorges, but Massasoit and his men had massacred the crew of the ship and had
Plymouth_Colony
Public park in Boston, Massachusetts
land. He arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony as chaplain to the Robert Gorges expedition that landed in Weymouth in 1623. All other member of this
Boston_Common
Welsh landowner and politician
where there is a monument erected by his widow. She later married Sir Robert Gorges of Wraxall. 'VAUGHAN, Sir Charles (1584-1631), of Falstone House, Bishopstone
Charles Vaughan (of Porthamal)
Charles_Vaughan_(of_Porthamal)
Settler in New England
on the ship Katherine, as a chaplain in the subsequent expedition of Robert Gorges. By 1625 all of his fellow travelers had returned to England and Blaxton
William_Blaxton
English courtier, lawyer and politician (1619–1707)
Phelips was the second son of Sir Robert Phelips of Montacute House and his wife Bridget Gorges, daughter of Sir Thomas Gorges of Longford, Wiltshire. He was
Robert Phelips (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
Robert_Phelips_(Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster)
American politician (born 1954)
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy
Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
1628-1691 English colony in North America
Thomas Weston's Wessagusset Colony failed in under a year. An effort by Robert Gorges to establish an overarching civil and religious colonial structure for
Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
either joined the Plymouth Colony or returned to England. In 1623, Robert Gorges was commissioned as Governor-General of New England by King Charles
List of colonial governors of Massachusetts
List_of_colonial_governors_of_Massachusetts
Deputy Governor of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Christopher Levett, Governor of Plymouth, on a three-man council under Capt. Robert Gorges, named Governor General of the Plymouth Council for New England's venture
Francis_West
Gilbert Maryborough Sir Arthur Gore County Mayo Sir William Gore Banagher Robert Gorges Bandonbridge Isaac Granier Ennis Charles Hamilton County Donegal Sir
List_of_Irish_MPs_1661–1666
Village in Somerset, England
(Drake) conveyed the manor to Simon Court, who before 1639 sold it to Sir Robert Gorges of Redlynch. Alford House was built in the late 18th century, but remodelled
Alford,_Somerset
Medieval English peerage
Baron Gorges was a title created in the Peerage of England for the soldier Sir Ralph Gorges (died 1323), of Wraxall in Somerset, who was summoned to Parliament
Baron_Gorges
National Historic Site of Tanzania
The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge is a paleoanthropological site in northern Tanzania. Many sites exposed by the gorge have proven invaluable in furthering
Olduvai_Gorge
American football player (1929–2016)
Kenneth Robert Gorgal (February 13, 1929 – May 8, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League
Ken_Gorgal
1623, as a chaplain to the subsequent expedition of Ferdinando's son, Robert Gorges, aboard the ship Katherine. This expedition landed in Weymouth, Massachusetts
History_of_Boston
British embroidery, created 1977–2000
Edward Kelley, John White, Thomas Wise, Robert Masters, John Stukley, Christopher Broking, John Arundel, Edward Gorges, Thomas Cavendish, Walter Raleigh Honeysuckle
New_World_Tapestry
tragic". He was a member of the famous Gorges family of Wraxall Court in Somerset. He was the younger son of Samuel Gorges of Charlton Mackrell and his wife
Samuel_Gorges
Manor house on the Isle of Wight, England
thereupon to have assumed the name de Gorges, and as Theobald de Gorges was sued in 1346–7 by Elizabeth widow of Ralph de Gorges the younger for the manor. Judgement
Knighton_Gorges_Manor
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
Huntingtower and Tollemache declared duly returned in place of Sharp and Williams Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London:
Ilchester_(constituency)
Irish merchant and politician
Waller he established a sugar refinery in Dublin in 1667. He was the son of Robert Corker and Anne Jackson who were married in Prestbury in 1632. Rayment,
Edward_Corker_(1636–1702)
Historic estate in Devon, England
the estate. It then passed to the Gorges family of Wraxall, in Somerset, near Bristol, and was sold by Sir Arthur Gorges to the Trevill family, wealthy merchants
Budockshed
Pre-1801 Irish constituency
Wentworth William Wiseman 1639 Sir Francis Slingsby Anthony Doppinge 1661 Robert Gorges John Read 1689 Charles MacCarthy Daniel MacCarthy Reagh 1692 Sir William
Bandonbridge (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Bandonbridge_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)
Welsh courtier and politician
Arthur Jarvis 1621–22 Edmund Waller 1624–25 Sir Robert Gorges 1625 Succeeded by Sir William Beecher Robert Caesar Vacant Parliament suspended since 1629
Sir_Richard_Wynn,_2nd_Baronet
English politician (1602–1637)
Robert Caesar (9 October 1602 – 27 October 1637) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625 and 1626. Caesar was the
Robert_Caesar
Church of Ireland titles Preceded by Robert Gorges Dean of Kilmacduagh 1803–1804 Succeeded by Richard Bagwell Preceded by William Montgomery Cole Dean
Ussher_Lee
Pre-1801 Irish constituency
1800. 1661-1666 Richard Boughton (expelled for absence and replaced by Sir Robert Reading) and Dr Ralph King Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628
Ratoath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Ratoath_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)
Gorge in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
footpath along the side of the gorge bears many 18th and 19th century inscriptions, supposedly including one by Robert Burns. The Ordnance Survey gives
Crichope_Linn
Island in County Galway, Ireland
Kilmacduagh 1641: 'Sr Roebuck Lynch Bart 7⁄8 of 1⁄2 Quarter' 1667: 'Dr Robert Gorges' 1855: Sir Thomas N. Redington Current: the enclosed land and house
Island_Eddy
17th-century English joint stock company
Sheffield Baron Gorges of Dundalk Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset Robert Mansell Edward Zouch Dudley Digges Thomas Roe Ferdinando Gorges Francis Popham
Council_for_New_England
English poet and politician (1606–1687)
3 March 1606 at Stocks Place, Coleshill, Buckinghamshire, eldest son of Robert Waller (1560–1616) and Anne Hampden (1589–1658). He came from a family of
Edmund_Waller
Manor house in Herefordshire, England
was built for Ferdinando Gorges. Noted for its interior plasterwork, the house is a Grade I listed building. Ferdinando Gorges (c.1565-1647) was an English
Eye_Manor
Water gap in Germany
Paddlers in the Entenloch gorge Old map showing original name "Anten Loch" Second bridge over the Entenloch gorge Darga Robert, Chiemgau - Geologischer
Entenloch_Gorge
English aristocrat
resided for many years at the traditional Dillington residence at Knighton Gorges Manor, Knighton, Newchurch, Isle of Wight before buying the Great Budbridge
Sir Robert Dillington, 1st Baronet
Sir_Robert_Dillington,_1st_Baronet
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–2010
Parliament Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2012. Cobbett records Admiral Robert Blake as being elected for Taunton and Palmer for Bridgwater; but Brunton
Taunton_(constituency)
Medieval hermitage in Knaresborough, England
located on Abbey Road beside the River Nidd in its gorge at Knaresborough. Once inhabited by Robert of Knaresborough, the cave is a rare example of a medieval
St Robert's Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross
St_Robert's_Cave_and_Chapel_of_the_Holy_Cross
Species of bird
The yellow-throated hanging parrot (Loriculus pusillus) is a small species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian islands
Yellow-throated hanging parrot
Yellow-throated_hanging_parrot
Gorge on the river Danube between Serbia and Romania
on the Danube (painting by László Mednyánszky in 1890's) Three Gorges – similar gorges on the Yangtze River also affected by large dams Tourism in Romania
Iron_Gates
English lawyer and politician (1618–1670)
in the Parliamentary Army during the English Civil War. Gorges was born in 1618 to Henry Gorges of Batcombe, Somerset and his wife Barbara Baynard, daughter
Thomas Gorges (Maine governor)
Thomas_Gorges_(Maine_governor)
Issue 102 (October 13, 2021) Issues 98 Celeste Bronfman (writer) Akeem S. Roberts (art) Issues 100 Jeremy Whitley (writer) Andy Price (art) Issues 101 Jeremy
List of My Little Pony comics issued by IDW Publishing
List_of_My_Little_Pony_comics_issued_by_IDW_Publishing
Longest river in Asia
Shigu The Jinsha, "Golden Sands River", in Yunnan Qutang Gorge, one of the Three Gorges Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, the world's largest hydroelectric project
Yangtze
American author and engineer (1907–1988)
Robert Anson Heinlein (/ˈhaɪnlaɪn/ HYNE-lyne; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes
Robert_A._Heinlein
Irish lawyer and legal writer, Freeman of Dublin
Gorges Edmond Howard (1715–1786) was a miscellaneous Irish writer. He wrote on the law and created literary works. Gorges Edmond Howard was the son of
Gorges_Edmond_Howard
Heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado
The Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad, LLC (DBA "Royal Gorge Route Railroad") is a heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado. A 1950s-era domeliner
Royal_Gorge_Route_Railroad
12th-century fortified castle in Bacharach, Germany
37, Stuttgart: Steiner, 1996, ISBN 978-3-515-05889-6 (in German) (pdf) Robert R. Taylor, The Castles of the Rhine: Recreating the Middle Ages in Modern
Stahleck_Castle
Gorge on the Fitzroy River in Western Australia
Robert S; Kurtz, Maurice K; Kleist, Erwin H; U.S. Army Engineer Nuclear Cratering Group (1967), Conceptual study : dam construction in Dimond Gorge,
Dimond_Gorge
Settler and founder of Portland, Maine
Phinney Baxter, George Cleeve of Casco Bay (Gorges Society, 1885) W. Williamson, "History of Maine", Volume I Robert C. Anderson, The Great Migration Begins
George_Cleeve
1st Earl of Bellomont, Governor (1697–1701/2) New England Governors Robert Gorges, Governor general (1623–1624) Dominion of New England Governors Joseph
List of governors of dependent territories in the 17th century
List_of_governors_of_dependent_territories_in_the_17th_century
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
second term, Bush negotiated various free trade agreements, appointed John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, and sought major changes to Social
George_W._Bush
English landowner and politician
Hastings baronets. After Sir Richard's death, she remarried Samuel Gorges. Gorges had a successful career as a judge in Ireland, no doubt largely due
Robert_Pointz
Canadian actor and musician (born 1976)
career of character and supporting roles. His most notable roles are as Dr. Robert Caine in Stargate Universe and Fabien Marchal in Versailles. His film work
Tygh_Runyan
Waterfall on the Zambezi River in Zambia and Zimbabwe
Batoka Gorge, with its six individual gorges and eight past positions of the falls. The east–west oriented gorges imply structural control with alignment
Victoria_Falls
Landform in Salento, Italy
La Tegola was appointed. He adopted the technique of the Swiss engineer Robert Maillart, which required the incorporation of a thin vault and a stiffening
Ciolo_(Apulia)
Phenomenon of suicides at Cornell University
Suicides from jumping into the gorges across Cornell University's Ithaca campus have occurred since at least 1934. There was a high-profile cluster of
Cornell_gorge_suicides
Nature. 15 (40741). McKie, Robin (20 June 2010). "Bones from a Cheddar Gorge cave show that cannibalism helped Britain's earliest settlers survive the
List of incidents of cannibalism
List_of_incidents_of_cannibalism
Historic road north of Laurel, Maryland, U.S.
between the Native Americans and the new settlers of the area... In 1681, Robert Proctor, from his town on the Severn, Thomas Francis, from South River and
Whiskey_Bottom_Road
Village in Shropshire, England
Disaster on the Dee: Robert Stephenson's Nemesis of 1847. Tempus. YHA Ironbridge Coalport "Coalport China Museum – The Ironbridge Gorge Museums". www.ironbridge
Coalport
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835; 1841–1846)
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850), was a British Conservative statesman who twice was British Prime Minister (1834–1835, 1841–1846)
Robert_Peel
103 terawatt-hours (370 PJ) in 2016 and Three Gorges 111.8 TWh (402 PJ) in 2020, because the Three Gorges experiences six months per year when there is
List of largest hydroelectric power stations
List_of_largest_hydroelectric_power_stations
Holocene climate period during which northern Africa was wetter than today
Baringo-Bogoria Suguta into Lake Turkana and from there into the Nile, carving gorges along the way. Lake Naivasha drained south through Lake Siriata into Lake
African_humid_period
Gorge in Crete, Greece
25°50′03″E / 35.08500°N 25.83417°E / 35.08500; 25.83417 Ha Gorge (Greek: Φαράγγι Χά) is a narrow gorge, at the Monasteraki Dakos, on the eastern part of the
Ha_Gorge
British peer, diplomat, soldier and Royal Navy officer
Robert Horace Walpole, 5th Earl of Orford DL (10 July 1854 – 27 September 1931), was a British peer, Foreign Office diplomat, soldier, and Royal Navy officer
Robert Walpole, 5th Earl of Orford
Robert_Walpole,_5th_Earl_of_Orford
Canyon in the Waterville plateau region of Douglas County, Washington
Northwest. Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-87842-323-1. Carson, Robert J.; Pogue, Kevin R. (1996). Flood Basalts and Glacier Floods:Roadside Geology
Moses_Coulee
2025 film by Danny Boyle
Bardon Mill (Northumberland). Additional filming took place in Cheddar Gorge in Somerset. Although the Sycamore Gap tree was felled by vandals in 2023
28_Years_Later
Member of the British royal family (1961–1997)
Margaret Kerdeston, granddaughter of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk; Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth
Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Section of the Colorado River in Arizona–California
Topock Gorge is a mountainous canyon and gorge section of the Colorado River, located between Interstate 40 and Lake Havasu. The town of Needles, California
Topock_Gorge
2007 Chinese documentary film
Zhang Bing'ai, who refused to relocate during the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. Bing'ai won the Ogawa Shinsuke Prize at the 2007 Yamagata International
Bing'ai
Annual tournament
2016 Yanina Wickmayer Lauren Davis 6–4, 6–2 2017 Ekaterina Makarova Julia Görges 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–0 2018 Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) Donna Vekić 4–6, 7–6(9–7)
Washington_DC_Open
Waterfall in Oregon, United States
Oneonta Gorge, Oregon, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views Oneonta Gorge Oneonta Gorge falls Lower Oneonta Gorge falls Oneonta Gorge Creek
Oneonta_Gorge
the U.S. state of Oregon) sought to build a casino in the Columbia River Gorge. They ended their pursuit of the project in 2013. They considered various
Proposed Columbia Gorge casino
Proposed_Columbia_Gorge_casino
English politician
depicted in striking realism. Coningsby married Barbara Gorges, daughter of Ferdinando Gorges, of Eye Manor in Herefordshire, who had been a merchant
Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby
Thomas_Coningsby,_1st_Earl_Coningsby
English colonial explorer
of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, a leading organiser of the English exploration and settlement of North America. It is possible that Gorges sent him on an exploratory
Richard_Vines_(colonist)
Irish zoologist and linen merchant
Sir Robert Lloyd Patterson (1836–1906) was an Irish naturalist and linen merchant. Patterson was the second son of Robert Patterson F.R.S. In August 1902
Robert_Lloyd_Patterson
February 1641), extinct with the death of the third baronet on 19 May 1712. Gorges of Langford (cr. 25 November 1611), extinct with the death of the second
List_of_extinct_baronetcies
bones recovered from the Early Pleistocene David's Site (Bed I, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania) is published by Cobo-Sánchez et al. (2022), who interpret their
2022_in_paleomammalogy
Season of television series
contestant reviews the health outcomes resulting from their obesity with Dr. Robert Huizenga. Each team participates in the first challenge after speaking with
The_Biggest_Loser_season_7
Online archive of e-prints
Dickson White Former Stone Hall Science Society of China Roberts Hall East Roberts Hall Cornell gorge suicides Irving Literary Society Morrill Land-Grant Acts
ArXiv
British aristocrat and courtier (c.1542–1590)
in 1607. 'GORGES, Arthur (1557-1625)', The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981. Mark Girouard, Robert Smythson
Henry Howard, 2nd Viscount Howard of Bindon
Henry_Howard,_2nd_Viscount_Howard_of_Bindon
unconstitutional". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2013. Ackerman, Spencer; Roberts, Dan (16 December 2013). "NSA phone surveillance program likely unconstitutional
Global surveillance by category
Global_surveillance_by_category
Irish politician and landowner
Kilmallock, then Ratoath and finally St. Canice, whose other MP was Sir Robert Maude, his uncle by marriage. He died, aged almost eighty, in 1751. By his
Sir Standish Hartstonge, 2nd Baronet
Sir_Standish_Hartstonge,_2nd_Baronet
Multi-use stadium in Ithaca, New York
with the Kroch Throwing Fields and Simon Track, together comprise the "Robert J. Kane Sports Complex". "Berman Field". Cornell University Athletics. Cornell
Charles_F._Berman_Field
Rocky chasm in England's Peak District
Alliterative Poetry. Leeds Texts and Monographs. Vol. 8. Leeds University. Kaske, Robert (1972), "Gawain's Green Chapel and the Cave at Wetton Mill", in Mandel,
Lud's_Church
ROBERT GORGES
ROBERT GORGES
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, Danish, German, Swedish
Famous Brilliance from Robert; Bright Famous One
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTO means "bright fame."
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.
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
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."
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
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
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Male
English
 Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Robert.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of German Hrodebert, RHOBERT means "bright fame."Â
Male
Czechoslovakian
, bright fame.
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, 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
Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
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.
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Robart.
ROBERT GORGES
ROBERT GORGES
ROBERT GORGES
ROBERT GORGES
ROBERT GORGES
ROBERT GORGES
ROBERT GORGES
superl.
Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
a.
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
v. i.
To become sober; -- often with down.
v. t.
To make sober.
superl.
Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
v. t.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
n.
A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.
a.
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
superl.
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
v. t.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
imp. & p. p.
of Robe
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.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
n.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
n.
See Herb Robert, under Herb.
n.
One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.
v. i.
One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
a.
Having a disposition or temper habitually sober.