Roberta
Roberta [ ruh-bur-tuh ][1] is a female given name. It is the female variant of the name Robert. Its roots go back to the Germanic Hrodebert, meaning "shining renown".
Roberta boasts a fascinating past and has been linked to various prominent individuals across different eras.[2] It is the feminine form of the male name Robert. This female name has been given to several celebrities, including Roberta Flack and Roberta Peters. It was also used for the title of a Broadway musical in the 1930s. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).[3]
People
[change | change source]- Roberta Achtenberg (born 1950), American attorney
- Roberta Alaimo, Italian politician
- Roberta Alenius (born 1978), Swedish politician
- Roberta Alexander (born 1949), American operatic soprano
- Roberta Allen (born 1945), American conceptual artist
- Roberta Anastase (born 1976), Romanian politician
- Roberta Joan Anderson (born 1943), birth name of Canadian–American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell
- Roberta Angelilli (born 1965), Italian politician
- Roberta Annan (born 1982), Ghanaian investor and philanthropist
- Roberta Arnold (1896–1966), American stage and silent film actress
- Roberta A. Ballard, American pediatrician
- Roberta Baskin, American journalist and non-profit director
- Roberta Bayley, American photographer
- Roberta Bianconi (born 1989), Italian water polo player
- Roberta Bitgood (1908–2007), American organist, choir director and classical composer
- Roberta Bonanomi (born 1966), Italian road racing cyclist
- Roberta Bondar (born 1945), Canadian astronaut
- Roberta Brunet (born 1965), Italian athlete
- Roberta Bruni (born 1994), Italian pole vaulter
- Roberta Byrd Barr (1919–1993), American civil rights activist, educator and librarian
- Roberta Capua (born 1968), Italian television host, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Roberta Close (born 1964), Brazilian fashion model
- Roberta Colindrez, Mexican–American actress and playwright
- Roberta Collins (born 1944), American actress
- Roberta F. Colman (1938–2019), American biochemist
- Roberta Cordano (born 1963), American lawyer
- Roberta Cowing (1860–1924), American artist and scientific illustrator
- Roberta Crenshaw (1914–2005), American civic leader and philanthropist
- Roberta Dapunt (born 1970), Italian poet
- Roberta Del Core (born 1964), Italian rower
- Roberta Degnore (born 1946), American author, filmmaker and psychologist
- Roberta Dodd Crawford (1897–1954), American lyric soprano
- Roberta Donnay (born 1966), American jazz singer
- Roberta Dunbar, American clubwoman and peace activist
- Roberta Eike, American oceanographer and marine geologist
- Roberta Einer, Estonian fashion designer
- Roberta Faccani (born 1968), Italian singer and actress
- Roberta Faccin (born 1957), Italian basketball player
- Roberta Farinelli (born 1975), Italian swimmer
- Roberta Farrell, American–New Zealand biotechnologist
- Roberta M. Feldman, American architect and professor
- Roberta Felotti (born 1964), Italian swimmer
- Roberta Fernández, Tejana novelist
- Roberta Fiandino (born 1985), Italian biathlete
- Roberta Findlay (born 1948), American filmmaker
- Roberta Flack (born 1937), American jazz and folk singer
- Roberta Foster, Barbadian dressage rider
- Roberta Fox (1943–2009), American attorney and politician
- Roberta Fulbright (1874–1953), American businesswoman
- Roberta Freeman, American singer
- Roberta Gale (1914–2008), American actress
- Roberta Gambarini, Italian jazz singer
- Roberta Geddes-Harvey (1849–1930), Canadian choirmaster, composer and organist
- Roberta Gellis (1927–2016), American writer
- Roberta Gemma (born 1980), Italian pornographic actress
- Roberta Gentini (born 1973), Italian equestrian
- Roberta Geremicca (born 1984), Italian actress
- Roberta Gilchrist (born 1965), Canadian archaeologist
- Roberta González, French painter
- Roberta Gottlieb, American academic and oncologist
- Roberta Gregory (born 1953), American comic book writer and artist
- Roberta Groner (born 1978), American long distance runner
- Roberta Gropper (1897–1993), German political activist
- Roberta Grossman (born 1959), American filmmaker
- Roberta Guaspari (born 1947), American violinist and music educator
- Roberta Guerrina, English political scientist
- Roberta Hamme, Canadian chemical oceanographer
- Roberta Hanley, American actress and director
- Roberta Haynes (1927–2019), American actress
- Roberta L. Hazard (1934–2017), American Navy officer
- Roberta Helmer (1950–2018), American romance author
- Roberta Hill Whiteman (born 1947), Oneida poet
- Roberta Hodes (1927–2021), American film producer and script supervisor
- Roberta Hoskie, American real estate broker
- Roberta Howett (born 1981), Irish singer
- Roberta Hubley (born 1941), Canadian politician
- Roberta M. Humphreys (born 1944), American observational stellar astrophysicist
- Roberta Hyson, American actress and dancer
- Roberta Invernizzi (born 1966), Italian soprano and music teacher
- Roberta Jamieson, Canadian First Nations activist and lawyer
- Roberta Jull (1872–1961), Scottish–Australian medical doctor
- Roberta Kalechofsky (1931–2022), American feminist, writer and animal rights activist
- Roberta Kaplan (born 1966), American lawyer and co-founder of Time's Up Legal Defense Fund
- Roberta Karmel (born 1937), American attorney
- Roberta Kelly (born 1942), American gospel singer
- Roberta Kerr (born 1952), English actress
- Roberta Kevelson (1931–1998), American academic and semiotician
- Roberta Klatzky (born 1947), American psychology professor
- Roberta Knie (1938–2017), American dramatic soprano
- Roberta Lange (born 1957), American politician
- Roberta Langtry (1916–2005), Canadian elementary school teacher and philanthropist
- Roberta Lannes (born 1948), American horror writer
- Roberta Lanzarotti (born 1968), Italian swimmer
- Roberta Latow (1931–2003), American erotic author, gallery owner and interior designer
- Roberta Lawson (1878–1940), Lenape activist, musician and community organizer
- Roberta Leigh (1926–2014), English author, composer and television producer
- Roberta Lepper (born 1978), Fijian sailor
- Roberta Lima (born 1974), Brazilian–Austrian video and performance artist
- Roberta Linn (born 1931), American singer
- Roberta Lobeira Alanís (born 1979), Mexican painter and visual artist
- Roberta Lombardi (born 1973), Italian politician
- Roberta Lucca (born 1978), Brazilian–English entrepreneur and co-founder of Bossa Studios
- Roberta MacAdams (1880–1959), Canadian politician and military dietician
- Roberta MacGlashan, American politician
- Roberta Mancino (born 1980), Italian skydiver and wingsuit flyer
- Roberta Marques (born 1968), Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter
- Roberta Marquez, Brazilian ballet dancer
- Roberta Marrero (born 1972), Spanish actress and singer
- Roberta Marinelli, American oceanographer
- Roberta Martin (1907–1969), American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger, and choral organizer
- Roberta Marzani (born 1996), Italian fencer
- Roberta Materi (born 1975), Canadian curler
- Roberta Maxwell (born 1941), Canadian actress
- Roberta McCain (1912–2020), American socialite and oil heiress
- Roberta McCallum (born 1958), American tennis player
- Roberta McRae (born 1948), Italian–Australian politician
- Roberta Metsola (born 1979), Maltese politician
- Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, American academic and author
- Roberta Millstein, American philosophy professor
- Roberta Miranda (born 1956), Brazilian singer
- Roberta Monaldini, Sammarinese road cyclist
- Roberta Moretti Avery (born 1985), Brazilian cricketer
- Roberta Morris Purdee, American documentarian and film producer
- Roberta Naas (born 1958), American author and journalist
- Roberta J. Nichols (1931–2005), American engineer
- Roberta O'Brien, Irish Navy officer
- Roberta Panara (born 1984), Italian swimmer
- Roberta Pedranzini (born 1971), Italian ski mountaineer
- Roberta Pelosi (born 1960), Italian sport shooter
- Roberta Peters (1930–2017), American coloratura soprano
- Roberta Piket (born 1965), American jazz pianist, organist, arranger and composer
- Roberta Pinotti (born 1961), Italian politician
- Roberta Rabellotti, Italian economics professor
- Roberta Ratzke (born 1990), Brazilian volleyball player
- Roberta L. Raymond (1938–2019), American actress and sociologist
- Roberta Rees (born 1954), Canadian poet and writer
- Roberta Richman (born 1941), American painter, printmaker and corrections administrator
- Roberta Rodeghiero (born 1990), Italian figure skater
- Roberta Rodrigues (born 1982), Brazilian actress and singer
- Roberta Rogow (born 1942), American fanfiction writer
- Roberta Romano, American law professor
- Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, American law professor
- Roberta Rudnick (born 1958), American geologist and professor
- Roberta Sá, Brazilian singer
- Roberta Seelinger Trites (born 1962), American English Literature professor
- Roberta Serra (born 1970), Italian alpine skier
- Roberta Sessoli (born 1963), Italian chemistry professor
- Roberta Semple Salter (1910–2007), American evangelist, daughter of Aimee Semple McPherson
- Roberta I. Shaffer (born 1953), American attorney and librarian
- Roberta Shepherd (born 1934), Australian physiotherapist
- Roberta Sheridan (1864–1918), American teacher
- Roberta Sherwood (1913–1999), American singer
- Roberta Shore (born 1943), American actress
- Roberta Sigel (1916–2008), American political scientist
- Roberta Silva (born 1971), Trinidadian artist
- Roberta Sinatra, Italian professor and scientist
- Roberta Sklar, American activist and theater director
- Roberta Smith (born 1948), American art critic
- Roberta Tamondong (born 2002), Filipino actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Roberta Taylor (1948-2024), English actress and author
- Roberta Teale Swartz (1903–1993), American academic, poet and co-founder of the Kenyon Review
- Roberta Temes, American author and psychotherapist
- Roberta Thornley (born 1985), New Zealand photographer
- Roberta Tomber (1954–2022), English archaeologist
- Roberta Torre (born 1962), Italian director and screenwriter
- Roberta Tovey (born 1953), English actress
- Roberta Valderrama (born 1977), Peruvian actress
- Roberta Vinci (born 1983), Italian tennis player
- Roberta Voss (born 1965), American politician
- Roberta Washington, American architect
- Roberta Weiss (born 1961), Canadian actress
- Roberta Williams (born 1953), American video game designer and writer
- Roberta Wilson (1896–1977), American silent film actress
- Roberta Whyte (1897–1979), English Royal Air Force nursing administrator
- Roberta Wohlstetter (1912–2007), American military historian
- Roberta Woodgate (born 1956), Canadian nurse
- Roberta Zambrano (born 1971), Ecuadorian politician
- Roberta Stewart, New Zealand water polo player
- Roberta Cowell, British racing driver and fighter pilot
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Definition of Roberta | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ "Roberta name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Retrieved 2023-04-03.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
