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Roberto

English translation/equivalent: Robert

Origin: Derived from the German and formed from hroth "fame, glory," and from bertha "illustrious, famous," and means "who enjoys fame."

Name Day/Onomastico: September 17—in honor of the Jesuit St. Robert Bellarmino (died 1621).

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