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Scottish mathematician (1687–1768)
Robert Simson (14 October 1687 – 1 October 1768) was a Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow. The Simson line
Robert_Simson
Line constructed from a triangle
BC are collinear. The line through these points is the Simson line of P, named for Robert Simson. The concept was first published, however, by William
Simson_line
Topics referred to by the same term
automobiles, motorcycles, and mopeds Simson line in geometry, named for Robert Simson Simson Provincial Park in Canada KSV Simson Bremen, German football club
Simson
British physician
being Robert Simson (1827–1905) of the Bengal Civil Service, and his wife Amy Inglis (1848–1929). His paternal grandfather was Rev Henry Simson of Garioch
Henry_Simson
Village in North Ayrshire, Scotland
The house was birthplace to mathematician Robert Simson, born 14 October 1687. A large monument to Simson stands in West Kilbride's cemetery. Kirktonhall
West_Kilbride
Line that intersects a curve at least twice
outside the circle the result is not contained in the Elements. However, Robert Simson following Christopher Clavius demonstrated this result, sometimes called
Secant_line
Number, approximately 3.14
Mathematics. McGraw–Hill. pp. 346–347. Tweddle, Ian (1991). "John Machin and Robert Simson on Inverse-tangent Series for π". Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Pi
Calendar year
Christopher Knuth, first Count of Knuthenborg (d. 1736) October 4 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (d. 1768) October 5 – Maria Maddalena Martinengo
1687
Scottish mathematician (1698–1746)
LCCN 81215733; xx+496 pages, 218 letters; correspondents include Newton, Halley, Simson, de Moivre, Voltaire, Sir Hans Sloane & Sir Martin Folkes{{cite book}}:
Colin_Maclaurin
Scottish mathematician (1717–1785)
and the mathematician Robert Simson, the latter from whom he studied ancient geometry. A close friendship developed between Simson and Stewart, in part
Matthew Stewart (mathematician)
Matthew_Stewart_(mathematician)
Historic county in Scotland
Alexander Peden (1626–1686), leading figure in the Covenanter movement Robert Simson (1687–1768), mathematician and professor of mathematics for 50 years
Ayrshire
Geometrical theorem relating the lengths of two segments that divide a triangle
corresponding statement for an external angle bisector was given by Robert Simson who noted that Pappus assumed this result without proof. Heath goes
Angle_bisector_theorem
Name list
Michelle Simson, Canadian politician Robert Simson (1687–1768), mathematician and geometer Ronald Simson, Scotland rugby player Sampson Simson (1780–1857)
Simson_(name)
discover this statistical paradox. The Simson line in geometry is named for Robert Simson, but cannot be found in Simson's works. Instead, it was first discovered
List of examples of Stigler's law
List_of_examples_of_Stigler's_law
Formulas for pi
Petropolitanae. 9: 222–236. E 74. Tweddle, Ian (1991). "John Machin and Robert Simson on Inverse-tangent Series for π". Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Machin-like_formula
the Principia become the foundations of modern physics. October 14 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (died 1768). January 28 – Johannes Hevelius
1687_in_science
Topics referred to by the same term
correspondent for the BBC Robert L. Simpson Jr., artificial intelligence scientist Robert Simson (1687–1768), Scottish mathematician Robert Simpson-Anderson (born
Robert_Simpson
Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States
floor. The house was built in 1895 and designed by William M. Conley. Robert Simson Woodward lived in this house from 1904 to 1914. He apparently moved
Robert_Simpson_Woodward_House
Mathematical identities for the Fibonacci numbers
Cassini's identity (sometimes called Simson's identity), Catalan's identity and Vajda's identity are mathematical identities for the Fibonacci numbers
Cassini and Catalan identities
Cassini_and_Catalan_identities
Invariant in projective geometry
VII. Early users of Pappus included Isaac Newton, Michel Chasles, and Robert Simson. In 1986 Alexander Jones made a translation of the original by Pappus
Cross-ratio
Varying methods used to calculate pi
Mathematics. McGraw–Hill. pp. 346–347. Tweddle, Ian (1991). "John Machin and Robert Simson on Inverse-tangent Series for π". Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Approximations_of_pi
Ancient Greek geometer and astronomer (c. 240–190 BC)
Aberdeen, in the supplement to his Apollonius Redivivus (Paris, 1612); and Robert Simson in his Opera quaedam reliqua (Glasgow, 1776), by far the best attempt
Apollonius_of_Perga
Mathematical treatise by Euclid
Latin]. Euclide's Elements (1660) [in English]. Many later editions. Simson, Robert, ed. (1806). The elements of Euclid, viz. the first six books, together
Euclid's_Elements
Geometry treatise
Teubner, 1896 (Google Books, Wilbour Hall) English versions Translated by Robert Simson: 1821 edition, 1838 edition The Data of Euclid, trans. from the text
Euclid's_Data
Medieval Hebrew text
The Solomon bar Simson Chronicle is an anonymous Hebrew narrative history produced in the mid-12th century (1140). Like the Eliezer bar Nathan Chronicle
Solomon_bar_Simson_Chronicle
Decade
Christopher Knuth, first Count of Knuthenborg (d. 1736) October 4 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (d. 1768) October 5 – Maria Maddalena Martinengo
1680s
graduate in naval architecture in UK John Scott Russell, naval engineer Robert Simson, mathematician Ian Sneddon, mathematician William Thomson, 1st Baron
List of University of Glasgow people
List_of_University_of_Glasgow_people
Scottish theologian
John Simson (1667–1740) was a Scottish "New Licht" theologian, involved in a long investigation of alleged heresy. He was suspended from teaching as Professor
John_Simson
August 1861 - 30 July 1862 W. H. Lowe 27 December 1862 – 19 March 1863 Robert Simson 20 March 1863- 6 October 1863 G. W. Colledge 22 November 1863 – 16 April
List of Indian Civil Service (British India) officers posted to North-Western Provinces
List_of_Indian_Civil_Service_(British_India)_officers_posted_to_North-Western_Provinces
Scottish doctor (1864–1917)
George Powney Thompson. She was an aunt of the gynaecologist Sir Henry Simson, and a distant cousin of fellow female medical pioneer Grace Cadell. Inglis's
Elsie_Inglis
Day of the year
Penn, English businessman who founded Pennsylvania (died 1718) 1687 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician and academic (died 1768) 1712 – George Grenville
October_14
Relates the length of a median of a triangle to the lengths of its sides
Perga's lost treatise Plane Loci (c. 200 BC), and was included in Robert Simson's 1749 reconstruction of that work. In any triangle A B C , {\displaystyle
Apollonius's_theorem
English mathematician (1820–1884)
textbooks on algebra and trigonometry, and a revision of the translation by Robert Simson of Euclid's Elements, which, with an introduction by Thomas Little Heath
Isaac_Todhunter
Calendar year
11 – Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (b. 1688) October 1 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (b. 1687) October 8 – Pierre Simon Fournier
1768
Scottish-born Australian politician
partnership with his son). Colin Simson was born in about December 1828 at Pittenween in Fifeshire, Scotland, the son of Robert Simson and Elizabeth (née Carstairs)
Colin_Simson
Scottish medical academic
bore him four children: Preston Simson (1728–1815); Robert Simson (1731–1817); Agnes Simson (1733–1780); and James Simson (1740–1770). He died in 1764,
Thomas_Simson
June – James Short, mathematician and optician (born 1710) 1 October – Robert Simson, mathematician (born 1687) 12 October – James Douglas, 14th Earl of
1768_in_Scotland
Mathematical proposition or corollary
three points of the concourse of opposite sides lie on a straight line. Robert Simson explained the only three propositions which Pappus indicates with any
Porism
British politician
and studied under Dr. Anderson, Professor of Natural Philosophy, and Robert Simson the mathematician. Windham wrote three unpublished theses on mathematics
William_Windham
Scottish mathematician and astronomer
the son of Alexander Wallace, a leather manufacturer, and his wife, Janet Simson. He received his school education in Dysart and Kirkcaldy. In 1784 his family
William Wallace (mathematician)
William_Wallace_(mathematician)
German engineering and technology company
Robert Bosch GmbH (/bɒʃ/; German: [bɔʃ] ), commonly known as Bosch (styled BOSCH), is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered
Bosch_(company)
Day of the year
1708 – John Blow, English organist and composer (born 1649) 1768 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician and academic (born 1687) 1788 – William Brodie
October_1
English mathematician
acquainted with the Scottish mathematician Robert Simson and provided a supporting testimonial when Simson was under consideration for appointment as
John_Caswell
1740, which he left with a testimonial signed by Francis Hutcheson and Robert Simson. Baron became a friend of Thomas Gordon, author of the Independent Whig
Richard Baron (dissenting minister)
Richard_Baron_(dissenting_minister)
Cemetery in Scotland
1785 to 1827, Moderator in 1811 Robert Rodger Lord Provost 1707–9 and 1711–3 and MP for Glasgow Burghs 1708–10 Robert Simson (1687–1768), Scottish mathematician
Ramshorn_Cemetery
British architect
Greenfield, Dundee, Angus, 1868 Simson Memorial West Kilbride Cemetery, a memorial dedicated to Dr. Robert Simson, a mathematician born in the town
Frederick_Thomas_Pilkington
Australian politician
Skene 1870–76 Charles Sladen 1864–68, 1876–80 Charles Vaughan 1859–64 Robert Simson 1868–78 William Ross 1878–80 James Palmer 1859–70 Thomas McKellar 1870–75
Niel_Black
Machine Register of Scottish Sundials A Scottish sundial erected by Robert Simson at Kirktonhall, West Kilbride. A Scottish Sundial at Ardrossan's Civic
Scottish_sundial
Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)
Retrieved 10 June 2009. Robert Burns and Friends (Essays by W. Ormiston Roy Fellows presented to G. Ross Roy), Patrick Scott & Kenneth Simson, eds., Book Surge
Robert_Burns
Medieval hospital in London, England
Bennet, a proper church, in which are these monuments of the dead: Robert Simson, and Elizabeth his wife; Roger Strange, esquire; Trerisse; William Coolby;
St. Anthony's Hospital, St Benet Fink
St._Anthony's_Hospital,_St_Benet_Fink
August – Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1693) 1 October – Robert Simson, mathematician (born 1687) 17 November – Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke
1768_in_Great_Britain
Australian politician
November 1870 With: Charles Vaughan 1856–64 Charles Sladen 1864–68 Robert Simson 1868–70 James Palmer 1856–70 Thomas McKellar 1870 Andrew Cruikshank
Stephen_Henty
Scottish mathematician & musician (1708-1780)
correspondents. The mathematician Robert Simson was another friend; some of their letters were printed in Trail's Life of Simson. On occasion, Scott acted as
George_Lewis_Scott
North-Western 1860–1864; 1868–1886 Robert Simson Western 1868–1878; 1880–1882 James Strachan Western 1851–1866; 1866–1874 Robert Turnbull Eastern 1851–1853;
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1868–1870
Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_1868–1870
British mathematician and clergyman (1746–1831)
and in 1763 he moved to University of Glasgow where he studied under Robert Simson and graduated M.A. in 1766. In 1766 he was successful to obtain the
William_Trail
Greek mathematician and university professor
influenced by the acceptable ideas of the time namely the works of Robert Simson, Wolfgang Bolyai, Hermann von Helmholtz, and David Hilbert. Lakon was
Vassilios_Lakon
Decade
11 – Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (b. 1688) October 1 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (b. 1687) October 8 – Pierre Simon Fournier
1760s
necessarily for that Province. William Mitchell was President of the Council, Robert Hope was Chairman of Committees. [a] Pettet (sometimes spelt Pettett) died
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1870–1872
Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_1870–1872
Former electoral province of the Victorian Legislative Council, Australia
1862 1864 Charles Sladen 1864 1866 James Strachan 1866 1868 Robert Simson 1870 Thomas McKellar William Skene 1870 1872 1874 Thomas
Western_Province_(Victoria)
Sloop of the Royal Navy
paid the usual allowance for transporting.. Statement from Captain Robert Simson [43rd Foot] that he was transported in HMS Volcano from Dauphine Island
HMS_Volcano_(1804)
Chairman of Committees. [a] Murphy resigned November 1876, replaced by Robert Dyce Reid the same month. "Legislative Council Elections since 1856". Parliament
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1876–1878
Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_1876–1878
English Dissenter, mathematician, theologian and activist
lectures of William Leechman, continued his mathematical studies under Robert Simson, and heard the lectures of Adam Smith, but found their private conversation
George_Walker_(mathematician)
Castro owed to Atherton and absorbing two loans to Castro's attorney Robert Simson. A good estimate of the total cost of the purchase is $200,000, or
Guillermo_Castro_(soldier)
French mathematician
1 (1882): 15–28. Sur le droite de Simson. Mathesis 2 (1882) Part I, 106–108, Part II, 122–129. (See Robert Simson.) Note sur l'herpolhodie. Nouvelles
Paul_Jean_Joseph_Barbarin
Former electoral province of the Victorian Legislative Council, Australia
Western Province", Williamson was elected in place of the retiring Robert Simson. "Find a Member". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 17 July 2025
Nelson_Province_(Australia)
Church of Scotland clergyman
Patrick Simson or Sympson (1628–1715) was a Church of Scotland minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1695. He was Dean of the Faculty
Patrick_Simson_(minister)
1859–1884 Robert Dyce Reid [e] Eastern 1876–1881 Francis Robertson North-Western 1860–1864; 1868–1886 William Ross Western 1878–1888 Robert Simson Western
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1880–1882
Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_1880–1882
British mathematician
acquaintance with Dr. William Trail, the author of the Life of Dr. Robert Simson, materially influenced his course of study and made him familiar with
Thomas_Stephens_Davies
Position at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland
responsibility of the Regents. George Sinclair MA (1691–1696) Robert Sinclair MA MD (1699) Robert Simson MA MD (1711) Rev Prof James Williamson FRSE MA DD (1761)
Professor of Mathematics (Glasgow)
Professor_of_Mathematics_(Glasgow)
British political party election
meeting the king". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 July 2024. Simson, Pete; Ketibuah-Foley, Jasmine (16 February 2024). "Kingswood by-election:
2024 Conservative Party leadership election
2024_Conservative_Party_leadership_election
Play by A. A. Milne
novel The Wind in the Willows – with incidental music by Harold Fraser-Simson. It was originally produced by William Armstrong at the Playhouse Theatre
Toad_of_Toad_Hall
necessarily for that Province. William Mitchell was President of the Council, Robert Hope was Chairman of Committees. [a] Michie resigned in March 1873, replaced
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1872–1874
Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_1872–1874
Scottish banker (1737–1821)
Renfrewshire, the eldest son of Rev Robert Carrick and his wife Margaret Paisley Simson, daughter of Rev Prof John Simson of Glasgow College. His brother
Robert_Carrick
Australian politician
Stephen Henty 1866–70, William Skene 1870–74 Charles Sladen 1866–68, Robert Simson 1868–74 James Palmer 1866–70, Thomas McKellar 1870–74 Niel Black 1866–74
James Strachan (Australian politician)
James_Strachan_(Australian_politician)
Baxter, Andrew Banks, Naomi Simson, Glen Richards, John McGrath, Sabri Suby, Catriona Wallace, Davie Fogarty, Jane Lu and Robert Herjavec. Ho, Ky Trang (8
List of Shark Tank investments
List_of_Shark_Tank_investments
Victoria, Australia, district election results
1862 1864 Charles Sladen 1864 1866 James Strachan 1866 1868 Robert Simson 1870 Thomas McKellar William Skene 1870 1872 1874 Thomas
Electoral results for the Western Province (Victoria)
Electoral_results_for_the_Western_Province_(Victoria)
Wilson Thomas Cumming Resignation Western 15 June 1880 Niel Black Robert Simson Death South Western 20 March 1880 Henry Cuthbert Henry Cuthbert
List of Victorian Legislative Council by-elections
List_of_Victorian_Legislative_Council_by-elections
List Of Victorian Legislative Council Members
1869–1875; 1880–1886 Frederick T. Sargood Central 1874–1880; 1882–1901 Robert Simson Western 1868–1878; 1880–1882 William Skene Western 1870–1876 James Strachan
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1874–1876
Members_of_the_Victorian_Legislative_Council,_1874–1876
Scottish painter (1799–1847)
William Simson (17 October 1799 – 29 August 1847) was a Scottish portrait, landscape and subject painter. Simson was born at Dundee in on 17 October 1799
William_Simson
Pepper claimed that this theory was supported by prison psychologist Edward Simson-Kallas. Sirhan claimed then, and has continued to claim, to have no memory
Robert F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories
Robert_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories
– Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (born 1688) October 1 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (born 1687) November 26 – Edward Stone, English
1768_in_science
Drained freshwater loch in North Ayrshire, Scotland
Caldwell. In 1713 John Simson of Kirkton-hall, parish of Kilbride, purchased the property; he was the father of Dr Robert Simson, professor of mathematics
Knockewart_Loch
Australian politician (1837–1928)
two-member electorate. In the lead-up to the election the sitting member Colin Simson announced that he did not intend "to offer himself for re-election". Four
Robert Wilkinson (Australian politician)
Robert_Wilkinson_(Australian_politician)
Scottish church leader (1564?–1628)
poet in Scotland. Archibald Simson, Scottish divine, was born in 1564, most likely in Dunbar, to Andrew Simson and Violet Simson. His mother, Violet, was
Archibald_Simson
Role of the Jews in the Crusades
Chronicle of Solomon Bar Simson (1140) is mostly a record of what happened during the period of the First Crusade. Bar Simson accurately discusses the
Jews_and_the_Crusades
Battle of World War I in East Africa
under the command of the eccentric Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Spicer-Simson. The boats were transported to South Africa and from there by railway, by
Battle_for_Lake_Tanganyika
Scottish minister and mathematician
Williamson of Tynron. He studied Mathematics at Glasgow University under Robert Simson. His theological training is unclear but he was licensed to preach by
James Williamson (mathematician)
James_Williamson_(mathematician)
Galina Sevostjanova (Jander) NLKP Genrich Sikorski NLKP Erki Silvet NLKP Robert Simson NLKP Illar Sinimäe Mihkel Sistok NLKP Oleg Smirnov NLKP Ain Seidla NLKP
List of members of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1980–1985
List_of_members_of_the_Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Estonian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic,_1980–1985
British actress and acting manager (1872–1957)
Lena Margaret Ashwell, Lady Simson OBE (née Pocock; 28 September 1872 – 13 March 1957) was a British actress and theatre manager and producer, known as
Lena_Ashwell
Scottish physician and anatomist
Earl of Leven and Melville. He translated the first three books of Robert Simson's 'Conic Sections,' Edinburgh, 1775, and gave some attention to Greek
Andrew_Marshal
2001 British TV series or programme
Railway Rapists or Railway Killers. The film, produced and directed by Bren Simson, is narrated by Lindsay Duncan, who provides additional details of the crimes
Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders
Witness_of_Truth:_The_Railway_Murders
German businessman (1936–1987)
had a conflict of interest. According to British sports journalists Vyv Simson and Andrew Jennings, Dassler and ISL were largely responsible for turning
Horst_Dassler
Family of Unix-like operating systems
from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009. Garfinkel, Simson; Spafford, Gene; Schwartz, Alan (2003). Practical UNIX and Internet Security
Linux
British Army general
General Sir Thomas Simson Pratt, KCB (19 July 1797 – 2 February 1879) was a British Army officer. He served in the First Anglo-Chinese War (1839–1841)
Thomas_Simson_Pratt
Joel Derfner Robert E. Dolan Ervin Drake Vernon Duke Gus Edwards Danny Elfman William Finn Stephen Flaherty Scott Frankel Harold Fraser-Simson Gary William
List_of_composers_of_musicals
Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Sherman and Sherman Sherman, Sherman and Jean Holloway The Maid of the Mountains 1917 West End Harold Fraser-Simson Harry Graham
List_of_musicals:_M_to_Z
English operetta, 1917
A Southern Maid is an operetta in three acts composed by Harold Fraser-Simson, with a book by Dion Clayton Calthrop and Harry Graham and lyrics by Harry
A_Southern_Maid
Rugby competition in the UK
(Watsonians), H Martin (Edinburgh Acads), CM Gilray (London Scottish), JT Simson (Watsonians), George Cunnigham (Oxford University), JM Tennant (West of
1909 Home Nations Championship
1909_Home_Nations_Championship
Georgi Semjonov Jüri Sepp ÜLKNÜ Arvi Siig NLKP Enn-Arno Sillar! NLKP Robert Simson NLKP Valentina Sinkevitš NLKP Linda Sirel NLKP Ain Seidla NLKP Astrid
List of members of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1985–1990
List_of_members_of_the_Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Estonian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic,_1985–1990
British princess (1930–2002)
princess to be born in Scotland since Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre, in 1602. She was delivered by Sir Henry Simson, the royal obstetrician, with the Home
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon
ROBERT SIMSON
ROBERT SIMSON
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Male
French
 French name derived from Latin Albertus, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, Danish, German, Swedish
Famous Brilliance from Robert; Bright Famous One
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 : 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.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Robert.
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:...
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTO means "bright fame."
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of German Hrodebert, RHOBERT means "bright fame."Â
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.
Male
English
English variant spelling of French Albert, ELBERT means "bright nobility."
Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
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
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Robart.
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
English
 Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
ROBERT SIMSON
ROBERT SIMSON
Male
Italian
Italian form of Hebrew Yehowshuwa, GIOSUÈ means "God is salvation."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Lord Hanuman
Male
Russian
(Феофилакт) Russian form of Greek Theophylaktos, FEOFILAKT means "God-guard."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Beaufort.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : apparently an occupational nickname for a Tucker.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Best archer, God of Love
Girl/Female
Indian
Girl/Female
Hindu
Phases of Moon
Male
Irish
Irish name derived from the word gobha, GOIBNIU means "smith." In mythology, this is the name of a smith god who provided weapons for the Tuatha De Danaan.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Beautiful
ROBERT SIMSON
ROBERT SIMSON
ROBERT SIMSON
ROBERT SIMSON
ROBERT SIMSON
n.
One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
imp. & p. p.
of Robe
a.
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
superl.
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
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.
n.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
v. i.
To become sober; -- often with down.
v. t.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
n.
See Herb Robert, under Herb.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
v. t.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
v. t.
To make sober.
superl.
Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
a.
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
superl.
Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
a.
Having a disposition or temper habitually sober.
n.
A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.
v. i.
One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.