Rupert
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A German name, brought to England by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in the seventeenth century. Doublet of Robert.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹupɚt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Rupert
- (chiefly UK) A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 2010, Joanne Harris, blueeyedboy, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 99:
- A St Oswald's boy can pass off a name like Orlando, can make it sound like peppermint. Even Rupert sounds somehow cool when attached to a navy-blue St Oswald's blazer.
- 2010, Maggie O'Farrell, The Hand That First Held Mine, Headline, →ISBN, page 91:
- 'What about Rupert?' his mother says brightly. 'I've always loved the name Rupert and it's an old family name on my side.'
'Sounds like...a whatdyoucallit?' Ted's father says, folding up the newspaper and tossing it to the floor.
'What?'
'A...' Ted's father puts his hand to his brow '...you know...a thing that children take to bed. Um...Brideshead...um...teddy-bear! That's it. A teddy-bear.'
- A city, the county seat of Minidoka County, Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio.
- A town in Vermont.
- A town in West Virginia.
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Rupert (plural Ruperts)
- (derogatory, slang, military) A junior army officer.
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Middle High German Ruoperht, from Old High German Hruodperht, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Rupert
- a male given name, equivalent to English Robert
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