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Rupert (male)

Variants:Robert (M) Rupprecht (M)
Diminutive(s):Rupe (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English, Low German and Dutch, originally a German form of Robert, from Old German "bright fame".
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