Roberta

{{other uses}} '''Roberta''' is a feminine version of the given names [[Robert]] and [[Roberto]]. It is a Germanic name derived from the stems *hrod meaning "famous", "glorious", "godlike" and *berht meaning "bright", "shining", "light".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/robert | title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Robert }}</ref>

==People with the name== *[[Roberta Achtenberg]] (born 1950), American attorney *[[Roberta Acioly]] (born 1978), Brazilian politician *[[Roberta Alaimo]] (born 1979), Italian politician *[[Roberta Alenius]] (born 1978), Swedish politician *[[Roberta Alexander]] (1949–2025), American operatic soprano *[[Roberta Allen]] (born 1945), American conceptual artist *[[Roberta Amadeo]] (born 1970), Italian para-cyclist *[[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]] (1944–2008), 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 Degnore]] (born 1946), American author, filmmaker and psychologist *[[Roberta Del Core]] (born 1964), Italian rower *[[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]] (1937–2025), American jazz and folk singer *[[Roberta Floris]] (born 1979), Italian journalist, television presenter and former model *[[Roberta Foster]], Barbadian dressage rider *[[Roberta Fox]] (1943–2009), American attorney and politician *[[Roberta Freeman]], American singer *[[Roberta Fulbright]] (1874–1953), American businesswoman *[[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 Frances Johnson]] (1902–1988), American mathematician *[[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]] (1937–2024), 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 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 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 and President of the European Union Parliament *[[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]], also known as Roberta de Sá, a 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 Sheffield]] (born 1980), British-Canadian Para-equestrian *[[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

==Fictional characters== * Roberta "Bobby" Bruna, from the fantasy novel book series ''Skandar and the Unicorn Thief'' by [[A. F. Steadman]] *Rosarita "Roberta" Cisneros, from the anime and manga series ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' *[[Roberta Tubbs]], from the animated series ''The Cleveland Show'' * [[Rexy]], also known as Roberta, from ''[[Jurassic Park (franchise)|Jurassic Park]]''

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