Rupert
Rupert or Ruprecht is a male given name .
Origin and meaning
The etymology of the name Rupert can be traced back to the Old High German language and means something like the one who shines through his fame ( hrod = "fame"; beraht = "shiny").
- For more details see Robert (first name)
The two forms Robert and Rupert are to be equated up to the Middle Ages, the second is the Upper German form, Rupert and Ruprecht only separated in modern times, until the 16th century they are only synonymous spelling variants. This comes from the abbreviations of the education h ro d berə x / h t and can also be found in Albert / Albrecht and other names on -beraht .
variants
- Hrodperht, Hrodpendet ( Old High German )
- Ruoprecht ( Middle High German )
- Rupertus , Roudbertus, Rudbertus ( Latinized )
- Ruprecht (old German variant, through which Rupert was created)
- Ruppert ( Austrian variant )
- Robert ( languages of Germanic origin )
- Röpke ( Low German variant )
- Ruperto ( Spanish variant )
- Roberto ( Italian variant , also found in Spanish-speaking countries)
Last name formation:
Name days
- May 15 ( Rupert von Bingen )
- September 24th (Rupert von Salzburg, former Salzburg area )
- November 1st ( Father Rupert Mayer , during the beatification on May 3rd, 1987 by Pope John Paul II , the name day was fixed on November 3rd)
Name bearer
- See also:
A name
- See also List of Rulers named Robert for early equations
- (sorted by date of birth / death)
- Rupert von Bingen (around 712 - around 732), saint, local saint on the Upper Middle Rhine
- Rupert of Salzburg (8th century), saint, first bishop of Salzburg
- Ruprecht von Mainz , Archbishop of Mainz (970–975)
- Rupert von Deutz (around 1070–1129), exegete and mystic
- Rupert von Bamberg († 1102), from 1075 to 1102 Bishop of Bamberg
- Rupert von Würzburg († 1106), from 1105 to 1106 opposing bishop in the diocese of Würzburg
- Rupert (Münsterschwarzach) († 1125), Abbot of Münsterschwarzach
- Rupert I of Ottobeuren († 1145), Seliger, abbot of the Ottobeuren monastery
- Ruprecht I of Laurenburg († around 1154), Count of Laurenburg
- Ruprecht II of Laurenburg († around 1159/1166), Count of Laurenburg
- Ruprecht III. von Nassau († around 1190), Count of Nassau
- Ruprecht IV of Nassau († around 1239), Count of Nassau; Knight of the German Order
- Rupert I (Limburg Monastery) , Abbot of Limburg Monastery, † around 1130
- Rupert I (Passau) , 1164/65 Bishop of Passau
- Rupert I of Castell , 1190–1233 Count of Castell
- Rupert I of Castell († around 1223), Count of Castell
- Rupert II of Castell († around 1234), Count of Castell
- Ruprecht von Querfurt († 1266), Archbishop of Magdeburg
- Ruprecht von Würzburg (13th or 14th century), German poet
- Ruprecht I of the Palatinate , Count Palatine near Rhine, Elector Palatinate (1309-1390)
- Ruprecht II of the Palatinate , Elector of the Palatinate (1325–1398)
- Ruprecht , Elector Ruprecht III. of the Palatinate, Roman-German King (1352–1410)
- Ruprecht I of Liegnitz , Duke of Silesia-Liegnitz (1364–1409)
- Ruprecht von Berg (around 1365-1394), Elect-Prince-Bishop of Passau and Paderborn
- Ruprecht VII of Nassau-Sonnenberg the Warrior († 1390), son of Count Gerlach I of Nassau
- Ruprecht Pipan (1375-1397), Elector Palatinate, son of King Ruprecht
- Ruprecht von Pfalz-Simmern , Bishop of Strasbourg (1420–1478)
- Ruprecht von der Pfalz (Cologne) , Archbishop of Cologne
- Ruprecht I of the Palatinate-Mosbach , Bishop of Regensburg (1437–1465)
- Ruprecht von der Pfalz (Freising) , Bishop of Freising (1481–1504)
- Ruprecht II of the Palatinate-Simmern , Bishop of Regensburg (1461–1507)
- Ruprecht von Pfalz-Veldenz (1506–1544)
- Ruprecht von Eggenberg (1546–1611), Austrian general
- Ruprecht von der Pfalz, Duke of Cumberland (1619–1682)
- Rupert von Bodman (* 1646; † 1728), Prince Abbot of the Prince Abbey of Kempten (1678–1728)
- Rupert von Neuenstein (* 1736; † 1793), Prince Abbot of the Princely Monastery of Kempten (1785–1793)
First name Rupert
- Rupert Ahrens (* 1957), German manager, President of the GPRA
- Rupert Davies (1916–1976), British actor
- Rupert Egenberger (1877–1959), German special educator
- Rupert Evans (born 1977), British actor
- Rupert Everett (born 1959), British actor
- Rupert Friend (* 1981), English actor
- Rupert Grint (* 1988), British actor
- Rupert Karner (1896–1928), Austrian motorcycle racer
- Rupert Kubon (* 1957), German local politician
- Rupert Lay (* 1929), German philosopher and theologian
- Rupert Leser (1933–2017), German photographer
- Rupert Mayer (1876–1945), German Jesuit and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime
- Rupert Murdoch (* 1931), American media entrepreneur of Australian origin
- Rupert Neß (1670–1740), abbot of the Ottobeuren monastery
- Rupert Neudeck (1939–2016), German journalist and founder of the Cap Anamur aid organization
- Rupert Riedl (1925–2005), Austrian zoologist
- Rupert Scholz (* 1937), German politician
- Rupert Sheldrake (* 1942), British author of pseudoscientific books
- Rupert Ursin (* 1973), Austrian physicist
- Rupert Vansittart (born 1958), British actor
- Rupert Wildt (1905–1976), American astronomer
First name Ruprecht
- Rupprecht of Bavaria (1869–1955), Bavarian Crown Prince
- Ruprecht von Butler (* 1924), German officer
- Ruprecht Düll (1931–2014), German botanist
- Ruprecht Eser (* 1943), German television journalist
- Ruprecht Essberger (1923–2005), German director and television writer
- Ruprecht Haensel (1935–2009), German physicist
- Ruprecht von Kaufmann (* 1974), German painter
- Ruprecht Polenz (* 1946), German politician
- Ruprecht Vondran (* 1935), German politician
- Ruprecht Wimmer (* 1942), German specialist in German
- Ruprecht Ziegler (* 1945), Austrian ancient historian
Middle name, all variants
- Wilhelm Ruprecht Frieling (* 1952), German non-fiction author and publisher
Others
- Officers from the British SAS ( Special Air Service ) are nicknamed " Ruperts ", as are British Paradummys who were deployed on D-Day .
- ruprecht , student newspaper in Heidelberg
- " Ruprecht zu den five Rosen ", Masonic Lodge in Heidelberg
- In the novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , " Rupert " is a nickname for Persephone , the (fictional) 10th planet of the solar system.
- Rupert Bär , a British animated series that wasbroadcastin Germany on Super RTL
- The hedgehog "Rupert" is a character in the German drawing series Tilda Apfelkern
Geography:
- Rupert , Ruppertskirchen , Ruppertshain , Prince Rupert , Sankt Rupert - places with the name
- Rupert von Salzburg Church