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“fame bright”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Ruprecht is a masculine given name documented in English and German. It is a form of Rupert, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “fame bright”.
Meaning: “fame bright”
[1] Zusammensetzung von althochdeutsch hruod ‚Ruhm‘ und althochdeutsch beraht ‚glänzend‘.
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04 / Through time
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Ruprecht— “bright fame”
Robert, the name assumed by Rolf Gauge at his baptism was Frank, rather than Northern, inasmuch as _bjart_ is an uncommon conclusion among his native race. Hruadperaht, or bright fame, was the original form, the property of a bishop, who somewhere about the year 700 founded the first Christian church at Wurms. Honoured alike in France and Germany, he became Ruprecht in the latter, and Robert in the former. Like St. Nicolas, he is in Germany supposed to exercise a secret…
Robert, the name assumed by Rolf Gauge at his baptism was Frank, rather than Northern, inasmuch as _bjart_ is an uncommon conclusion among his native race. Hruadperaht, or bright fame, was the original form, the property of a bishop, who somewhere about the year 700 founded the first Christian church at Wurms. Honoured alike in France and Germany, he became Ruprecht in the latter, and Robert in the former. Like St. Nicolas, he is in Germany supposed to exercise a secret supervision over children; in some places _Knecht Ruprecht_ dispenses Christmas gifts, but he more often keeps watch over naughty children, and thus answers to the English Robin Goodfellow, or Hob Goblin. _Red_ was long supposed to be the origin of the name, which some made Redbert, or bright speech, others Redbeard! The German form, however, disproves both of these, and Ruprecht continued in honour in its own country, naming in especial that wise Pfalzgraf of the Rhine, who in 346 founded the university of Heidelberg; and on the deposition of the crazy Bohemian Kaisar Wenzel, was elected Emperor of Germany, and reigned for nine years with great success and glory.…
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter V (The Karling Romances), Section III (Roland, &c) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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German bishop (1481-1504)
King of Germany and Elector Palatine (1352-1410)
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English-German aristocrat, army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial administrator (1619–1682)
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Elector Palatine
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Count Palatine of Veldenz
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06 / Behind the facts
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