Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹɑb.əɹt.sən/(American English) /ˈɹɒb.ət.sən/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "son of Robert". Related NamesDetails RootRobert (given name)VariantsDobbs, Dobson, Hobbes, Hobbs, Hobson, Hopkins, Hopson, Robbins, Robert, Roberts, Robinson, RobsonOther Languages & CulturesRobertsen(Danish) Robert, Robin(French) Róbertsson(Icelandic) Berti(Italian) Robertsson(Swedish) Probert(Welsh) Categories Corps of Discovery members, ends in -son, guitarists, NBA players, U.S. senators