Roberts

**Roberts** is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English given name Robert. Its spelling coincides with the surname Roberts and thus it is very rarely used as a given name in the English speaking countries. People who bear the name in English speaking countries are likely Latvian immigrants who already had their official documents issued in Latvia where the spelling of given names without Latvian official writing normatives for transliteration of given names and the suffixes that match the Latvian transliteration rules is banned. Nevertheless, there have been a few people with the given name Roberts recorded in non-Latvian speaking countries. The name may refer to:

### Military leaders

* Roberts Ancāns (1919–1962), Latvian Obersturmführer in the Waffen SS during World War II
* Roberts Blūzmanis, Latvian SS officer, one of the perpetrators of mass executions and torture at Daugavpils Ghetto
* Roberts Žanis Briesma-Briesme (1891–1941), Latvian military officer and army commander
* Roberts Dambītis (1881–1957), Latvian soldier and politician, Latvian rifleman, founder of the National Soldiers' Union, one of the principal commanders of Latvian War of Independence
* Roberts Dunstan (1922–1989), Australian soldier and airman of the Second World War
* Roberts Gaigals (1913–1982), Latvian Waffen-Obersturmführer in the Latvian Legion during World War II
* Roberts Kļaviņš (1885–1941), Latvian military officer and General
* Roberts Osis, (1900–1973), also known as Robert Oss, German-Latvian military officer, leader of the 43th grenadier regiment, one of the principal commanders of Battle of More, one of the principal perpetrators of Rumbula massacre
* Roberts Rubenis (1917-1944), lieutenant in the Latvian Army, Latvian legionnaire and a commander of the Kureļa group battalion

### Others

* Roberts Akermanis, Latvian chemistry teacher
* Roberts Akmens (1996), Latvian sportsman and canoeist
* Roberts Akmentiņš, Latvian jurist
* Roberts Akmentiņš, Latvian theologian and theology teacher
* Roberts Blass, Latvian journalist and social issue reporter working for TV3 Latvia
* Roberts Blossom (1924–2011), American theater, film and television actor and poet
* Roberts Bukarts (born 1990), Latvian professional ice hockey forward
* Roberts Gobziņš (born 1964), Latvian musician, DJ, MC, radio personality
* Roberts Jekimovs (born 1989), Latvian ice hockey forward
* Roberts Ķīlis (1968-2022), Latvian politician and social anthropologist
* Roberts Lapainis (1913–1947), Latvian ice hockey goaltender and Olympic competitor
* Roberts Lipsbergs (born 1994), Latvian ice hockey centre
* Roberts Memmēns, also known as Robert Ox, Latvian musician and member of the band Citi zēni
* Roberts Mežeckis (born 1981), Latvian professional footballer and manager
* Roberts Mūks, Latvian philosopher and poet
* Roberts Mūrnieks (1952–1991), Latvian independence activist
* Roberts Ošiņš, Latvian musician and television personality
* Roberts Ozols (1905–2002), Latvian cyclist
* Roberts Pakalns (1911–1986), Latvian footballer and manager
* Roberts Plūme (1897–1956), Latvian cyclist and cross-country skier
* Roberts Sēlis (1884-1975), Latvian writer
* Roberts Skadats (born 1948), Latvian footballer
* Roberts Štelmahers (born 1974), Latvian professional basketball player
* Roberts Uldriķis (born 1998), Latvian footballer
* Roberts Vanags, Latvian musician and member of the band Carnival Youth
* Roberts Vaux (1786–1836), American jurist, abolitionist, and philanthropist
* Roberts Vidžus (born 1992), Latvian sprinter
* Roberts Zīle (born 1958), Latvian economist and politician, Vice-President of the European Parliament

## References

https://www.behindthename.com/name/roberts