What do we think of Roberta?

[Anonymous]

Awful. But I know of one Roberta nick-named "Birdie", so that's cute.

[Anonymous]

Robbie or Bobbie is adorable!

I do think of a masculine, overweight older woman like someone else said up thread. But if you use a nickname, I think it's cute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really don't like it, sorry. It's so strange how some feminine forms of male names like Danielle or Gabriela or Adriana/Adrienne are so beautiful to me, yet ones like Roberta/Henrietta are not.

It's because Daniel, Gabriel, and Adrian are all musical, latin-derived names. Adding an extra "l" or an "a" to the end simply continue the existing flow of the names. Robert and Henry are both germanic names with harder, harsher consonants and more definitive endings. Adding "a" or "etta" to the end sounds harsh.

[Anonymous]

It's awful, agree with everyone in your family.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, hate to add to the negativity, but yeah, Roberta has poor flow. DNR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love it. Robert is a family name and I think Roberta is a nice feminine form and the nickname Bobbie is adorable. Everyone else in my family hates it (including DH and my uncle Robert) so obviously we’re not going to use it but I’m curious what everyone else thinks?

I don't like it. Seems lazy to slap on an A to make the name 'girly'

[Anonymous]

+1 to Roberta being meh but loving Robbie & Bobbie

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like "Roberta, our HR manager."

[Anonymous]

I have a very good friend who is Robbie (full name Roberta) and it's a great and unique name!

[Anonymous]

I actually don't think it's as bad as some of the PPs are making it out, but it's not my favorite. Still, I'd think it was cute if I met a little kid named Roberta, because I tend to think of it as an "older" name.

[Anonymous]

All of the Robertas I know go by Robin.

[Anonymous]

Don't like Roberta and don't like Robbie or Bobbie for a little girl at all!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love it. Robert is a family name and I think Roberta is a nice feminine form and the nickname Bobbie is adorable. Everyone else in my family hates it (including DH and my uncle Robert) so obviously we’re not going to use it but I’m curious what everyone else thinks?

I don't like it. Seems lazy to slap on an A to make the name 'girly'

Have to agree. I knew someone who's best friend once was named Thomasina Waynette. Guess what her father's name was? Yep. Thomas Wayne and she was either the third or fourth (and last) girl in the family and he was like "d@mn it! I'm going to have a kid named after me one way or another". No kidding. This is in the south mind you.....her nickname was apparently Tommy which is cute, but still. Ugh. I feel for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think of oldies, like Roberta Flack and Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital.

That would be Barbara Jean Spencer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love it. Robert is a family name and I think Roberta is a nice feminine form and the nickname Bobbie is adorable. Everyone else in my family hates it (including DH and my uncle Robert) so obviously we’re not going to use it but I’m curious what everyone else thinks?

I don't like it. Seems lazy to slap on an A to make the name 'girly'

Have to agree. I knew someone who's best friend once was named Thomasina Waynette. Guess what her father's name was? Yep. Thomas Wayne and she was either the third or fourth (and last) girl in the family and he was like "d@mn it! I'm going to have a kid named after me one way or another". No kidding. This is in the south mind you.....her nickname was apparently Tommy which is cute, but still. Ugh. I feel for her.

This is a pet peeve of mine too. I'd never say this to someone who did it, but whenever I encounter girls who have been named after fathers/grandfathers by feminizing their male names, in my head I think "huh couldn't think of a single woman in your family to honor, okay." Maybe I'd feel differently if you EVER met a boy named after his mom, but you don't, so it grates.