Rupert
Rare enough that most Poles have never met one: only about fifty men alive carry it, and the name is slowly fading from use. Germanic at root, from words for "bright fame".
Rupert Pronunciation
Rupert is pronounced ROO-pert (/ˈrupɛrt/).
What Rupert means
Where Rupert comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Rupert grew out of the Germanic name Hrodebert, a compound of hrod, "fame," and beraht, "bright." Put together, they give the short meaning, "bright fame." It shares that root with Robert, and Rupert is the High German form that English speakers took up later.
The name reached England through real bearers. Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619–1682) commanded Royalist cavalry in the English Civil War, and his name still marks Rupert's Land, the old Hudson's Bay territory in Canada. The poet Rupert Brooke carried it into the twentieth century before he died in 1915.
The German line kept it too. Saint Rupert of Salzburg, an eighth-century bishop, is honoured as a founder of that city, where his day is kept on 24 September. Bright fame, in two languages, from one old word.
When Rupert celebrates name day
Rupert appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, 1 of them as a main name, the first on 27 March.
The days Polish calendars list this name on. By custom you celebrate one of them, usually the first after your birthday.
How many people are named Rupert
1 in 402758 men in Poland is named Rupert. 53 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #5173 among male names.
Rupert's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Rupert is most popular
Rupert is most popular in Subcarpathian, 1692% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Rupert as a middle name
Rupert is a first name for 53 men in Poland and a middle name for another 39, a 58/42 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1288th, between Rodolfo (39) and Sai (39).
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#1286 Raúl39
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#1287 Rodolfo39
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#1288 Rupert39
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#1289 Sai39
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#1290 Sali39