When Robert Henry Pundsack was born on 24 February 1898, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Herman Pundsack, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Cox, was 30. He died on 11 August 1898, at the age of 0, and was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
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One of the many French names of Germanic origin that were introduced into Britain by the Normans; it has since remained in continuous use. It is derived from the nearly synonymous elements hrōd ‘fame’ + berht ‘bright, famous’, and had a native Old English predecessor of similar form (Hreodbeorht), which was supplanted by the Norman name. Two dukes of Normandy in the 11th century bore the name: the father of William the Conqueror (sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil), and his eldest son. It was borne also by three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce ( 1274–1329 ), who freed Scotland from English domination. The altered short form Bob is very common, but Hob and Dob, which were common in the Middle Ages and gave rise to surnames, are extinct. See also Rupert .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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