Rupert's Name Day

27th March

Rupert, the name has a description or meaning which is from Old German, 'bright fame'

Rupert has a Name day of 27th March, please check our history page to find out how this was derived

This description represents the Male usage of the name.

This name is a truly ancient name from which numerous variations have been derived as shown below (the M or F in brackets are Male or Female orientated names)

Symbols are often associated with Saints, it often helped in the middle ages when people were unable to read thus Rupert has the following symbols associated

Historically Famous Ruperts

One St Rupert (together with his mother, St Bertha), lived as a hermit on the Rupertsburg near Bingen in the ninth century, and became particularly well-loved by the much more famous Hildegard of Bingen when she was Abbess there 300 years later. Another St Rupert who has been particularly popular in Ireland was the bishop of Worms, a Frenchman of the seventh century. He later became a missionary to Bavaria, and then to Austria.