Roberta is a feminine version of the given name Robert. It is a Germanic name derived from the stems *hrod meaning "famous", "glorious", "godlike" and *berht meaning "bright", "shining", "light".^[1]

People with the name

• Roberta Achtenberg (born 1950), American attorney
• Roberta Alaimo, Italian politician
• Roberta Alenius (born 1978), Swedish politician
• Roberta Alexander (born 1949), American operatic soprano
• Roberta Allen (born 1945), American conceptual artist
• Roberta Anastase (born 1976), Romanian politician
• Roberta Joan Anderson (born 1943), birth name of Canadian–American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell
• Roberta Angelilli (born 1965), Italian politician
• Roberta Annan (born 1982), Ghanaian investor and philanthropist
• Roberta Arnold (1896–1966), American stage and silent film actress
• Roberta A. Ballard, American pediatrician
• Roberta Baskin, American journalist and non-profit director
• Roberta Bayley, American photographer
• Roberta Bianconi (born 1989), Italian water polo player
• Roberta Bitgood (1908–2007), American organist, choir director and classical composer
• Roberta Bonanomi (born 1966), Italian road racing cyclist
• Roberta Bondar (born 1945), Canadian astronaut
• Roberta Brunet (born 1965), Italian athlete
• Roberta Bruni (born 1994), Italian pole vaulter
• Roberta Byrd Barr (1919–1993), American civil rights activist, educator and librarian
• Roberta Capua (born 1968), Italian television host, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
• Roberta Close (born 1964), Brazilian fashion model
• Roberta Colindrez, Mexican–American actress and playwright
• Roberta Collins (1944–2008), American actress
• Roberta F. Colman (1938–2019), American biochemist
• Roberta Cordano (born 1963), American lawyer
• Roberta Cowing (1860–1924), American artist and scientific illustrator
• Roberta Crenshaw (1914–2005), American civic leader and philanthropist
• Roberta Dapunt (born 1970), Italian poet
• Roberta Del Core (born 1964), Italian rower
• Roberta Degnore (born 1946), American author, filmmaker and psychologist
• Roberta Dodd Crawford (1897–1954), American lyric soprano
• Roberta Donnay (born 1966), American jazz singer
• Roberta Dunbar, American clubwoman and peace activist
• Roberta Eike, American oceanographer and marine geologist
• Roberta Einer, Estonian fashion designer
• Roberta Faccani (born 1968), Italian singer and actress
• Roberta Faccin (born 1957), Italian basketball player
• Roberta Farinelli (born 1975), Italian swimmer
• Roberta Farrell, American–New Zealand biotechnologist
• Roberta M. Feldman, American architect and professor
• Roberta Felotti (born 1964), Italian swimmer
• Roberta Fernández, Tejana novelist
• Roberta Fiandino (born 1985), Italian biathlete
• Roberta Findlay (born 1948), American filmmaker
• Roberta Flack (born 1937), American jazz and folk singer
• Roberta Foster, Barbadian dressage rider
• Roberta Fox (1943–2009), American attorney and politician
• Roberta Fulbright (1874–1953), American businesswoman
• Roberta Freeman, American singer
• Roberta Gale (1914–2008), American actress
• Roberta Gambarini, Italian jazz singer
• Roberta Geddes-Harvey (1849–1930), Canadian choirmaster, composer and organist
• Roberta Gellis (1927–2016), American writer
• Roberta Gemma (born 1980), Italian pornographic actress
• Roberta Gentini (born 1973), Italian equestrian
• Roberta Geremicca (born 1984), Italian actress
• Roberta Gilchrist (born 1965), Canadian archaeologist
• Roberta González, French painter
• Roberta Gottlieb, American academic and oncologist
• Roberta Gregory (born 1953), American comic book writer and artist
• Roberta Groner (born 1978), American long distance runner
• Roberta Gropper (1897–1993), German political activist
• Roberta Grossman (born 1959), American filmmaker
• Roberta Guaspari (born 1947), American violinist and music educator
• Roberta Guerrina, English political scientist
• Roberta Hamme, Canadian chemical oceanographer
• Roberta Hanley, American actress and director
• Roberta Haynes (1927–2019), American actress
• Roberta L. Hazard (1934–2017), American Navy officer
• Roberta Helmer (1950–2018), American romance author
• Roberta Hill Whiteman (born 1947), Oneida poet
• Roberta Hodes (1927–2021), American film producer and script supervisor
• Roberta Hoskie, American real estate broker
• Roberta Howett (born 1981), Irish singer
• Roberta Hubley (born 1941), Canadian politician
• Roberta M. Humphreys (born 1944), American observational stellar astrophysicist
• Roberta Hyson, American actress and dancer
• Roberta Invernizzi (born 1966), Italian soprano and music teacher
• Roberta Jamieson, Canadian First Nations activist and lawyer
• Roberta Jull (1872–1961), Scottish–Australian medical doctor
• Roberta Kalechofsky (1931–2022), American feminist, writer and animal rights activist
• Roberta Kaplan (born 1966), American lawyer and co-founder of Time's Up Legal Defense Fund
• Roberta Karmel (born 1937), American attorney
• Roberta Kelly (born 1942), American gospel singer
• Roberta Kerr (born 1952), English actress
• Roberta Kevelson (1931–1998), American academic and semiotician
• Roberta Klatzky (born 1947), American psychology professor
• Roberta Knie (1938–2017), American dramatic soprano
• Roberta Lange (born 1957), American politician
• Roberta Langtry (1916–2005), Canadian elementary school teacher and philanthropist
• Roberta Lannes (born 1948), American horror writer
• Roberta Lanzarotti (born 1968), Italian swimmer
• Roberta Latow (1931–2003), American erotic author, gallery owner and interior designer
• Roberta Lawson (1878–1940), Lenape activist, musician and community organizer
• Roberta Leigh (1926–2014), English author, composer and television producer
• Roberta Lepper (born 1978), Fijian sailor
• Roberta Lima (born 1974), Brazilian–Austrian video and performance artist
• Roberta Linn (born 1931), American singer
• Roberta Lobeira Alanís (born 1979), Mexican painter and visual artist
• Roberta Lombardi (born 1973), Italian politician
• Roberta Lucca (born 1978), Brazilian–English entrepreneur and co-founder of Bossa Studios
• Roberta MacAdams (1880–1959), Canadian politician and military dietician
• Roberta MacGlashan, American politician
• Roberta Mancino (born 1980), Italian skydiver and wingsuit flyer
• Roberta Marques (born 1968), Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter
• Roberta Marquez, Brazilian ballet dancer
• Roberta Marrero (born 1972), Spanish actress and singer
• Roberta Marinelli, American oceanographer
• Roberta Martin (1907–1969), American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger, and choral organizer
• Roberta Marzani (born 1996), Italian fencer
• Roberta Materi (born 1975), Canadian curler
• Roberta Maxwell (born 1941), Canadian actress
• Roberta McCain (1912–2020), American socialite and oil heiress
• Roberta McCallum (born 1958), American tennis player
• Roberta McRae (born 1948), Italian–Australian politician
• Roberta Metsola (born 1979), Maltese politician
• Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, American academic and author
• Roberta Millstein, American philosophy professor
• Roberta Miranda (born 1956), Brazilian singer
• Roberta Monaldini, Sammarinese road cyclist
• Roberta Moretti Avery (born 1985), Brazilian cricketer
• Roberta Morris Purdee, American documentarian and film producer
• Roberta Naas (born 1958), American author and journalist
• Roberta J. Nichols (1931–2005), American engineer
• Roberta O'Brien, Irish Navy officer
• Roberta Panara (born 1984), Italian swimmer
• Roberta Pedranzini (born 1971), Italian ski mountaineer
• Roberta Pelosi (born 1960), Italian sport shooter
• Roberta Peters (1930–2017), American coloratura soprano
• Roberta Piket (born 1965), American jazz pianist, organist, arranger and composer
• Roberta Pinotti (born 1961), Italian politician
• Roberta Rabellotti, Italian economics professor
• Roberta Ratzke (born 1990), Brazilian volleyball player
• Roberta L. Raymond (1938–2019), American actress and sociologist
• Roberta Rees (born 1954), Canadian poet and writer
• Roberta Richman (born 1941), American painter, printmaker and corrections administrator
• Roberta Rodeghiero (born 1990), Italian figure skater
• Roberta Rodrigues (born 1982), Brazilian actress and singer
• Roberta Rogow (born 1942), American fanfiction writer
• Roberta Romano, American law professor
• Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, American law professor
• Roberta Rudnick (born 1958), American geologist and professor
• Roberta Sá, Brazilian singer
• Roberta Seelinger Trites (born 1962), American English Literature professor
• Roberta Serra (born 1970), Italian alpine skier
• Roberta Sessoli (born 1963), Italian chemistry professor
• Roberta Semple Salter (1910–2007), American evangelist, daughter of Aimee Semple McPherson
• Roberta I. Shaffer (born 1953), American attorney and librarian
• Roberta Shepherd (born 1934), Australian physiotherapist
• Roberta Sheridan (1864–1918), American teacher
• Roberta Sherwood (1913–1999), American singer
• Roberta Shore (born 1943), American actress
• Roberta Sigel (1916–2008), American political scientist
• Roberta Silva (born 1971), Trinidadian artist
• Roberta Sinatra, Italian professor and scientist
• Roberta Sklar, American activist and theater director
• Roberta Smith (born 1948), American art critic
• Roberta Tamondong (born 2002), Filipino actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
• Roberta Taylor (born 1948), English actress and author
• Roberta Teale Swartz (1903–1993), American academic, poet and co-founder of the Kenyon Review
• Roberta Temes, American author and psychotherapist
• Roberta Thornley (born 1985), New Zealand photographer
• Roberta Tomber (1954–2022), English archaeologist
• Roberta Torre (born 1962), Italian director and screenwriter
• Roberta Tovey (born 1953), English actress
• Roberta Valderrama (born 1977), Peruvian actress
• Roberta Vinci (born 1983), Italian tennis player
• Roberta Voss (born 1965), American politician
• Roberta Washington, American architect
• Roberta Weiss (born 1961), Canadian actress
• Roberta Williams (born 1953), American video game designer and writer
• Roberta Wilson (1896–1977), American silent film actress
• Roberta Whyte (1897–1979), English Royal Air Force nursing administrator
• Roberta Wohlstetter (1912–2007), American military historian
• Roberta Woodgate (born 1956), Canadian nurse
• Roberta Zambrano (born 1971), Ecuadorian politician

Fictional characters

• Roberta "Bobby" Bruna, from the fantasy novel book series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A. F. Steadman.
• Rosarita "Roberta" Cisneros, from the anime and manga series Black Lagoon
• Roberta Tubbs, from the animated series The Cleveland Show