Roger
Sign in to saveRoger is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements '', χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. Roger became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name Roger that is closer to the name's origin
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Roger
- Given name.image
- Roger de Llúria.jpg
- Given name.caption
- Roger of Lauria
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.language
- English
- Given name.languageorigin
- Germanic
- Given name.derivation
- ' + ', ''''
- Given name.meaning
- "fame", "renown" + "spear", "lance" literally - "famous spear"
- Given name.variant
- Rogér, Rog, Rodger, Rogelio, Rüdiger, Rutger
- Given name.see also
- Robert, Rudolph, Rodney, Roderick
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- male given name
- Said to be same as
- Ruggero
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- name day
- December 30
- Commons category
- Roger (given name)
- language of work or name
- Polish
- different from
- Roger
- native label
- Roger
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- R260
- Cologne phonetics
- 747
- Caverphone
- RK1111
- P8168
- 302
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Roger is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements '', χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. Roger became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name Roger that is closer to the name's origin is Rodger.
== Slang and other uses==
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