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Boy · Germanic, through French
Ludger
Say it: lewd-ZHAY
Meaning
From Germanic liud 'people' and ger 'spear', after St Ludger of Münster.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 179 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 1912, about 1 in 47,800 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| German | Liudger |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Ludger Duvernay, founder of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.