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Boy · Germanic
Rutger
Say it: RUT-kher
Meaning
From Germanic hrod 'fame' and gar 'spear'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A medieval Dutch noble name still in modest use.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 264 babies given this name since 1987
- At its height in 1993, about 1 in 85,300 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| German | Rüdiger |
|---|---|
| English | Roger |
Famous bearers
- Rutger Hauer, actor
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- 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.