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English word origin

Etymology of Roger

From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter R.

name

A male given name from the Germanic languages. · A surname originating as a patronymic. · The Devil; Satan. · Jolly Roger (pirate flag)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger.

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