Roger

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Roger
Roger de Llúria.jpg
Roger of Lauria
Pronunciation/ˈrɒdʒər, ˈroʊdʒər/[1]
GenderMasculine
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Germanic
Derivationhrōd + gār, gēr
Meaning"fame", "renown" + "spear", "lance" literally - "famous spear"
Other names
Variant form(s)Rodger, Rüdiger, Rutger
See alsoRobert, Rudolph, Rodney, Roderick

Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names Roger and Rogier. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements hrōd, χrōþi ("fame", "renown", "honour") and gār, gēr ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans.[2] In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate Hróðgeirr.[3] The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate Hroðgar. 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.[4]

Slang and other uses[]

Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723.[citation needed]

From c. 1650 up to c. 1870, Roger was slang for the word "penis".[5][6][7] In Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entendre and the pirate term "Jolly Roger".[8]

In 19th-century England, Roger was slang for another term, the cloud of toxic green gas that swept through the chlorine bleach factories periodically.[9]

From circa 1940 in US and UK wartime communication, "Roger" came to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in "received", used to acknowledge understanding a message. This spread to civilian usage as "ROGER" replaced "received" in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.[citation needed]

Current British slang includes the word as a verb to mean sexual intercourse, i.e., "took her home and Rogered her."

Spellings[]

The following forenames are related to the English given name Roger:

  • Arabic: روجر‎, romanized: Rōjar, Rōjir.
  • Belarusian: Роджэр, romanized: Rodžer
  • Catalan: Roger
  • Simplified Chinese: 罗杰; traditional Chinese: 羅渣; pinyin: Luó jié
  • Croatian: Ruđer, Rogerije
  • Dutch: Rutger, Rogier
  • Faroese: Róar
  • Filipino: Rogelio
  • French: Roger
  • Galician: Roxerio, Roxer, Roxelio
  • German: Rüdiger, Roger
  • Greek: Ρογήρος, romanized: Rogéros, Rógi̱ros
  • Gujarati: રોજર, romanized: Rōjara
  • Hebrew: רוג׳ר‎, romanized: Rojer
  • Hindi: रॉज��, romanized: Rŏjara
  • Hungarian: Rezső, Rogerios
  • Icelandic: Hróar, Hróðgeir, Ragnar
  • Italian: Ruggero, Roggero, Ruggeri, Ruggiero, Rugiero
  • Japanese: ロジャー, ロゲル, romanized: Rojā, Rogeru
  • Kannada: ರೋಜರ್, romanized: Rōjar
  • Korean: 로저; RR: Rojeo
  • Kurdish: راجەر‎, romanized: Racer
  • Latin: Rogerius
  • Macedonian: Роџер, romanized: Rodžer
  • Malayalam: റോജർ, romanized: Roger
  • Manx: Roree
  • Mongolian: Рожер, romanized: Rojyer
  • Nepali: रोजर, romanized: Rōjara
  • Norwegian: Roar, Roary, Roger
  • Occitan: Rogièr, Rotger
  • Persian: راجر‎, romanized: Rājər
  • Polish: Roger, Gerek
  • Portuguese: Rogério
  • Punjabi: ਰੋਜ਼ਰ, romanized: Rōzara
  • Russian: Роджер, romanized: Ródžer, Rodzher
  • Serbian: Руђер, romanized: Ruđer
  • Slovene: Rogerij
  • Spanish: Rogelio
  • Swedish: Roar, Roger, Rutger
  • Tamil: ��ோஜர், romanized: Rōjar
  • Telugu: రోజర్, romanized: Rōjar
  • Thai: โรเจอร์, romanized: Rochoe
  • Ukrainian: Роджер, romanized: Rodzher
  • Urdu: راجر‎, romanized: Rājər
  • Welsh: Rosser, Rozier
  • Yiddish: ראַדזשער‎, romanized: Radzher

People[]

Given name[]

Medieval period[]

See also All pages with titles beginning with Roger de, All pages with titles beginning with Roger of and All pages with titles beginning with Roger van for people with these names

Kings and rulers[]

  • Hrothgar, semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century AD
  • Roger I of Sicily, Norman ruler of Sicily
  • Roger II of Sicily (1095–1154), Norman King of Sicily and Africa, one of the principal commanders of Second Crusade
  • Roger III of Sicily (1175–1193), briefly King of Sicily

Others[]

Modern era[]

Surname[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Gold Roger (Gol D. Roger), the Pirate King in the manga/anime-series One Piece
  • Roger (American Dad!), protagonist of the animated sitcom American Dad!
  • , From the episode New Student Starfish
  • Roger, in the short story "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
  • Roger, a jolly prankster of the Burger Palace Boys from the hit 50s musical Grease
  • Roger the Dodger, from The Beano
  • Roger (Guilty Gear)
  • Roger (Hellboy), a homunculus from the series Hellboy
  • Roger, a pseudocharacter in Monty Python's Life of Brian whom the crowd wanted Pontius Pilate to release to make fun of his lisp ("Welease Woger".)
  • Roger, a character in the novel Lord of the Flies, Jack's lieutenant and the tribe's torturer/hangman
  • Roger (Tekken), a kangaroo character from the Tekken fighting game series, and Roger Jr., his son
  • Roger Ackroyd, title character of Agatha Christie's novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
  • Roger Brook secret agent and Napoleonic Wars Era gallant in a series of novels by Dennis Wheatley
  • Roger Chillingworth, the antagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter
  • Roger Danish, a minor character in Arrested Development, Lindsey's high school counterpart and co-winner of the Best Hair Award
  • Roger Baxter, Blythe Baxter’s father and supporting character in the cartoon Littlest Pet Shop
  • Roger Davis (Rent), musician and ex-druggie of Rent
  • Roger Fox, from the comic strip FoxTrot
  • Roger Healey, captain/major played by Bill Daily in the I Dream of Jeannie 1960's sitcom
  • Roger Hoyt, the main character on the short-lived series Life with Roger
  • Roger Klotz, a bully on the cartoon series Doug
  • Roger Latimer, a character in the 1987 American comedy movie Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
  • Monsieur Roger LeClerc, in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
  • Roger MacKenzie, character in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, portrayed by Richard Rankin in the TV adaptation
  • Roger Murtaugh, cop played by Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon movies
  • Roger Rabbit, cartoon character from the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Roger Radcliffe, in Disney's animated film 101 Dalmatians
  • Roger Radcliffe, in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
  • Roger Ramjet, cartoon superhero
  • Roger Samms, the protagonist in the Bad Mojo
  • Roger Smith, the main protagonist of the anime series The Big O
  • Roger Sterling, co-owner of the advertising company Sterling Cooper, a character in the television series Mad Men
  • Roger the Shrubber, a character in Monty Python and the Holy Grail who sells a shrubbery to King Arthur and Sir Bedevere
  • Roger Walker, one of the central protagonists in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome
  • Roger Wilco, protagonist of the Space Quest game series

Animal[]

  • Roger (kangaroo) - Australian kangaroo with an extraordinary buff physique, aka "Ripped Roger" (circa 2006 - 2018)

See also[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Jones (1986) p. 427.
  2. ^ Hanks (2006); Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 233.
  3. ^ Hanks (2006).
  4. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 233.
  5. ^ Slang usage meaning penis from c. 1650 to c. 1870 - information from the Online Etymology Dictionary.
  6. ^ Vulgar slang usage meaning to have sexual intercourse (mainly by men) - Oxford Dictionary
  7. ^ wikt:roger
  8. ^ Thomas, Dylan. Walford Davies; Ralph Maud (eds.). Under Milk Wood (The Definitive ed.). Phoenix, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group. p. 66. Last explanatory note referred to page 3, (p. 3), of the original textCS1 maint: postscript (link)
  9. ^ Sherard, Robert (1897). The White Slaves of England.

References[]

  • Hanks, P, ed. (2006) [2003]. "Roger". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195081374. Retrieved 10 June 2016 – via Oxford Reference.
  • Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  • Jones, D; Gimson, AC (1986) [1917]. Everyman's English Pronouncing Dictionary (14th ed.). J.M. Dent & Sons. OL 4296804M.
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