Given name · Greek
Ρογήρος
“glorious spear”
Ρογήρος (Rogíros) is a masculine given name from Medieval Latin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Roger.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ρογήρος goes back to Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz, meaning “glorious spear.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Ρογήρος comes from Medieval Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Greek usage, Ρογήρος developed from ROGIER.
Ρογήρος’s family of names
In Greek usage, Ρογήρος developed from ROGIER. In Greek usage, Ρογήρος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Roger. In Greek usage, Ρογήρος has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Rogelio.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ρογήρος has relatives in 16 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
16 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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