"Roger" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹɒd͡ʒ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɑ.d͡ʒɚ/ [General-American], [ˈroː.dʒɐ] (note: Ghanaian) Audio: en-us-roger.ogg [General-American] Forms: Rogers [plural]
enPR: rŏʹjər Rhymes: -ɒdʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|Rogier|}} Old French Rogier, {{der|en|frk|-}} Frankish, {{cog|ang|Hrōþgār}} Old English Hrōþgār, {{der|en|gem-pro|*Hrōþigaizaz||fame-spear}} Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”), {{l|en|Rutger}} Rutger Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Rogers}} Roger (plural Rogers)
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): রজার (rojar) (Bengali), Roger [masculine] (Catalan), 羅傑 (Chinese Mandarin), 罗杰 (Luójié) (Chinese Mandarin), Rogier [masculine] (Dutch), Rutger [masculine] (Dutch), Roĝero (Esperanto), Róar (Faroese), Roger (note: of foreigners) (Finnish), Roger [masculine] (French), Roxelio [masculine] (Galician), Rutger [masculine] (German), Rüdiger [masculine] (German), Ρογήρος (Rogíros) [masculine] (Greek), Hróðgeir [masculine] (Icelandic), Ruggero [masculine] (Italian), ロジャー (Rojā) (Japanese), Rogerius [masculine] (Latin), Roree (Manx), Rogier [masculine] (Middle French), Lájoo (Navajo), Roar (Norwegian), Roger (Norwegian), Rotger [masculine] (Occitan), Rogier [masculine] (Old French), Roger [masculine] (Polish), Rogério [masculine] (Portuguese), Ро́джер (Ródžer) [masculine] (Russian), Руђер [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ruggeru [masculine] (Sicilian), Rogerij [masculine] (Slovene), Rogelio [masculine] (Spanish), Roger (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Roger-en-name-esvibhbL Disambiguation of 'male given name': 90 5 2 3
  2. (rare compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Roger-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (dialectal, obsolete) The Devil; Satan. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Roger-en-name-6Gq3quCu
  4. Jolly Roger (pirate flag) Derived forms: Jolly Roger, Roger Mills County, Strickland Roger
    Sense id: en-Roger-en-name-ampDy0A- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 7 13 62 7 Related terms: Hodge, Rodger, Rog, Dodge, Dodgeon, Dodgin, Dodgshon, Dodgson, Dodson, Doidge, Hadgkiss, Hodgen, Hodgeon, Hodges, Hodgett, Hodgetts, Hodgin, Hodgins, Hodgkin, Hodgkins, Hodgkinson, Hodgkison, Hodgkiss, Hodgkisson, Hodgskin, Hodgson, Hodkin, Hodkinson, Hodson, Hotchin, Hotchkin, Hotchkiss, Rodgers, Rodgerson, Rogers, Rogerson, Prosser, Rosser, Rudge, Ruggles

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɒd͡ʒ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɑ.d͡ʒɚ/ [General-American], [ˈroː.dʒɐ] (note: Ghanaian) Audio: en-us-roger.ogg [General-American]
enPR: rŏʹjər Rhymes: -ɒdʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|Rogier|}} Old French Rogier, {{der|en|frk|-}} Frankish, {{cog|ang|Hrōþgār}} Old English Hrōþgār, {{der|en|gem-pro|*Hrōþigaizaz||fame-spear}} Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”), {{l|en|Rutger}} Rutger Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} Roger
  1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter R. Synonyms: Romeo
    Sense id: en-Roger-en-noun-CpgoabaX

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "Roxelio"
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          "word": "Rutger"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "lang": "Greek",
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          "word": "Ρογήρος"
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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "Ruggero"
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          "_dis1": "90 5 2 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Rojā",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "ロジャー"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Rogerius"
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Roree"
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          "_dis1": "90 5 2 3",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Lájoo"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Roar"
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          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Roger"
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          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "Rotger"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "Roger"
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          "_dis1": "90 5 2 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Rogério"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Ródžer",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Ро́джер"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 5 2 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Руђер"
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          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "Ruggeru"
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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "_dis1": "7 1 1 91",
          "word": "Jolly Roger"
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          "_dis1": "7 1 1 91",
          "word": "Roger Mills County"
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          "word": "Strickland Roger"
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          "ref": "1906, Bret Harte, Overland Monthly and the Out West Magazine, page 410",
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          "word": "Hodgin"
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          "word": "Hotchin"
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          "word": "Hotchkin"
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          "word": "Rodgers"
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      "word": "Dodgshon"
    },
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      "word": "Dodgson"
    },
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      "word": "Dodson"
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      "word": "Doidge"
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      "word": "Hadgkiss"
    },
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      "word": "Hodgen"
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    {
      "word": "Hodgeon"
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      "word": "Hodgett"
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      "word": "Hodgin"
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      "word": "Hodgkin"
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      "word": "Hodgkins"
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      "word": "Hodgkison"
    },
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      "word": "Hodgkiss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hodgkisson"
    },
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      "word": "Hodgskin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hodgson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hodkin"
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    {
      "word": "Hodkinson"
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    {
      "word": "Hodson"
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    {
      "word": "Hotchin"
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    {
      "word": "Hotchkin"
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    {
      "word": "Hotchkiss"
    },
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      "word": "Rodgers"
    },
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      "word": "Rodgerson"
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          "ref": "1985, Ruth Rendell, The New Girlfriend: The Fen Hall, pages 124, 127",
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        }
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "The Devil; Satan."
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          "Devil"
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          "Satan"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "text": "The escaped convicts who had captured the Arrow even ran up the “Roger,” the black flag with the white skull […]",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Jolly Roger (pirate flag)"
      ],
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      ]
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      "code": "bn",
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      "roman": "rojar",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "রজার"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Roger"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "羅傑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Luójié",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "罗杰"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rogier"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rutger"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Roĝero"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Róar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "of foreigners",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Roger"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Roger"
    },
    {
      "code": "frm",
      "lang": "Middle French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rogier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rogier"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Roxelio"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rutger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rüdiger"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Rogíros",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ρογήρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hróðgeir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ruggero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Rojā",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ロジャー"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rogerius"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Roree"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Lájoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Roar"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Roger"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rotger"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Roger"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rogério"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ródžer",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ро́джер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Руђер"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ruggeru"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rogerij"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rogelio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Roger"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Roger"
}

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