Roger
![[[Roger of Lauria]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Roger_de_Ll%C3%BAria.jpg)
Roger is a masculine
given name and a
surname. The given name is derived from the
Old French personal names '
and '. These names are of
Germanic origin, derived from the elements '''', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and '
, ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the
Normans. In
Normandy, the
Frankish name had been reinforced by the
Old Norse cognate '
. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''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''.
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