Rutger

RutgerPronunciation| Dutch: [ˈrʏtxər] ⓘ

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Gender| male
Language(s)| Dutch
Origin
Word/name| Proto-Germanic: *χrōþi- "glory" + *gaiza- "spear"
Region of origin| Netherlands, Flanders
Other names
Alternative spelling| Rutgher (archaic), Rudger

Rutger is a male given name common in the Netherlands, and a cognate of the first name Roger.

## People

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* Ruotger (died 931), archbishop of Trier
* Rutger I of Cleves [de; fr; nl] (c. 975 – 1050), First Duke of Cleves
* Rutger II of Cleves [de; fr; nl] (died 1075), Second Duke of Cleves
* Rutger von Ascheberg (1621–1693), Swedish cavalry officer and civil servant, one of the principal commanders of Scanian War
* Rutger Backe (born 1951), Swedish footballer
* Rutger Beke (born 1977), Belgian triathlete
* Rutger Bregman (born 1988), Dutch historian
* Rutger Castricum (born 1979), Dutch journalist and presenter
* Rutger Fuchs (1682–1753), Swedish military leader
* Rutger Gunnarsson (1946–2015), Swedish musician and guitarist
* Rutger Hauer (1944–2019), Dutch actor
* Rutger Kopland (1934–2012), Dutch poet and psychiatrist
* Rutger Koppelaar (born 1993), Dutch pole vaulter
* Rutger van Langevelt (1635–1695), Dutch mathematician, painter and architect
* Rutger Macklean (1742–1816), Swedish land reformer
* Rutger Macklier (1688–1748), Swedish army officer
* Rutger McGroarty (born 2004), American ice hockey player
* Rutger B. Miller (1805–1877), member of the United States House of Representatives
* Rutger de Regt (born 1979), Dutch designer
* Rutger van Schaardenburg (born 1987), Dutch sailor
* Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (1761–1825), Dutch politician, Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic
* Rutger Sernander (1866–1944), Swedish botanist, geologist and archaeologist
* Rutger Smith (born 1981), Dutch shot put and discus throw athlete
* Rutger Stuffken (1947–2023), Dutch coxswain
* Rutger Velpius (c. 1540 – 1614/1615), Flemish printer and bookseller
* Rütger Wever (1923–2010), German chronobiologist
* Rutger Worm (born 1986), Dutch footballer
* Rutger Szymanski (born 1995), Dutch linguist

## Other

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* 5886 Rutger, a Main-belt Asteroid
* The Rutger-Steuben Park Historic District in New York, USA

## See also

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* Rogier (disambiguation)
* Rüdiger
* Rutgers (disambiguation)
* Rutgers (surname)
* Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, USA

Name list

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