Rutger Explained
| Rutger |
| Pronunciation: | in Dutch; Flemish ˈrʏtxər/ |
| Gender: | male |
| Region: | Netherlands, Flanders |
| Language: | Dutch |
| Origin: | Proto-Germanic *χrōþi- "glory" + *gaiza- "spear"
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| Alternative Spelling: | Rutgher (archaic), Rudger |
Rutger is a male given name common in the Netherlands, and a cognate of the first name Roger.
People
- Ruotger (died 931), archbishop of Trier
- (– 1050), First Duke of Cleves
- (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
- (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 (– 1614/1615), Flemish printer and bookseller
- Rütger Wever (1923–2010), German chronobiologist
- Rutger Worm (born 1986), Dutch footballer
Other
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