Rüdiger - Meaning of Rüdiger

What does Rüdiger mean?

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Rüdiger

[ 3 syll. r&uu-ml;dig-er ] The baby boy name Rüdiger is pronounced as RUW-Dih-JH-er †. Rüdiger is used mostly in English and German, and its language of origin is Germanic. The name appeared in the medieval Nibelungenlied as the name of a hero.

In addition, Rüdiger is a derivative (English and German) of the English, French, and German name Roger.

The English name Rudiger is a derivative of Rüdiger.

The origin and meaning of the name Rüdiger is inherited by all variant forms.

See also the related categories, medieval, english, hero, and german.

Rüdiger is an uncommon baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, out of the group of boy names directly related to Rüdiger, Roger was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Rüdiger include Rudiger, Rodger, Rötger, Rudger, and Rutger.

† Pronunciation for Rüdiger: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"