masculine Rutger

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Origin:
germanic
Name Root:
*hrōþiz *gaizaz > Hruodgêr
Meaning:*
This name derives from Old High German name “Hrodger or Hrotger,” composed of two elements “*hrōþiz” (praise, fame, glory, renown, honor) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). The name can be translated as “glorious spearman” or “famous with the spear.” The Normans brought the name to England, where it replaced the name “Hroðgar” (Old Norse: Hróarr). The name of a legendary Danish king, living in the early 6th century mentioned in Beowulf, Widsith, and also in Norse sagas.

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danish
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dutch
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finnish
finnish
german
german
norwegian
norwegian
swedish
swedish

Use in other languages

italian
dutch
danish
english
swedish
german
norwegian
portuguese
catalan
finnish
french
anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
greek
icelandic
old norse
ancient germanic
ancient Germanic (Latinized)
old english (anglo-saxon)
old swedish
old danish

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Numerological Values: #8

A person with name-number 8 is ambitious, confident, practical and has a great ability to execute plans. They are achievers and seek to reach the top of their field through hard work.

Chakra Number: #8
Chakra "Etheric Body"

At the base of the skull or Cerebellum and is also found to be linked to the causal chakra just above the crown chakra to the left in the etheric body. This center enables the individual to achieve advanced out-of-body projection, etheric projection, spiritual perception, and spiritual wisdom. I use the word spiritual here because these abilities and ideas are larger than the self and the earth and is were the ability of remote viewing resides.

Color meaning: Black

Black is the color of the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, creating an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world. In color psychology the meaning of the color black is protection from external emotional stress. It creates a barrier between itself and the outside world, providing comfort while protecting its emotions and feelings, and hiding its vulnerabilities, insecurities and lack of self-confidence. In times of fear and uncertainty black contains the energy of the threatening unknown. In a positive state, black is seen as a restful emptiness into which anything may emerge and disappear once again. It is also mysterious, providing a sense of potential and possibility.

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Notable People and Personalities

Rutger B. Miller (1805–1877), American Politician
Rutger Backe (born 1951), Swedish Football Player
Rutger Beke (born 1977), Retired Belgian Triathlete
Rutger Hauer (born 1944), Dutch Actor, Writer, And Environmentalist
Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (1761–1825), Dutch Politician
Rutger Smith (born 1981), Dutch Track And Field Athlete
Rutger Van Schaardenburg (born 1987), Dutch Sailor
Rutger Von Ascheberg (1621–1693), Swedish Soldier, Officer And Civil Servant
Rutger Worm (born 1986), Dutch Footballer