Meaning & History
Italian form of Roger. This is the name of a Saracen knight in the epic poems Orlando Innamorato (1483) by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando Furioso (1532) by Ludovico Ariosto, as well as several operas based on the poems.
Related Names
VariantRuggero
Other Languages & CulturesHrodger(Ancient Germanic) Hroðgar, Hrothgar(Anglo-Saxon) Roger(Catalan) Roger, Rogier, Rutger(Dutch) Rodge, Rodger, Roger(English) Roger(French) Roger, Rüdiger(German) Rezső(Hungarian) Ruth(Limburgish) Roar, Roger(Norwegian) Hróarr, Hróðgeirr(Old Norse) Rogério(Portuguese) Roger(Swedish)
