Roger

Roger
Roger of Lauria
Pronunciation/ˈrɒdʒər, ˈroʊdʒər/
GenderMale
LanguageEnglish
Origin
LanguageGermanic
Derivationhrōd + gār, gēr
Meaning"fame", "renown" + "spear", "lance" literally - "famous spear"
Other names
Variant formsRogér, Rog, Rodger, Rogelio, Rüdiger, Rutger
See alsoRobert, Rudolph, Rodney, Roderick

Roger is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names Roger and Rogier. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements hrōd, χrōþi ("fame", "renown", "honour") and gār, gēr ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate Hróðgeirr. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate Hroðgar. Roger became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name Roger that is closer to the name's origin is Rodger.

Slang and other uses

Hodge, a word meaning farm labourer or English rural dweller, is derived from Middle English "Hoge", a nickname of Roger. In Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entendre and the pirate term "Jolly Roger". This was because from c. 1650 up to c. 1870, Roger was British slang for the word penis, and as a verb, intercourse. In 19th-century England, Roger was slang for another term, the cloud of toxic green gas that swept through the chlorine bleach factories periodically.

"Roger" is a standard procedure word in two-way radio communication, meaning that a message has been received. This usage originated during World War II, during which time British and American military spelling alphabets used "Roger" to represent the letter "R", which itself was the abbreviation for "Received". While the NATO phonetic alphabet replaced the previous military alphabet's "Roger" with "Romeo" in 1949, "Roger" has remained standard as the abbreviation for "Received", as it had become recognizable to civilian professionals and laypeople.

Spellings

The following forenames are related to the English given name Roger:

People

Given name

Medieval period

See also All pages with titles beginning with Roger de, All pages with titles beginning with Roger of and All pages with titles beginning with Roger van for people with these names

Kings and rulers

Others

Modern era

Surname

Fictional characters

Animal

See also

Citations

  1. ↑ Jones (1986) p. 427.
  2. ↑ Hanks (2006); Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 233.
  3. ↑ Hanks (2006).
  4. ↑ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 233.
  5. ↑ "Definition of HODGE".
  6. ↑ Thomas, Dylan. Walford Davies; Ralph Maud (eds.). Under Milk Wood (The Definitive ed.). Phoenix, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group. p. 66. Last explanatory note referred to page 3, (p. 3), of the original text{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  7. ↑ wikt:roger
  8. ↑ Slang usage meaning penis from c. 1650 to c. 1870 – Online Etymology Dictionary
  9. ↑ Vulgar slang usage meaning to have sexual intercourse (mainly by men) – Oxford Dictionary
  10. ↑ Sherard, Robert (1897). The White Slaves of England.
  11. ↑ Marian, Jakub. "Origin of the phrase 'Roger that' in English". jakubmarian.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Where "Roger That" Really Comes From". Popular Mechanics. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Where does the expression 'Roger that' come from?". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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