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Ludger.

a male given name of chiefly Westphalian usage

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈlʊt.ɡɛɐ̯//-ɡɐ/also/ˈluːt-/uncommon
  1. a male given name of chiefly Westphalian usage

    masculine · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

From Old Saxon Liudigēr, from Proto-West Germanic *liudi (“men, people”) + *gaiʀ (“spear”). The modern form through Latin Lud(i)gerus after the 8th-century saint.

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