name
Rutger
RUT-ger
/ˈrʌtɡər/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
rutger
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Germanic/Dutch (Netherlands)
- Meaning
- Famous spear; fame + spear
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
Name of Dutch actor Rutger Hauer (Roy Batty in Blade Runner); the Dutch form of Roger/Rodger
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