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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Famous spearman; quiet

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian : from Ruggiero, a personal name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements hrōd ‘renown’ + gār, gēr ‘spear’, ‘lance’. Compare English Roger.

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