Rüdiger
/ˈʁyːdiɡɐ/noun
A German masculine given name.
Did you know?Rüdiger is the modern German form of an ancient Germanic warrior-name element also preserved in the heroic figure Hrothgar from *Beowulf*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*Hrōþi-gaiʀaz
“Fame or glory + spear”
Early Germanic
Germanic
Hrōþgar
“Famous spear; the name later borne by the Danish king Hrothgar”
Old High German
Old High German
Hruodger
“A personal name meaning fame-spear”
Middle High German
Middle High German
Rüedeger
“A contracted and reshaped form of the ancient Germanic name”
Modern German
German
Rüdiger
“A masculine given name”