Submitted Name
Meaning & History
South German: from a pet form of the personal name Ru(o)diger, a compound of Old High German hrod ‘renown’ + ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’ (see Roger).
North German: from a short form of a personal name containing the Middle Low German element rik(e) ‘rich’, ‘powerful’.
North German: from a short form of a personal name containing the Middle Low German element rik(e) ‘rich’, ‘powerful’.