Can anybody tell me what nationality the name roger comes from?

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Can anybody tell me what nationality the name roger comes from?

i have heard that it was english but don't no for sure

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: roger
English and French: of Germanic origin, composed of the elements hrod fame + gar, ger spear. This, the Continental Germanic form, was introduced to Britain by the Normans, replacing the native Old English cognate Hro㰧ar (see Hrothgar). Roger, Count of Sicily (c.1031–1101), son of Tancred, recovered Sicily from the Arabs. His son, also called Roger, ruled Sicily as king, presiding over a court noted for its splendour and patronage of the arts.

In modern English usage, the informal short form Rodge is occasionally encountered, but the medieval short forms Hodge and Dodge are extinct. Variant: English: Rodger.

Cognates: Italian: Rugg(i)ero. Spanish: Rogerio. German: R㼤iger. Low German: R㶴ger. Dutch: Rutger. Scandinavian: Roar.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507