Rüdiger

Rüdiger (English Ruediger, Rudiger, Roger) is a German

given name. The meaning comes from Old High German:
hruod (fame) and ger (spear).[1][2] The name became pop-
ular because of the character Rüdiger von Bechelaren
from Nibelung.

1 People named Rüdiger

• Antonio Rüdiger (b. 1993), German footballer

• Prince Rüdiger of Saxony (b. 1953), German prince

• Rüdiger Abramczik (b. 1956), German footballer

• Rüdiger Gamm (b. 1971), German “mental calcu-

lator”

• Rüdiger Haas (b. 1969), German tennis player

• Rüdiger Nehberg (b. 1935), German human rights
activist, author and survival expert
• Rüdiger Overmans, German historian specialized in
World War II
• Rüdiger Safranski (b. 1945), German philosopher
and author.
• Rüdiger Schleicher (1895-1945), German resis-
tance fighter
• Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1899-1956), Austrian
politician

• Rüdiger Vogler (b. 1942), German film actor

2 References
[1] “Rudiger meaning and name origin”. Retrieved 9 Novem-
ber 2011.

[2] “Rüdiger Vorname Herkunft und Bedeutung des Al-

thochdeutschen Jungennamen Namenstag Namensbedeu-
tung”. Retrieved 9 November 2011.

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