Rutger

Dutch: [ˈrʏtxər]GendermaleLanguage(s)DutchOriginWord/nameProto-Germanic: *χrōþi- "glory" + *gaiza- "spear"Region of originNetherlands, FlandersOther namesAlternative spellingRutgher (archaic), Rudger

Rutger is a male given name common in the Netherlands, and a cognate of the first name Roger.

People

Ruotger (died 931), archbishop of Trier
Rutger I of Cleves [de; fr; nl] (c. 975 – 1050), First Duke of Cleves
Rutger II of Cleves [de; fr; nl] (died 1075), Second Duke of Cleves
Rutger von Ascheberg (1621–1693), Swedish cavalry officer and civil servant, one of the principal commanders of Scanian War
Rutger Backe (born 1951), Swedish footballer
Rutger Beke (born 1977), Belgian triathlete
Rutger Bregman (born 1988), Dutch historian
Rutger Castricum (born 1979), Dutch journalist and presenter
Rutger Fuchs [da; de; sv] (1682–1753), Swedish military leader
Rutger Gunnarsson (1946–2015), Swedish musician and guitarist
Rutger Hauer (1944–2019), Dutch actor
Rutger Kopland (1934–2012), Dutch poet and psychiatrist
Rutger Koppelaar (born 1993), Dutch pole vaulter
Rutger van Langevelt (1635–1695), Dutch mathematician, painter and architect
Rutger Macklean (1742–1816), Swedish land reformer
Rutger Macklier (1688–1748), Swedish army officer
Rutger McGroarty (born 2004), American ice hockey player
Rutger B. Miller (1805–1877), member of the United States House of Representatives
Rutger de Regt (born 1979), Dutch designer
Rutger van Schaardenburg (born 1987), Dutch sailor
Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (1761–1825), Dutch politician, Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic
Rutger Sernander (1866–1944), Swedish botanist, geologist and archaeologist
Rutger Smith (born 1981), Dutch shot put and discus throw athlete
Rutger Stuffken (1947–2023), Dutch coxswain
Rutger Velpius (c. 1540 – 1614/1615), Flemish printer and bookseller
Rütger Wever (1923–2010), German chronobiologist
Rutger Worm (born 1986), Dutch footballer