Roger

Roger is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names and . These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements , χrōþi ("fame", "renown", "honour") and , ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate . The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate . Roger became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name Roger that is closer to the name's origin is Rodger.

Roger is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names and . These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements , χrōþi ("fame", "renown", "honour") and , ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate . The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate . Roger became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name Roger that is closer to the name's origin is Rodger. == Slang and other uses== Hodge, a word meaning farm labourer or English rural dweller, is derived from Middle English "Hoge", a nickname of Roger. In Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entendre and the pirate term "Jolly Roger". This was because from up to , Roger was British slang for the word penis, and as a verb, intercourse. In 19th-century England, Roger was slang for another term, the cloud of toxic green gas that swept through the chlorine bleach factories periodically. "Roger" is a standard procedure word in two-way radio communication, meaning that a message has been received. This usage originated during World War II, during which time British and American military spelling alphabets used "Roger" to represent the letter "R", which itself was the abbreviation for "Received". While the NATO phonetic alphabet replaced the previous military alphabet's "Roger" with "Romeo" in 1949, "Roger" has remained standard as the abbreviation for "Received", as it had become recognizable to civilian professionals and laypeople. ==Animal== Roger (kangaroo), Australian kangaroo with an extraordinary physique, aka "Ripped Roger" (circa 2006 – 2018)

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