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{{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox given name Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, χrōþi ("fame", "renown", "honour") and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans.<ref>Hanks (2006); Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 233.</ref> In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}.<ref>Hanks (2006).</ref> The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}. 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.<ref>Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 233.</ref>

Slang and other usesEdit

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From Template:Circa up to Template:Circa, Roger was slang for the word "penis".<ref>Slang usage meaning penis from Template:Circa to Template:Circa – Online Etymology Dictionary</ref><ref>Vulgar slang usage meaning to have sexual intercourse (mainly by men) – Oxford Dictionary</ref><ref>wikt:roger</ref> In Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entendre and the pirate term "Jolly Roger".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In 19th-century England, Roger was slang for another term, the cloud of toxic green gas that swept through the chlorine bleach factories periodically.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

From circa 1940 in US and UK wartime communication, "Roger" came to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in "received", used to acknowledge understanding a message. This spread to civilian usage as "Roger" replaced "received" in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.Template:Citation needed

Current British slang includes the word as a verb to mean sexual intercourse, e.g., "took her home and rogered her."

Hodge meaning Rustic, from Middle English Hoge a nickname of Roger.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

SpellingsEdit

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  • Roger (kangaroo), Australian kangaroo with an extraordinary physique, aka "Ripped Roger" (circa 2006 – 2018)

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