Rodger

/ˈrɑdʒɚ/ proper noun

Definition

A name commonly used as both a given name and surname; in radio communication, 'Roger' (spelled differently) means 'message received.'

Etymology

From Old Germanic 'Hrodgar' meaning 'famous spear.' The modern spelling variations include Rodger, Roger, and Rogers. The radio meaning came from 1950s military aviation phonetic alphabet.

Kelly Says

The radio term 'Roger!' (from the R in the phonetic alphabet) became so common that people forget it originally meant 'received'—and now most people say 'Roger' without knowing the military origin!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሮጀር
ro-dʒer
ARالعربية
روجير
ro-dʒeer
BNবাংলা
রোজার
ro-zhar
CACatalà
Rodger
ro-dʒer
CSČeština
Rodger
ro-dʒer
DADansk
Rodger
ro-dʒer
DEDeutsch
Rodger
ro-dʒər
ELΕλληνικά
Ρότζερ
ro-dʒer
ESEspañol
Rodger
ro-dher
FAفارسی
راجر
ra-dʒer
FISuomi
Rodger
ro-dʒer
FRFrançais
Rodger
ro-dʒe
GUGU
રોજર
ro-zhar
HAHA
Rodger
ro-dʒer
HEעברית
רוג'ר
ro-ger
HIहिन्दी
रोजर
roh-zher
HUMagyar
Rodger
ro-dʒer
IDBahasa Indonesia
Rodger
ro-djer
IGIG
Rodger
ro-dʒer
ITItaliano
Rodger
ro-dʒe-re
JA日本語
ロジャー
ro-jaa
KKKK
Роджер
ro-dʒer
KMKM
រ៉ូជ័រ
ro-dʒer
KO한국어
로저
ro-jeo
MRMR
रोजर
ro-zhar
MSBahasa Melayu
Rodger
ro-dʒer
MYမြန်မာ
ရောဂျာ
ya-dʒa
NLNederlands
Rodger
ro-dʒər
NONorsk
Rodger
ro-dʒer
PAPA
ਰੋਜਰ
ro-zhar
PLPolski
Rodger
ro-dʒer
PTPortuguês
Rodger
ro-dʒer
RORomână
Rodger
ro-dʒer
RUРусский
Роджер
ro-djer
SVSvenska
Rodger
ro-dʒər
SWKiswahili
Rodger
ro-dʒe
TAதமிழ்
ரோஜர்
ro-zhar
TEతెలుగు
రోజర్
ro-zhar
THไทย
โรเจอร์
ro-dʒer
TLTL
Rodger
ro-dʒer
TRTürkçe
Rodger
ro-dʒer
UKУкраїнська
Роджер
ro-djer
URاردو
روجر
ro-ger
VITiếng Việt
Rodger
ro-dʒe
YOYO
Rodger
ro-dʒe
ZH中文
罗杰
luó jié
ZUZU
Rodger
ro-dʒer

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