Luther

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English

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -uːθə(r)

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Luther.

Proper noun

Luther

  1. Martin Luther, German monk and theologian whose teaching inspired the Reformation
  2. (chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of Martin Luther.
  3. Lua error in Module:names at line 633: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template of English speakers who descend from German immigrants.
  4. A city and town in Iowa.
  5. A village in Michigan.
  6. An unincorporated community in Montana.
  7. A town in Oklahoma.
Translations

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English luthier (lute player).

Proper noun

Luther

  1. (rare) A surname originating as an occupation

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German

Etymology

From an (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German given name composed of liut (people) +‎ heri (army). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Liudiharjaz, from *liudiz + *harjaz.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Luther ? (genitive Luthers)

  1. a patronymic surname transferred from the given name