Luther
m.
Old High German liut 'people' + Old High German heri 'host, army' or Ancient Greek έλεύθερος 'free'.
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Leutharus (nom) irminon-vol2 7, Gaugiacum
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Liudharius (nom) TradCorb §149,
Liutharius (nom) ibid. §56,
Luithario (abl) ibid. §136;
963x1023 Leutheri (nom) ibid. §226;
1149 Luitherus (nom) mairhofer XXXIII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Luther". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Luther.