Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Liutger m. Old High German liut 'people' + Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear'.

The name of an 8th C saint.

Austria
Latin
935 Liutker (nom) UrkStyria 21
Estonia
Middle Low German
1429 Ludeger BbRT p. 354
France
Latin
c823 Leutgarius (nom) irminon-vol2 28, Palatiolum; 941x986 Leotgario (abl) St-Barnard-Romans no. 92; 11thC Leodegarius (nom) ibid. no. 115; 1030x1070 Leodegario (abl) ibid. no. 103, Leudegarius (nom) ibid. no. 103; 1031 Leudegarius (nom) ibid. no. 107; 1046 Leudegarii (gen) ibid. 139, Leudegarius (nom) ibid. 139; 1050 Leodegarius (nom) ibid. no. 100; 1051 Leudegarii (gen) ibid. no. 142; 1052 Leudegarii (gen) ibid. no. 85; 1067 Leodegarius (nom) CartNDSaintes XII; 1070 Leodegarii (gen) LDS appendix, XXIX, Leodegarius (nom) ibid. appendix, XXIX; 1115 Leodegarius (nom) StVdM-II 734; 1163–64 Leodegarius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 108; 1164 Leodegarius (nom) ibid. 120; 1168 Leodegarius (nom) ibid. 134; 1179 Leodegarius (nom) ibid. 175; 1301 Leodegarii (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 210
Germany
Latin
822x875 Ludgerus (nom) TradCorb §179; 1001 Liutgero (dat) HambUrk-vol1 LIV
Italy
Latin
970 Liutgerius (nom) UrkStyria 25
The Netherlands
Latin
793 Liudgeri (gen) OrkGZ no. 14, Liudgero (dat) ibid. no. 14, Liudgerus (nom) ibid. no. 14; 794 Liudgeri (gen) ibid. no. 15, Liudgero (dat) ibid. no. 15; 796 Liudgeri (gen) ibid. no. 16, Liudgerus (nom) ibid. no. 16; 797 Liudgero (abl) ibid. no. 17; 799 Liudgeri (gen) ibid. no. 18; 800 Liudgero (dat) ibid. no. 19, Liudgerus (nom) ibid. no. 19; 801 Liudgeri (gen) ibid. no. 22, Liudgerus (nom) ibid. no. 22; 802 Liudgerus (nom) ibid. no. 23; 805 Liudgeri (gen) ibid. no. 24, Liudgero (dat) ibid. no. 24, Liudgerus (nom) ibid. no. 24; 806 Liudgeri (gen) ibid. no. 25, Liudgero (dat) ibid. no. 25; 850 Luidgerus (nom) ibid. no. 41, Luitgeri (gen) ibid. no. 41
Switzerland
Latin
1494 Leodegarius (nom) MHCG2 259
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Liutger". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Liutger.