Luther

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Famous warrior, army people
Pronunciation
LOO-thər
loo-thur
Popularity
The name Luther is not very common worldwide, ranking outside of the top 1000 baby names in several countries. In the United States, it has seen a slight increase in popularity in recent years, but still remains relatively uncommon.

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Luther Name meanings & History

Famous warrior, army people. From a German surname, itself derived from the Old German given name Leuthar. The surname was borne by Martin Luther, a 16th-century monk and theologian, who started the Protestant Reformation by nailing his famous 95 theses to a church door. It has since been used as a given name in his honour, especially among Protestants. A notable bearer from the modern era was the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968). Luther is mostly used as a boy's name.

Zodiac Sign of Luther: Lover Taurus,Logical Libra

Synonyms of Luther:

L: Lazy,Lovely,Languid,Legal,Liaison,Luscious,Lover

U: Unity,Universality,Understanding,Utopia,Undermining

T: Tacky,Talkative,Tireless,Truth,Doubting Thomas,Testy,Touchy

H: Haggle,Hope,Heart's Desire,Hyper,Hobnobbing

E: Enliven,Enlighten,Expressive,Exaggerate,Environment,Entertain

R: Resourceful,Reason,Rational,Restless

Luther is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Luther include Martin Luther, the German theologian and religious reformer, and Luther Vandross, the American singer-songwriter.

2.) LUTHER (Male)

Usage: African-American

Meanings: Derived from the Old High German Hluodohari (famous in war), a compound name composed from the elements hluod (famous) and wig (war, strife). (LOO-THER)


3.) Luther (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) reformer

Other Forms: Luthar, Luth, Luthur


4.) Luther (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) famous warrior. History: Martin Luther was one of the central figures of the Reformation.

Other Forms: Lothar, Lother, Lothur, Lutero, Luthor


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