Luther

Lúther luther English Pronunciation en /ˈluːθə/ RP en /ˈluθɚ/ GA en uːθə(ɹ) 2 Etymology 1 en ine-pro *h₁lewdʰ- From en de Luther. Proper noun Martin Luther, German monk and theologian whose teaching inspired the Reformation. en chiefly US en male surnames, originally in honor of Martin Luther. en German of English speakers who descend from German immigrants. en city/and/town s/Iowa. en village twp:Suf/Newkirk and twp:Suf/Ellsworth co/Lake County s/Michigan. en unincorporated community s/Montana. en town s/Oklahoma. Derived terms en Lutherism Lutherist Luther burger Luther rose Luther seal Luther chair Translations Martin Luther Armenian: hy Լութեր Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 路德 Lùdé Esperanto: eo Lutero Faroese: fo Martin Luther m Finnish: fi Luther, fi Lutherus archaic Georgian: ka ლუთერი, ka მარტინ ლუთერი German: de Martin Luther Greek: el Λουθήρος m Ancient Greek: grc Λουθήρος m Icelandic: is Marteinn Lúther, is Marteinn Lúter Irish: ga Liútar m Italian: it Martin Lutero m Latin: la Martinus Lutherus Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Martin Luther Nynorsk: nn Martin Luther Polish: pl Luter m Portuguese: pt Lutero m Russian: ru Лю́тер m, ru Ма́ртин Лю́тер m Spanish: es Lutero m Swedish: sv Luther Etymology 2 en :inh enm:luthier<t:lute player> + 1 Proper noun en rare en occupations. Further reading Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Luther is the 2589th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13906 individuals. Luther is most common among White (88.13%) individuals. Anagrams en ehlrtu hurtle lureth ruleth en Individuals German Etymology de ine-pro *h₁lewdʰ- From de goh Liutheri given name,la Monumenta Necrologica Monasterii S. Petri Salisburgensis Liber confraternitatum vetustior (784-11th C.) Sigmund Herzberg-Fränkel Monumenta Germaniae Historica Necrologia Germaniae Tomvs II Dioecesis Salisbvrgensis I: Dioecesis Salisburgensis: Regiones Salisburgensis et Bavarica Berolini Weidmannsche Buchhandlung Apvd Weidmannos 978-3-447-17005-5 164584042 1904 22 https://www.dmgh.de/mgh_necr_2/index.htm#page/22/mode/1up composed of goh liut people and goh heri army. Ultimately from de gem-pro *Liudiharjaz, from gem-pro *liudiz + gem-pro *harjaz. Pronunciation de /ˈlʊtɐ/ de De-Luther.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de /ˈluːtɐ/ less common de ʊtɐ 2 Proper noun surname de patronymics References Norwegian Bokmål thumb|A 1517 portrait of Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Etymology nb ine-pro *h₁lewdʰ- *ker- nb h₁léwdʰis nb kóryos nb de Luther, from nb goh Liutheri male given name, from nb gmw-pro *Liudihari, composed of gmw-pro *liudi person, people and gmw-pro *hari army. The first element continues nb gem-pro *liudiz man, person; people, from nb ine-pro *h₁léwdʰis people, itself from the root ine-pro *h₁lewdʰ- to grow (up). The second continues nb gem-pro *harjaz army; commander, warrior, from nb ine-pro *kóryos war, troops, from the root ine-pro *ker- army. Compare da Luther, sv Luther, fi Luther, is Luther and en Luther. Pronunciation nb /¹lʉtː.ər/ [ˈlʉ̀tː.ə̌ɾ] nb ʉtːər 2 nb Lu ther Proper noun nb proper noun nb male German < Old High German < Proto-West Germanic nb Luther har vært brukt som mannsnavn i Norge. Luther has been used as a male given name in Norway. nb given names of German origin nb Martin Luther er den mest kjente bæreren av etternavnet. Martin Luther is the best-known bearer of the surname. nb city twp/Worth Township co/Boone County s/Iowa c/United States. nb Luther er en liten by i den amerikanske delstaten Iowa. Luther is a small city in the U.S. state of Iowa. nb village co/Lake County s/Michigan c/United States. nb Luther ligger i Lake County i Michigan. Luther is located in Lake County, Michigan. nb unincorporated community co/Carbon County s/Montana c/United States. nb Luther er et lite tettsted i Montana. Luther is a small community in Montana. nb town co/Oklahoma County s/Oklahoma c/United States. nb Luther ligger nordøst for Oklahoma City. Luther is northeast of Oklahoma City. nb unincorporated community co/Whitley County,Huntington County s/Indiana c/United States. nb Luther ligger på grensen mellom Whitley og Huntington counties i Indiana. Luther lies on the boundary between Whitley and Huntington counties in Indiana. Usage notes nb Luther was most strongly used as a given name in Norway from the 18th century until around 1940. Derived terms nb evangelisk-luthersk Evangelical Lutheran nb lutheraner Lutheran nb lutheranerinne female Lutheran dated nb lutherdom Lutheranism nb luthersk Lutheran Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 91 people in Norway had nb Luther as their surname in the 2025 name statistics.28 January 2026 Navn Statistisk sentralbyrå https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/navn/statistikk/navn Statistics Norway also reported 31 people with nb Luther in its “middle name/surname” category.28 January 2026 Navn Statistisk sentralbyrå https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/navn/statistikk/navn According to Store norske leksikon, approximately 10 men born in Norway between 1900 and 2017 had nb Luther as their sole or first given name.28 May 2024 Gulbrand Alhaug Luther – mannsnamn Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Luther_-_mannsnamn References 2004–2026 Judith Ahrholdt Luther Nordic Names https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Luther Anagrams nb ehlrtu hulter