Rutgers

English

Etymology

Dutch patronymic surname from the given name Rutger, the same as Roger and Rodgarus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrʌtɡərz/

Proper noun

Rutgers (plural Rutgerses)

  1. An American surname from Dutch.
  2. Ellipsis of Rutgers University.
    • 2024 April 11, Wade Miller, “Policy Brief: The Great Replacement in Theory and Practice”, in Center for Renewing America‎[1], archived from the original on 4 August 2024:
      Similarly, Rutgers professor Brittney Cooper, who was caught on video in a violent and racist rant against white Americans as the blowback to Critical Race Theory was intensifying in 2021, said that she believes “white people are committed to being villains in the aggregate.”16 Cooper went on to pointedly outline her preferred approach to dealing with white Americans, which is to “take these motherf****s out.”17

References

  • Rutgers Surname Origin & Last Name Meaning (as of 2005-02-25) which in turn cites:
    • William Arthur M.A. (1857). An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import, Sheldon, Blake & Co., New York NY
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