Roger&Gallet
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 Roger&Gallet facts

• The given name is derived from the Old French personal names Roger and Rogier
• These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements hrōd ("fame", "renown") and gār, gēr ("spear", "lance")
• The name was introduced into England by the Normans
• In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate Hróðgeirr
• The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate Hroðgar
• Roger became a very common given name during the Middle Ages
• A variant form of the given name Roger is Rodger
• The surname Roger is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic surname Mac Ruaidhrí