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Luther

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• Pronounced： [ LOO-thər ]
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From a German surname, itself from the Germanic 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 (1929-1968).

LEUTHAR   male   Ancient Germanic Germanic name composed of the elements leud "people" and hari "army".