from norse ‘honour+spear’ , famous spear hunter
+ The Normans brought this name to Britain, where they had the Old English cognate Hroðgar. The name Roger belonged to a Norman knight who conquered Sicily from the Arabs in 1020. His son, Roger II, ruled Sicily as a king

berømmelse-spyd, berømt spydkaster, navnet var mest i bruk i N på 70-tallet